Opinion

February 21, 2020

Accelerators: friend or foe?

Is it ever a good idea to pay to join an accelerator? Our secret founder thinks not.


Secret Founder

4 min read

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Accelerators come in all shapes and sizes and are dotted all over Europe, on the lookout for the next big thing. 

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