Re:Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted
by samatman on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:16AM
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You already were competing with 15K teams.
They're skipping the step where they eliminate the 11K which the advisor-tier have already beaten once.
This will affect the odds of winning, but by how much?
I guess we're going to find out when we see the final ratio of advised/unadvised startups who win sponsorship.
Re:Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted
by ModernMech on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @09:40AM
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I think you'll be surprised at how many of the 15k actually complete the course. Asking people to write 3 sentences for the chance to win $10k is really really easy. Following through with months of work to win $10k.... not so much. My guess is probably around the original 4k to maybe 6k will complete the course fully.
Re:Startup School: Every Company That Applied Is Now Accepted
by mLuby on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @12:01PM
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We were accepted and frankly I didn't even notice there was a $10K grant. I mean it'd help of course but not much relative to the value I hope we'll get from advising and serious peers.
Because you are now competing with 15K teams for the 100 sponsorship spots instead of 4K. But to be honest I don't think it would make all that much of a difference. The top 100 companies will deserve their spot regardless of the competition.