Little red riding hood
Once upon a time in a house by a wood
there Lived a girl called red riding hood
don't talk to strangers!
stay away from the dangers
little red riding hood
didn't take mothers word seriously like she should
don't talk to strangers!
stay away from the dangers
little red riding hood
didn't take mothers word seriously like she should
little red riding hood
went into the wood
she was going to see her grandmother
told by her mother
she had a basket with the cake inside
a big bad wolf was watching by side
when she stop to walk
he came beside to talk
the day turned to night
and gave her a fright
don't talk to strangers!
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little red riding hood
didn't take mothers word seriously like she should
don't talk to strangers!
stay away from the dangers
little red riding hood
didn't take mothers word seriously like she should
the big bad wolf arrived at grandmothers house
there was a knock on the door
and he swallowed grandma alive
he was not satisfied and pretended to be grandmother
and waited for red riding hood to arrive
it has big eyes, big ears and big teeths
don't talk to strangers!
stay away from the dangers
little red riding hood
didn't take mothers word seriously like she should
she learn a lesson will never talk to strangers
don't talk to strangers!
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Ivanka Trump Cuts Asking Rent for Manhattan Condo to $13,000 - Duration: 2:25.
Ivanka Trump Cuts Asking Rent for Manhattan Condo to $13,000
President�s daughter has failed to find a buyer or tenant for one of her two Upper
East Side condos Ivanka Trump has just cut the asking rent
for one of her Manhattan apartments after struggling to find a buyer or tenant.
Ms. Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, who serves as senior adviser to President
Donald Trump, first put the condo at Trump Park Avenue on Manhattan�s Upper East Side
on the market in December for $4.1 million.
MORE: Ivanka Trump Lists Park Avenue Condo for $4.1 Million
At the same time they relisted it for rent, asking $15,000 per month.
But while the sales price is unchanged, on Tuesday they reduced the rent to $13,000,
according to the listing.
City property records show that Ms. Trump paid $1.52 million for the condo in 2004 and
transferred ownership to an LLC that reportedly belongs to her in 2015.
The two-bedroom, two-bathroom home features solid oak floors, beamed ceilings, a large
corner living room/dining room area with oversized windows and a spacious master bedroom with
an en-suite marble bath, according to the listing.
That home, however, isn�t believed to be the family�s main Manhattan residence.
Ms. Trump, her husband and their three children lived in a four-bedroom penthouse in the same
building before relocating to Washington, D.C., according to numerous media reports.
That unit is not up for sale.
The Trump-branded building, located at 502 Park Ave., was purchased by President Trump,
in 2001 for $115 million, according to the Real Deal.
It has 24-hour hotel and valet services, daily maid/laundry service, a fitness center and
a live-in resident manager.
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Crochet beanie hat pattern - Easy crochet hat for beginners - Duration: 11:04.
Welcome to Littlejohn's Yarns today we're making this easy crochet beanie if you
would like to see more patterns like this make sure you subscribe to my
channel I come out with two new patterns every week let's hop into the video
today we're gonna be using a 5.5 millimeter crochet hook and some worsted
weight yarn I'm using Red Heart Super Saver we're going to begin by making a
magic ring
we'll start by chaining two one two this stitch does not count as a stitch we're
going to place 12 double crochet into the ring one
two
three
four I'll meet you at the completion of your 12 double crochet we've made it
back around we completed our 12 double crochets you can pull your stitch to
tighten up your circle we were going to slip stitch to join into the very first
double crochet not your chain two stitch but the very top of your double crochet
right here chain two one two we're going to place two double crochet
into the very same stitch one
two we are going to place two double crochets in each stitch around we'll do the next one
together one place your second one into the same stitch and two like I said put
two double crochets in each stitch around you should have twenty four I'll
meet you back at the other side we have made it back around
you should have 24 double crochets all the way around so we were going to slip
stitch to join into the very top of your double crochet and that your chain
stitch but the top of your double crochet right here chain two one two
we're going to place one double crochet into the very same space we're going to
place two double crochet into the next space one
to we're going to place one double crochet into the next
two double crochets into the next space
one
two we're gonna repeat this sequence all the way around by placing one double
crochet and two double crochets into the next stitch all the way around I'll meet
you back the other side we have made it back around
