Building on the accelerator model – MassChallenge

By Jonathan Thon. Business accelerators have become fashionable, and for good reason. They offer aspiring entrepreneurs access to expert mentors, marketing and media resources, funding opportunities, and office space. In part two of this multi-part article series I describe my personal experiences at MassChallenge and highlight what I think to be its strengths and weaknesses. The goal is to help academic research institutions learn what works and what doesn’t as they begin to construct incubator programs of their own. More...