On Wednesday, Scott Roen, Managing Director of Global Digital at BlackRock, advised the Fast Forward cohort on effective use of analytics. Scott suggested using analytics in three ways: Product design : you should validate that you’re creating something people actually want Growth optimization : take
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Yesterday formal programing for the summer accelerator launched. Our cohort of nine startups —focused on a range of issues, from using technology to get food to the hungry to expanding financial access to prioritizing clean energy to power smart devices—gathered at BlackRock in San Francisco.
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Today Benn Stancil, Chief Analyst at Mode (formerly at Yammer, Microsoft and the Carnegie Endowment) gave a talk on data analytics and finding your organization’s growth engine. Rundown of key learnings below but wanted to share the success story he told us about: Benn worked
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We see a lot of tech nonprofit pitches. A lot. In all those pitches we’ve seen five common storylines: Feature storyline: These are all the amazing things this product does! Technology storyline: Here’s the tech problem we solved. Timeline storyline: I started the company in
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We are thrilled to announce the groups that will be joining us for this summer’s accelerator. We had incredible success last year and decided to nearly double this year’s class. We had to get extra selective due to the high volume of applications. And while we
Keep readingTen years ago the startup landscape was very different. There were no accelerators, investor platforms, or founder communities. Since 2005, ecosystem players like Y Combinator and AngelList have changed how startups start. Today, the tech nonprofit landscape looks a lot like it did for startups
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Ten years ago the startup landscape was very different. There were no accelerators, investor platforms, or founder communities. Since 2005, ecosystem players like Y Combinator and AngelList have changed how startups start. Today, the tech nonprofit landscape looks a lot like it did for startups
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We are now accepting applications for our Summer 2015 Accelerator. Over 13 weeks, fellows received a $25,000 grant, mentorship from 75+ tech and philanthropic leaders, and 100 hours of pro bono support and training. The program culminates in a Demo Day during which the nonprofits
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