So you want to be an entrepreneur. You’ve put together a small founder team, developed a proof of concept and found a domain name that doesn’t end in .mp. Or you’ve invented something at school, but have no idea how to turn it into a viable business. Or maybe you’ve got an amazing idea and, well… some hustle.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been talking with entrepreneurs and Canada’s leading accelerators, conducting research for a report on the Canadian accelerator landscape that I’m working on with MaRS Data Catalyst. Given the explosion of Canadian accelerators and accelerator-like programs over the last three years, the issue of who should join accelerators—and which ones—has been a recurring theme in my conversations.
To read the original article: Five questions to ask before joining an accelerator - MaRS
