University Pre-Accelerators the New Hot Trend, But What Are They?

Over the last few months, a number of universities across the country have launched pre-accelerator programs – a new trend that has emerged in university-led efforts to support entrepreneurial growth among faculty and students. This week, the Digest examines this growing trend and attempts to provide insight into two important questions about pre-accelerators:

• What are they?
• What are their goals?

In January 2014, City University London, the Accelerator Academy, and their partners announced the launch of FastForward (FFWD) London  and they branded it as the world’s first pre-accelerator. Voir l'article...