you should have a total of 36 stitches and we're going to slip stitch to join
into the very top of the last double crochet chain 2 1 2 double crochet into
the very same space double crochet into the next space and now we're going to
put two double crochets into the very next space you'll notice it's the V
space from the previous row so put 1 and 2 into the same space and let's repeat
the sequence we're going to place one double crochet into the next 2 stitches
1 and your next stitch 2 we're going to place 2 double crochets into the same
stitch 1 2
I'm going to show you the sequence one more time we're going to place one
double crochet into the next two stitches one next stitch 2 now we're
going to place two double crochets into the very same stitch you'll notice it's
a V from the previous row 1 2 we're to repeat this sequence all the way around
by placing 1 double crochet into the next two stitches followed by 2 double
crochet into the same stitch all the way around I'll meet you back at the other
side we have made it back around you should have a total of 48 stitches we
are going to slip stitch to join into the very top of your double crochet chain2 1
2 we're gonna double crochet into the next 3 stitches well including the same
one so double crochet into the same stitch 1
two
and three now we're going to place two double crochets into the same stitch
you'll recognize you'll be working to the V from the previous row the last
increase so place two into the same stitch one two now let's repeat the
sequence we're going to place one double crochet into the next three stitches one
two
and three we're going to place two double crochet into the same stitch from the
increase from the previous row one into the same one same stitch two l'll show
you the sequence one more time we replace one double crochet into the next three
stitches one two and three now let's increase we're going to place two double
crochets into the very same space one two
whoops that's enough there almost went too many all right we're gonna repeat
this sequence all the way around by placing one double crochet into the next
three stitches then placing two double crochets into the same stitch I'll meet
you at the completion of this row we have made it back around you should have
a total of sixty stitches we're going to slip stitch to join into the top of the
first double crochet chain two one two double crochet into the very same space
and double crochet into the next we're going to double crochet in each and
every stitch around we're going to repeat this for a total of twelve rows
including this one so continue to place one double crochet in each stitch around
and complete a total of twelve rows I'll meet you at the completion we have
completed our 12 rows of double crochets in each stitch and now we're going to
slip stitch to join into the very top double crochet and for beginners you can
stop here and fasten off your work if you like you had to be done if you want
to try a little different stitch we're going to do a reverse single crochet
it's very simple first we'll start by chaining one
instead of going forward like you would a normal single crochet we're going to go
backwards into the stitch behind it and work a single crochet like you usually
would yarn over pull up a loop you'll have two loops on your hook they're just
a little twisted yarn over and pull through both loops and that's it let's
go into the back loop yarn over pull up a loop to twist at loops on your hook
yarn over pull through two loops once again
go through the back loop yarn over pull up a loop you'll have two loops on your
hook yarn over pull through go into the back stitch yarn over pull up a loop two
loops on your hook yarn over there you go pull through that is a reverse single
crochet complete this go all the way around and I'll meet you back at the
other side okay we have made it back around and we are going to reverse
single crochet to join so we're going to go into this stitch here cert my hook
into the back loop or the very first single crochet yarn over and it's a
little difficult pull through both loops if you can there we go and fasten off
your work
and you can look at the reverse single crochet border it gives a pretty twisted
rope look to it so make sure you had is all done
here's your seam almost invisible alright your hat is all done okay that's
it for today if you want to see more videos like this make sure you hit the
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Youth is to dare to think and do
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This week's exam topic for the contestants is
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NHL NEWS - Senators' Fredrik Claesson suspended for two games for check on Bruins player - Duration: 8:14.
Senators' Fredrik Claesson suspended for two games for check on Bruins player
Fredrik Claesson got the book thrown at him by the National Hockey League on Thursday.
The Ottawa Senators' defenceman received a two-game suspension from the NHL's department of player safety for his hit to the head of Boston Bruins forward Noel Acciari during Wednesday's game at TD Garden in Boston.
The Bruins won that game 5-1.
