CED’s first Upstart Accelerator cohort modelled build-test-learn by taking a dose of our own medicine and rolling with the punches.
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Meet the inaugural cohort of Upstart Alpha!
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“A lot of the folks we expect to apply for our accelerator are really in the process of taking their first steps towards a startup, towards launching their first business,” Nolan Klouda, director of the Center for Economic Development said in a presentation at 1 Million Cups. “So we’ve tailored our program to that in order to bring them up rapidly, to a higher level of capacity — where they’re able to participate in our ecosystem and ideally, take those steps towards being funded or towards becoming self-sufficient and revenue positive.”
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Do you have an aptitude for building and creating? An interest in entrepreneurship and a love of learning? Curiosity, hustle, and a bit of grit? Then we’re looking for YOU.
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Upstart Alpha emerged from our work in the entrepreneurial ecosystem and our training capacities for early-stage entrepreneurs. We saw a need to create pathways for students to explore entrepreneurship, and to bring new talent to Alaska’s burgeoning startup community. That community offers networking events, support services, and risk capital, but investors still note a shortage of investible startups.
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