Now Sprint Accelerator

21/07/2022

Stage-Co, Now Sprint Newsletter is out! Some food for thought :-D

http://r.newsletter.stage-co.com/3gg1fy1tq4lpfe.html?t=1658413218

Before I came to Türkiye I was part of Mobile Monday Belgium. I was for the first time confronted with sponsoring. In all my other companies I had customers with a briefing and I invoiced after delivering. Easy. For sponsoring you need to convince the potential sponsor and that discussion is about ...

23/06/2022

The biggest fail for startups is not the money, it's something very basic. Management!



https://patrickbosteels.medium.com/why-would-a-startup-founder-be-a-good-manager-e36c369ccb05

09/02/2022

Now Sprint focuses on the Balkans, Africa, and Türkiye. The selection is based on SDGs. The program is online, with 8 workshops, mentorship, NO Equity, and a Demo Day before investors and industry leaders.
We start on February the 15th and will close and announce the selected teams on the 11th of Feb.
(ps. our website is not updated yet with the correct dates as our webmaster is doing his army service. All other info is correct)
Apply here: www.nowsprintaccelerator.com

02/02/2022

Until now we could, during our 2 years and 5 cohorts, offer the program all for free thanks to 6 volunteer trainers, over 30 mentors, and over 20 partners. Now Sprint Accelerator has now over 50 alumni and we target mainly The Balkans, Africa, and Türkiye. The selection is based on SDGs. The program is online, with 8 workshops, mentorship, NO Equity, and a Demo Day before investors and industry leaders.
We start on February the 15th and will close and announce the selected teams on the 11th of Feb.
(ps. our website is not updated yet with the correct dates as our webmaster is doing his army service. All other info is correct)

Apply here: www.nowsprintaccelerator.com

01/02/2022

Imagine, Eminem recently purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFT (non-fungible token). It was sold to the rapper by BAYC member…

27/01/2022

Online Startup Accelerator for fast and in-depth validation based on SDGs and focus on Africa, the Balkans, and Türkiye.
Online, 1-month, 8 workshops, no equity, and free. Great mentors and professional jury at Demo Day.
Subscribe now: www.nowsprintaccelerator.com

10/01/2022

The best start for 2022 is to announce the next cohort for 2022! Nothing has changed: 1-month online - NO Equity - 8 workshops - free and regions are: The Balkans, Africa, Türkiye, Central Asia with a demo day in front of investors. We kick off on the 15th of February.

The winners of our 5th cohort, Urban Smart Gardners from Kenya, did a great job and gave a great reference to the program. So register now and follow in their footsteps!

All info and registration can be found here: www.nowsprintaccelerator.com

I had to postpone by 2 weeks, so please ignore the dates on the website, you can add 2 weeks to all dates. Our webmaster is serving in the army so I need to be patient with the update (we are a volunteer-based organisation).

30/09/2021

The importance of Agriculture is too often underestimated, yet it is one of our basic needs! Now Sprint Accelerator launches AgriFood Impact, where new ideas and teams will be held against the light and hopefully validated.
1-month online, no equity, 8 workshops by professionals, and a jury with investors.
Do not hesitate, subscribe now here www.nowsprintaccelerator.com before Oct 8th!

16/09/2021

In the last 4 cohorts we had always a majority of AgriFood teams so here we are with our first vertical:"AgriFood Impact"
Subscribe now! Applications close October 8th.
All info and registration here: www.nowsprintaccelerator.com

13/09/2021

We, Startups Without Borders, are proudly announcing Now Sprint Accelerator as a Strategic Partner in the Startups Competition - by Startups Without Borders & 🎉

Stay tuned for more announcements on the way!

نحن فخورون بالإعلان عن Now Sprint Accelerator كشريك استراتيجي في مسابقة الشركات الناشئة في مجال تكنولوجيا التعليم بالتعاون مع 🎉

انتظروا المزيد من الإعلانات قريبا!

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09/09/2021

Stage-Co newsletter is out: Thoughts on AgriFood, "Do you really need that hamburger?"; Interview with a leading lady in AgriTech in Türkiye; Announcing Now Sprint Accelerator cohort 5: AgriFood İmpact, starting October 12th. Very excited that we have our first vertical!

http://r.newsletter.stage-co.com/ad5g4q5h6dt7e.html?t=1631189939

27/08/2021

Announcing our 5th cohort, it is good to look back. Here are 2 winners of previous cohorts. Underlining the regions we target, Balkans and (East) Africa. Big thanks Rennie Popcheva-Capri and Carolyne Mwangi, Kimplanter Seedlings & Nurseries for your lovely words!

Next cohort is a vertical one: AgriFood Impact Program.

subscribe here: www.nowsprintaccelerator.com

26/08/2021

No better way to announce the next Now Sprint Accelerator program with the Agrifood as vertical. An in-depth interview with a great entrepreneur in Türkiye giving insights into Turkish Agriculture. I hope to find like-minded entrepreneurs in Balkans and Africa and create interviews with them!

https://patrickbosteels.medium.com/insights-in-turkish...

23/08/2021

Announcement Startup Wise Guys Africa and Now Sprint Accelerator.

Happy to collaborate with Now Sprint Accelerator and include the best teams coming from their 5th cohort to the Startup Wise Guys Africa acceleration bootcamp.

Startup Wise Guys: The bootcamp is the first step to get access to our equity-based online acceleration program and investment up to 65K EUR per startup. The program is the best fit for scaling startups that have achieved first revenues, run a B2B business model, and a product in the digital and tech field. The program is run online for 7-8 months focusing on sales and scaling with international experts, and after the program, startups can access a 4-month after-care program as well as be eligible for a potential follow-on investment.

About Startup Wise Guys Africa:
Startup Wise Guys (SWG) is Europe’s most experienced B2B startup accelerator and one of the most active investors of early-stage startups. Founded in Tallinn in 2012, SWG has helped more than 500 founders bring their startups to the next level. In 2021 Startup Wise Guys has launched the Africa Fund to invest and accelerate East- and Western-Africa-based B2B startups.
www.startupwiseguys.com
press-contact, [email protected]

About Now Sprint Accelerator:
Now Sprint Accelerator was started in 2021 by Patrick Bosteels, cofounder of Stage-Co.com and based in Izmir, Turkey. The acceleration program is a no-equity, free, online accelerator for early-stage teams. The program focuses on the SDGs in the following regions: Balkans, Turkey, and mainly (East) Africa with special attention to female founders. Next to providing workshops we have a great team of mentors and jury members.
www.nowsprintaccelerator.com
[email protected]

20/08/2021

Very excited to announce our first, online, vertical program! Our 5th cohort already and this one will be a special one focusing on Agri Food, which means the whole process from seed to food on your table. In the last 4 cohorts we saw that over 60% of participants were focusing already on this topic, so now it will be nothing but Agri Food Projects with a positive impact on nature and human beings.
Now Sprint Accelerator is Online, No-equity, 1-month, Inhouse mentors and for Free!
Subscribe now on www.nowsprintaccelerator.com

23/06/2021

The newsletter is out for Stage-Co and Now Sprint Accelerator: Importance of validation, N Kolay Ideathon for Istanbul Marathon starts already in July with an Online Ideathon! Register NOW, next Cohorts of Now Sprint Accelerator, Agritech in-person, and the horizontal online (already cohort 6).
http://r.newsletter.stage-co.com/ad4qui5h6dt7e.html?t=1624441333

08/06/2021

Stage-Co Newsletter is out!