Claesson, who was thrown out of the game, had never been previously suspended, but the league ruled he went after Acciari's head.
"Claesson makes Acciari's head the main point of contact on a hit where the head was avoidable," the league said in its video.
"This is an illegal check to the head.
"It's important to note Acciari is eligible to be checked on this play provided that the hit is delivered in a legal fashion.
Rather than delivering a full bodycheck that hits through the core of Acciari, Claesson takes a poor angle of approach, driving his shoulder pad into the head of Acciari with substantial force.
The main point of contact is the head.".
Claesson, who will forfeit $6,900 in salary that is donated to the Players' Assistance Fund, will miss home games against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday and the Bruins on Saturday.
He is eligible to return Wednesday night against the Red Wings in Detroit.
Coach Guy Boucher wasn't sure about the NHL's ruling before he spoke to reporters Thursday, but noted Claesson didn't have a past history of league discipline.
"I found over time whenever I said what I thought it doesn't make a difference, and, when you get 10 people in a room, you get five or six opinions," Boucher said.
"You'd think you would all have the same opinion, but I will leave that to the league.
"Claesson is a terrific person, a great kid, that's definitely not a guy who's looking to head hunt anybody.
That's clear. We know that.
The league is going to decide with all the precedents they have, the rules they're trying to enforce, and we'll live with it.".
The decision means defenceman Ben Harpur, a healthy scratch after being called up from Belleville on Wednesday, will play against the Blue Jackets.
CONDON TABBED FOR START.
The Senators will start goalie Mike Condon against the Blue Jackets.
Goalie Craig Anderson will be given the night off after a difficult outing in the 5-1 loss to the Bruins on Wednesday.
Asked if Condon would receive an opportunity to take the ball and run with it, Boucher noted he had already had that chance, but hadn't been able to grab it.
"He's had the chance and he's had some good games," Boucher said.
"The game in Florida (before the Christmas break) was a good game.
Definitely he's had some good moments, and Andy has some good moments, too.
"Definitely, they're like some of our other players.
They're part of the team where the consistency doesn't come from expectations.
You expect to be this, you expect to have that type of season, you don't have it and then you stay stuck on those types of expectations and then you drown.
"I'm not doing that: I'm not drowning, I'm swimming and the players have to swim.
The attitude, the work ethic and the discipline have to be there to deserve.
It goes for goalies, too … They're in it, I'm in it, the players are in it.".
PHANEUF SETTLING INTO NEW ROLE.
Dion Phaneuf missed the Senators two games in Florida last week, when wife Elisha Cuthbert-Phaneuf gave birth to the couple's daughter, Zaphire, in Ottawa.
To say Phaneuf was excited would be an understatement.
Elisha and Zaphire are both doing well.
"Everything is amazing.
Zaphire and Mom are doing very good," Phaneuf said.
"For me, it was the best day of my life.
It's something you can't explain until you go through it.
I'm just happy we've got a healthy baby daughter.".
Phaneuf said picking the name wasn't easy.
"We went through several like many do and we got down to a couple," he said.
"We narrowed it down to that.
We both have different names that are kind of special and we thought that Zaphire, by the time we went through all of them, that was the one that was her.
It's fun. It's special like her.".
THE LAST WORDS.
Senators centre Derick Brassard, who had a small injury issue against the Bruins, wasn't on the ice for Thursday's skate.
Boucher said Brassard would be fine and would play against the Blue Jackets … The Senators will have an open game-day skate Friday.
Doors will open at 9:45 a.m.
They usually do this during the Ottawa International Hockey Festival to allow some of the minor-hockey teams to attend … Boucher said defenceman Mark Borowiecki had resumed skating, but there was no timetable for his return.
Borowiecki is recovering from a concussion.
"We have to wait until the next day or the day after to see when he's back," Boucher said.
"We're crossing fingers that he's back sooner than later, but that's also part of what we need to be mentally tough about because there's important players that are missing.".
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Learn More About: METRO Accelerator for Retail, Powered by Techstars - Duration: 18:15.
Hello there!
We're talking about the METRO Accelerator for Retail, powered by Techstars.
