Sonali Mangal

Learn Educate Discover: Starting & Running A Startup Accelerator, Jonathan Nelson, Founder @Hackers/Founders - What goes into running a startup accelerator

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Sonali Mangal
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