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9 Things Not to Do When Applying to a Startup Accelerator

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9 hints and tips about how to present yourself to Startup Accelerators, and how not to.
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Page 1: 9 Things Not to Do When Applying to a Startup Accelerator

9 Things You Really Should Not Do When Applying to an Accelerator

By Startupyard.com

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Forget to do research on your market.

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Ask the accelerator to sign an NDA before even applying.

No.

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Ask the accelerator for a bigger investment, as a condition of joining.

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Answer all questions with only “Yes,” or “No.”

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Insist that you have no competition.

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Obsess about the valuation of your (future) company.

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Be afraid to say “I don’t know,” in answer to a question.

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Insist that your idea is great and revolutionary, because revolutionary great ideas automatically become

successful.

Just like the Apple Newton, the Delorean, and BetaMax.

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Don't practice your pitch.

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