Be sure to check our website, 2018.metroaccelerator.com as it's continuously updated with all the
information we'll be covering today, but there's also a knowledge-base section that
answers some of the questions you may have in more detail.
And our website also has live-chat functionality so you can ask a question anytime!
So if you are running or know someone who runs a startup that wants to shape the future
of retail, then you're in the right place.
My name is Jag Singh, I'm the managing director of the METRO Retail accelerator,
and my name's Kelly Adam, and I'm the program manager.
For those of you that are new to this, don't worry, we'll cover the basics by talking
briefly about METRO and Techstars, and then we'll talk about the what the accelerator
actually is and what it can mean for you - including some of the perks and benefits, and also whether
it's a good fit for your startup.
We'll then cover the application and selection process, and finally we'll cover a few of
the frequently asked questions.
So what is the METRO Accelerator, powered by Techstars?
METRO Accelerator powered by Techstars is a highly selective mentorship program for
technology-first startups across the entire retail value chain.
It's a 90 day, mentorship-driven accelerator for startups disrupting the retail industry
I've been an entrepreneur, having built, and subsequently exited, several startups,
so I understand that an early stage startup is constantly fighting against death and they
literally have no time for anything other than being in front of people who can help
them make money – everything else is a waste of time.
I've been where you are, and as entrepreneurs, we know we have to be very selective and careful
of what we choose to spend time & energy on.
And that's why Techstars runs this program, in partnership with METRO.
Running accelerators is where our expertise at Techstars comes in.
Techstars is the worldwide network that helps entrepreneurs succeed.
We've run over 4000 events worldwide in over 150 countries, we've got over 10,000
mentors in our network, and already over 300,000 alumni as well.
Techstars is also about the doors it can open, and the connections we can help you make.
It's the network that we provide that helps entrepreneurs build their companies faster
and build it with a more solid foundation.
We help founders and teams connect with other entrepreneurs, experts, mentors, alumni, investors,
community leaders.
And really it's just getting the door open to pretty much anything your company could
need.
If you need help optimising your SAAS pricing model, or if you've got challenges around
customer pipeline development and acquisition.
The network is there to help open the door for you to be able to get the meetings with
the people that can really move the needle for your company.
Mentorship is one of the biggest takeaways from the Techstars experience.
It's important to learn from those who have been there, done that.
We don't tell you what to do or when.
We create an environment that is conducive to helping your startup every day by surrounding
you with people who will mentor, inspire, and challenge you.
The industry's most talented mentors who will guide you and help you grow your business.
Our three month program is designed to help you gain traction through deep mentor engagement,
rapid iteration cycles, and fundraising preparation.
Our accelerator programs are split into two categories -- we have city programs that are
industry agnostic, and then we have corporate programs, like this one, that are run together
with corporate innovation partners and focus on a specific industry vertical.
We've actually got four of these in Berlin -- the city program, and three corporate programs.
Two with METRO, and one with SAP.
Now on top of the Techstars accelerators around the world, we're very fortunate to have
the firepower of Techstars Ventures.
It's a VC fund that is part of Techstars, and they invest in companies that go through
Techstars accelerators in addition to non-Techstars companies.
They've made some great early investments in companies like Uber, Twilio and Yesware,
but they've recently focused on co-investments in the most innovative Techstars alumni companies
after they go through the Techstars accelerators, like Digital Ocean, ClassPass, Sphero (who
made the BB8 robot in the recent Star Wars movies), and SendGrid, which recently IPO-ed.
There's been over a eleven hundred companies that have gone through Techstars accelerators
around the world, and 40 have gone through the METRO accelerator.
Out of those 1100, 930 are still active, and 130 have been acquired.
Techstars companies have raised over $4 billion dollars, and after completing a Techstars
accelerator program, startups go on to raise $3.5million dollars on average.
Those numbers might be impressive, but in my opinion, the statistic that is most mind
blowing is the one that shows 9 out of 10 Techstars companies are still active or have
been acquired.
That's pretty much the opposite of the famous quote about 9 out of 10 companies failing.
