DiscoverStartup Boston Podcast: Entrepreneurs | Investors | Influencers | FoundersEp: 032 - Rachel_Spekman - MassChallenge - The Most Startup-Friendly Accelerator
Ep: 032 - Rachel_Spekman - MassChallenge - The Most Startup-Friendly Accelerator

Ep: 032 - Rachel_Spekman - MassChallenge - The Most Startup-Friendly Accelerator

Update: 2017-01-31
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Rachel Spekman is currently the Director of Programming at MassChallenge, which describes itself to be the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet. MassChallenge awards over two million dollars in equity-free prizes every year to help high-impact startups succeed.

 

In this episode, Rachel talks about:

 

What sets MassChallenge apart from other accelerators

 

What the curriculum looks like and which mentors are available

 

Traits she has noticed in the most successful founders

 

Advice for founders applying in MassChallenge

 

Links from today’s episode:

 

Rachel Spekman on LinkedIn

 

Rachel Spekman on Twitter

 

MassChallenge

 

PULSE@MassChallenge

 

Resilient Coders

 

A Truck Full of Money

 

Zero to One

 

Steve Jobs Biography

 

Americanah

 

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Get in touch with feedback, ideas, or to say hi: nic {AT} startupbostonpodcast [DOT] com

 

Music by: Broke For Free

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Ep: 032 - Rachel_Spekman - MassChallenge - The Most Startup-Friendly Accelerator

Ep: 032 - Rachel_Spekman - MassChallenge - The Most Startup-Friendly Accelerator