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Do Accelerators Actually Work? What the Research Says
The evidence on accelerators is better than most people think and narrower than most people want. The useful question is which program, for which outcome.
What a Network Owes a Startup It Rejects
Most of what an investor network processes is a rejection, and almost none of its process design covers one. What a usable no contains, and what silence costs.
How Investment Committees Decide (and Where the Process Goes Wrong)
The committee is where a deal becomes a decision. Much of what determines the outcome is process design rather than the merits of the company.
The Numbers an Investor Network Should Track
Most angel networks measure activity: deals seen, meetings held, members signed up. Here is why that misses the point, and what to track instead.
When Every Deck Looks Good (and Polish Stops Being a Signal)
AI made polished decks free, so presentation no longer tells you which startups are strong. For anyone screening at volume, that quietly breaks the funnel.