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🚀 What an incredible NY #TechWeek! The energy at @acceleratorCON’s panel session
was absolutely electric, and the networking afterward showed just how much
value our speakers delivered.
Massive thanks to SHOPLINE for making this conversation possible!
#AcceleratorCon#SHOPLINE
🚀 REGISTER TODAY!
Hear from experts from SHOPLINE, Project W & Maison Miru on how AI + modern commerce
platforms are revolutionizing product startups
📍 NY #TechWeek
🔗 Register: https://t.co/tSapj9Obif
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Good ideas? Nice.
Scalable growth? Essential.
Accelerators want to partner with founders building rockets, not tricycles.
If you’re aiming for traction, funding, and speed, think bigger—and build accordingly.
#StartupChecklist#MarketFit#AcceleratorTips
A bold idea is just the start.
If you want to stand out to accelerators (and investors), your market game needs to be airtight.
Here are 4 questions to test if your idea is accelerator-worthy.
#StartupChecklist#MarketFit#AcceleratorTips
What separates great founders from the rest?
It’s not just the idea—it’s the mindset.
These are the 6 qualities top accelerators look for when deciding who’s ready for lift-off 🚀
Which ones do you bring to the table?
#StartupTips#FounderLife#AcceleratorReady
🚀 REGISTER TODAY!
Hear from experts on how AI + modern commerce platforms are revolutionizing product startups
🎯 Learn: Tech stacks, AI personalization, streamlined delivery & what's next
📍 NY #TechWeek 🔗 Register: https://t.co/NfqUKrgpp8
#AcceleratorCON#TechWeek#SHOPLINE
Meet Us at NY #TechWeek! 🌟
Join us for an exclusive session with Christopher Yang, Co-President at SHOPLINE!
This is one session you won't want to miss! 🎯
RSVP here: https://t.co/C68syRorRc
#AcceleratorCON#TechWeek#SHOPLINE
Join us for "The New Consumer Stack" during NY #TechWeek!
Discover how AI & commerce platforms are transforming product-based startups.
📆 June 3 @ 12:00PM
🔗 https://t.co/mpJwkKTOUK
#AcceleratorCON#TechWeek#Shopline
Join for free: a virtual conf with 1000+ LPs, Family Offices, Funds of Funds, & GPs of VC, PE, RE, & Hedge Funds – Nov 26 on Zoom. $100M+ & $1B+ Single FOs, LPs, FoFs & other investment firms have confirmed their participation. Like & reply "+" to get the invite in DM (we're at 1200+ regs now).
Our previous event attracted attendees with a combined AUM of $1.6 trillion, including: 270 Single Family Offices, 90 Multi Family Offices, 180 Funds of Funds, 300 LPs, 570 angels, & hundreds of GPs.
For the first time, we're adding a virtual Private Networking Lounge with LPs, FoFs & FOs in addition to speakers' Zoom panels & presentations (US, EU, & UAE):
1) $1B+ Family Office panel: In what and how are we investing? RE, PE, VC & other alternatives – Shubhra Jain @ Tarsadia SFO ($2B); Neetu Puranikmath @ Cooper Family Office.
2) 2x+ DPI Club: How to return your LPs more than expected? – Justin Stebbins @ Northgate Capital ($5B); Douglas Mellinger @ Clarion Capital Partners ($1.8B)
3) Family Office Trends 2025 – Uli Maybach @ Maybach Foundation; Christian D Evans @ Pax Fortis Multi-Family Office. Moderated by Valerie Bertele @ Yellow Rocks.
4) 1st-generation UHNWI strategies: 1. Launch a SFO, or 2. Join a Multi-Family Office, or 3. Other ways to preserve & grow capital? – Shane Neman @ SFO / Neman Ventures; Lisa Morris @ AKS Single Family Office.
5) How to Grow AUM of a Fund in 2025: Best Fundraising Practices for PE, VC, RE, & Hedge Funds – David Butler @ Argosy Real Estate Partners ($3.6B); Jaclyn Baumgarten @ IDC Ventures ($650M AUM, IDC Network $2.5B); Ed H. @ Arena LP ($3.4B).
6) Why FoFs exist, and why LPs accept double-layer fees? – Chuck Tedeschi @ Top Tier Capital Partners ($8B); Scott Sherman @ Mesa Lane Capital Partners.
7) How to harness AI for sourcing, evaluation, and reporting? – Logan Allin @ Fin Capital.
8) How Governments Can Attract Capital, Innovations & Talent by Focusing on Venture Studios? – Preslav Panayotov @ VentureWaves Innovation Network
9) State of Venture Q3 2024 – Benjamin Lawrence @ CB Insights.
10) $2T growing Private Credit Market & what it means for Private Credit Secondaries – Brett Hickey @ StarMountain Capital ($4B+).
11) Collaboration between Family Offices, Venture Studios, VC Funds, & Corporations – Ahmed Nasser Al Nowais @ Annex Investments; Daniela Plattner @ Palm Venture Studios; Marc Wesselink @ venturerock.
12) What do our private banking clients want to invest in? Our portfolio construction – Orley J. Pacheco @ Wells Fargo ($2T)
@margauxmaccoll @ @TechCrunch, @SaacksAttack @ @BusinessInsider, Abby Schultz @ @barronsonline, @theMetz will moderate some of the panels
More speakers/moderators on the website.
Big thanks to our community sponsors for fueling #AcceleratorCON 2024! 🍴 From Essentia Water to Love Corn and The Waffle Chick, you kept us energized and ready for a day of connections and growth. We appreciate you!
Grateful for our community partners who made #AcceleratorCON 2024 impactful! Thank you to Baddies in Tech, Digitalundivided, Black Tech Pipeline, NYCEDC, Black Sisters in STEM, & others for helping build a thriving, inclusive community! 🌐
Thank you to our amazing sponsors for making #AcceleratorCON 2024 possible! With your support, we delivered a day of growth & connection. Special thanks to Microsoft, Kapor Foundation, Morgan Stanley, and others for helping us create an unforgettable event! 🙏 #accelerator#tech
A huge thank you to the accelerators that joined us at #AcceleratorCON 2024! Your support helps us empower and inspire founders to reach new heights. We couldn’t have done it without 500 Global, Techstars NYC, ERA, Parallel18, and more! Here’s to more growth and success together!
#AcceleratorCON couldn’t do it without our community partners! Thank you to Baddies in Tech, Black Ambition, Black Sisters in STEM, Black Tech Pipeline, Digitalundivided & more for building a stronger ecosystem. Meet them Nov 8 in NYC.
Tickets available: https://t.co/vEvBRpwQyV
Thank you to our community sponsors for bringing NYC’s best flavors to #AcceleratorCON! 🍴 Enjoy treats from Nuchas, Super Coffee, Sassy’s Fishcakes, Taste of Jamaica, & more! Join us Nov 8 at Brooklyn Navy Yard! Tickets still available: https://t.co/vEvBRpwQyV
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