So with 10 years of results to show, this is all down to the quality of the network,
the quality of the of the mentorship provided, and the quality of the amaazing corporations
we choose to partner with.
Now let's talk about METRO.
METRO is a retail company which has a strong focus on food and is firmly established in
wholesale at an international level.
As a wholesaler, they want to be the partner of choice for the many small and medium-sized
companies out there.
Their aim, with this, is to make their customers even more successful.
Last year, they had sales of over 40 billion dollars.
METRO employs over 155 thousand employees, in 29 countries across Europe and Asia.
They're based in Dusseldorf, which is interestingly also the fashion capital of Germany.
The company provides custom solutions to meet the regional and international needs of its
wholesale and retail customers.
With its sales brands METRO/MAKRO Cash & Carry and Real as well as delivery services and
digitalisation initiatives, METRO sets the standards for tomorrow: for customer focus,
digital solutions and sustainable business models.
More than 20 million businesses buy from them every year -- and you've got to remember
that behind each business, there are at least 50 consumers.
METRO has a reach of over 1 billion consumers.
We put Founders at the core of what we do.
The METRO Accelerator for retail brings together the best of METRO & Techstars to offer Founders,
unmatched retail expertise ongoing piloting opportunities, not only with METRO but also
their long-term business partners, and tons of resources .
Each year, we at Techstars, choose more than 300 companies to join our three month mentorship-driven
accelerator, investing some money and providing hands-on mentorship and access to the Techstars
Network for life.
Kelly and I are responsible for finding 10 startups in the retail space, to join our
accelerator program in April 2018.
You will be accelerated in a 13 week, 90 day Techstars program with intense, hands-on mentorship
from Techstars Mentors.
You get access to Techstars resources for life -- not just for the duration of the program.
So in terms of mentorship, you'll be exposed to nearly a hundred mentors - these are people
who will help your startup better prepare for solution driven engagements with potential
large customers.
Mentors are amazing people, who have incredible backgrounds.
Some are angels looking for an early look at companies, and some are partners at VC
firms who want to pay it forward -- because we too were once sitting where you are today.
And some of the mentors are functional experts who love helping startups.
We've got some of the most senior people at METRO, including the CEO Olaf Koch, who are
deeply committed to taking METRO into the digital world -- in the last program Olaf
swung by no fewer than five times.
Can you imagine any other environment for startups where you find yourself having a
1-on-1 meeting with the CEO of a 40billion dollar company, not once, but five times in
the span of 3 months?
And then a bunch of meetings with other senior managers from similar multinational companies.
We also have experts from Google, Facebook, Amazon and other large companies who come
along and want to support the ecosystem.
It's a broad range of people who are exceptionally talented.
We have a process in place to curate the best experience for both mentors and startups,
so it's absolutely crucial that we find great startups that don't disappoint these amazing
mentors.
You'll also get access to 400 perks worth over $2M from over 100 companies, including
the likes of Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud.
These perks aren't just credits for hosting though - we've thrown in perks from leading
law firms, and Silicon Valley Bank, and even travel operators who could get you discounts
for when you travel for a meeting with a venture capital firm in a different country.
We've also secured office space in the heart of Berlin for three months, and our global
partnership with WeWork means you'll then get deep discounts for office space across
their portfolio of properties.
To round up the program, at the very end you'll present in front of investors and corporates
at a Demo Day.
What I've seen with other startups is that the day itself isn't as important -- but
the process leading up to the Demo Day, where you'll be working with some world-class
presentation coaches and experts, and the process of refining your pitch, will actually
serve you for years to come.
You'll also have a lifetime connection to all the founders, alumni and advisors globally,
via our in-house social network called Techstars Connect -- imagine a super-curated version
of LinkedIn.
In addition, Techstars hosts FounderCons -- founder conferences every year, one in the US and
one in Europe where founders of any Techstars company can attend, and we also invite corporates
from around the world to match-make them with startups they find interesting, and can hopefully
do deals with.
Throughout the course of the program, we put a very large emphasis on fundraising for external
capital.
