Learn Educate Discover: Starting & Running A Startup Accelerator, Jonathan Nelson, Founder @Hackers/Founders - What goes into running a startup accelerator
Jonathan Nelson, Founder & CEO of Startup Accelerator Hackers/Founders, describes how he started H/F and what goes into running a startup accelerator. With a journey that began from working as an ER Nurse to now working in Silicon Valley, this is a great discussion for anyone looking to also establish a support network for entrepreneurs.
Some of the areas we touch upon in this episode include:
1. How Hackers/Founders was Jonathan's startup #6 (and the 5 earlier ones that failed)
2. How to build your network
3. How Jonathan convinced Naval Ravikant of Angellist fame to advise him
4. Day to day aspects of running a startup accelerator
5. Interesting and Challenging aspects
6. What kind of person should think about doing something like this
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