Accelerator

Accelerator

By Starter Studio, Josh Elledge, Bryan OrrBusinessTechnologyEducationInvesting
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Accelerator episodes

  • EP5 - Finding a Mentor

    Our starters are really starting to kick into high gear but before they get too far they get a chance to meet and greet their potential one on one mentors and coaches as well as the subject matter mentors who will be helping them along the way.

    Starter Studio founder Gregg Pollack is really big on the importance of mentorship and making sure that the team is encouraging coachability as an important merit that leads to startup success.

    The starter and mentors all got together and got a chance to meet one another in both a social environment as well as a speed dating, hot seat format designed to allow the founders to meet everyone. As is often the case with this format being concise is important, otherwise, you will find you are being moved on before you finish. The elevator pitch and value proposition training is gonna come in really handy here.

    You like Starter Studio & the Accelerator Podcast - right? It’s cool to see these guys and gals get what might be considered an Ivy League startup education. It’s not easy. It’s a serious investment on their part - but it’s also a major investment on the part of the mentors, teachers, and coaches.

    As you’ve heard, these Starters were selected because they showed the right stuff in Episode 1 and are receiving a full ride scholarship through Starter Studio. You’re also getting a full ride scholarship as a listener. So, how did we pull this off? Well, Bryan Orr and Josh Elledge of http://upendPR.com are thrilled to produce this audio show for you and all we ask for in terms of tuition on your part is simply your warm feelings toward the following corporate partners.

    Major thank you to The University of Central Florida who does a LOT of work in terms of supporting the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. UCF is the #2 largest university in the United States in terms of student population and in the top 15 in the category of “Most Innovative”. UCF is a great partner in education, technical resources, workforce development and grant support along with other noble missions locally - such as helping make Starter Studio happen with the support of the Office of Research and UCF Innovation Corps

    The other Platinum Partner this season that’s helping make this all work is the audit, tax, and business advisory firm, Withum that specializes in helping tech startups. They are the go-to firm for all things tax, accounting and business consulting.

    Another partner we want to thank is the law firm, Akerman.

    Other Sponsors:

    Envy Labs

    Code School

    Corridor Legal

    Our Team:

    Gregg Pollack, Founder

    Donna Mackenzie, Executive Director

    Melissa Wasserman, Director of Programming and Operations

    #Tech #Startup #Incubator #Accelerator #StarterStudio #Angel #Business #Orlando #UCF

    40 min
  • EP4 - Startup Bootcamp Day 2

    If this is the first time you are listening to Accelerator we would strongly suggest that you go back and listen starting at the beginning so you can get to know the story and cast of characters. Today's podcast covers day two of the starter studio boot camp and after a lot of work on their customer value propositions, the founders really started to get the value of their product down to a science.

    You like Starter Studio & the Accelerator Podcast - right? It’s cool to see these guys and gals get what might be considered an Ivy League startup education. It’s not easy. It’s a serious investment on their part - but it’s also a major investment on the part of the mentors, teachers, and coaches.

    As you’ve heard, these Starters were selected because they showed the right stuff in Episode 1 and are receiving a full ride scholarship through Starter Studio. You’re also getting a full ride scholarship as a listener. So, how did we pull this off? Well, Bryan Orr and Josh Elledge of http://upendPR.com are thrilled to produce this audio show for you and all we ask for in terms of tuition on your part is simply your warm feelings toward the following corporate partners.

    Major thank you to The University of Central Florida who does a LOT of work in terms of supporting the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. UCF is the #2 largest university in the United States in terms of student population and in the top 15 in the category of “Most Innovative”. UCF is a great partner in education, technical resources, workforce development and grant support along with other noble missions locally - such as helping make Starter Studio happen with the support of the Office of Research and UCF Innovation Corps

    The other Platinum Partner this season that’s helping make this all work is the audit, tax, and business advisory firm, Withum that specializes in helping tech startups. They are the go-to firm for all things tax, accounting and business consulting.

    Another partner we want to thank is the law firm, Akerman.

    Other Sponsors:

    Envy Labs
    Code School
    Corridor Legal

    Our Team:

    Gregg Pollack, Founder
    Donna Mackenzie, Executive Director
    Melissa Wasserman, Director of Programming and Operations
    #Tech #Startup #Incubator #Accelerator #StarterStudio #Angel #Business #Orlando #UCF

    50 min
  • EP3 - Startup Bootcamp Day 1

    In this episode of Accelerator: At Starter Studio in Orlando, Florida we jump straight from the getting settled to a two day boot camp that will set the tone for the remainder of the program. There’s going to be over 14 hours of content covered over these next two days and we’re going to our best to distill it down and hit the high points. Specifically, we’ll be hearing as the starters get laser focused on their business model, the problems their products solve and - how to validate their assumptions with their customers.

    You like Starter Studio & the Accelerator Podcast - right? It’s cool to see these guys and gals get what might be considered an Ivy League startup education. It’s not easy. It’s a serious investment on their part - but it’s also a major investment on the part of the mentors, teachers, and coaches.

    As you’ve heard, these Starters were selected because they showed the right stuff in Episode 1 and are receiving a full ride scholarship through Starter Studio. You’re also getting a full ride scholarship as a listener. So, how did we pull this off? Well, Bryan Orr and Josh Elledge of http://upendPR.com are thrilled to produce this audio show for you and all we ask for in terms of tuition on your part is simply your warm feelings toward the following corporate partners.

    Major thank you to The University of Central Florida who does a LOT of work in terms of supporting the growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. UCF is the #2 largest university in the United States in terms of student population and in the top 15 in the category of “Most Innovative”. UCF is a great partner in education, technical resources, workforce development and grant support along with other noble missions locally - such as helping make Starter Studio happen with the support of the Office of Research and UCF Innovation Corps

    The other Platinum Partner this season that’s helping make this all work is the audit, tax, and business advisory firm, Withum that specializes in helping tech startups. They are the go-to firm for all things tax, accounting and business consulting.

    Another partner we want to thank is the law firm, Akerman.

    Other Sponsors:

    Envy Labs
    Code School
    Corridor Legal

    Our Team:

    Gregg Pollack, Founder
    Donna Mackenzie, Executive Director
    Melissa Wasserman, Director of Programming and Operations
    #Tech #Startup #Incubator #Accelerator #StarterStudio #Angel #Business #Orlando #UCF

    39 min

About Accelerator

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Accelerator follows the stories of Central Florida Startups as they apply for, participate in, and graduate from Starter Studio - an Orlando-based tech startup accelerator program. Each season of Accelerator will follow a class and document their background, challenges, growth, and eventually show off their progress during demo day.