In addition, we invest twenty thousand euros as a token of our faith in your startup, and
you'll have access to a 100 thousand dollar convertible note, which converts at a $3 million
cap as well.
I'm happy to talk about the terms of the convertible note with anybody if they'd like.
You have until the end of first week of the program to decide if you want to execute that
note.
The 6% common-stock participation fee for the program actually comes with an equity
back guarantee.
So essentially what this means is if you go through the program and you finish the thirteen
weeks and you don't feel that you received 6% benefit from the program.
You can just tell us how much of that equity you want back.
And we'll give it back to you.
Basically this is our way of putting our money where our mouth is.
We want everybody who goes through to be happy with the experience that they have that Techstars
and we want to make sure that we're providing as much possible value as we can.
So nobody should come in expecting to exercise the equity back guarantee, that's not really
what it's meant there to be for.
But it's there to actually be a safety net to show that we really do actually put our
money where our mouth is there.
We're confident about this, but feel free to contact us if you'd like to know more
about it.
This will be the second year that the Retail accelerator will have run, and to make things
more interesting this year, we're announcing a strategic partnership with Procter & Gamble.
This is big news -- it means startups will be exposed to active connections with P&G
brand teams and executives, to inform solution design and go-to-market strategy.
Startups in our program will also have direct access to P&G mentors, with opportunities
to engage with global senior execs on business strategy.
The stages of our accelerator can be broken generally into 3 chunks.
Selected start-ups spend their first two weeks in what we like to call 'Mentor Madness'.
In this phase, the founders go through days where you'll meet up to 10 mentors each
day and pitch your business.
It is very important for innovative young minds to explore new grounds and be challenged
on their assumptions.
With 100+ mentors in the program, the startups find knowledge, inspiration, insights, supports
and long-term lead mentors.
It's all fairly exhausting but really really useful experience for the founders
The second phase, is about executing and continuously testing and reiterating as you go.
The main focuses here are concept testing, sales training, and launching pilots.
So there, you're kind of solidifying everything that you learned in the mentor madness phase,
and figuring out a strategy that you really want to execute on
The third and final phase is to prepare the teams for everything fundraising - working
on your pitch and getting investors interested.
This all culminates with a demo day to get in front of investors and the community.
If you haven't got it already - it's a fast paced program.
We say that in the 3 months of program, teams make as much progress as they would in 18
months otherwise.
Time is running out, so make sure you apply by February 2nd.
We'll spend a few weeks after that interviewing teams a few times, and you'll know if you're
in for sure by mid march.
The program itself starts on April 23rd, and we'll wrap it up in mid July.
I'm frequently asked about the kind of companies we're looking for, and the short answer
is that while we're stage agnostic, we do want serious teams and companies that are
able to execute, and possibly pilot with our corporate partners.
If you've already got feedback from clients, then it'll make life a lot easier when you're
sitting across the table from a multi-billion dollar corporation.
This is all very subjective, so the best thing to do is just apply -- we'll give you feedback
on your application.
We look at and review every single application and then we go through a selection process
which allows us to pick those companies who we think can be best.
Techstars companies have ranged from pre-product to millions of dollars in revenue, from Pre-seed
to heavily funded.
It's common for some companies to feel like they're too far along.
We've accepted companies with significant funding and/or revenue who got a lot out of
the program so we leave it to them to talk about why & how they made the decision to
go through Techstars.
Our website has links to blogposts and video interviews from founders who were in that
position, having raised lots of money before joining Techstars.
So some tips for the application.
Have a good team video.
You don't necessarily have to be reading off of anything.
It's really easy to tell when people are doing that.
It's quite distracting.
Just give a really clear and simple explanation what you're building.
And then when you write things and in the written section, you don't have to write really
a long essay.
Just really simple tell us what you're building.
Tell us why you're building it.
Tell us what you've done to validate the market, and apply early.
And most importantly, if you've actually built something, shows us, don't tell us
about it.
Send us a link to a YouTube video from one of your early customers ranting and raving
about how cool your product is.
Show us the problem, don't just tell us.
There's a reason Berlin has become a major spot in the past few years.
It's an ideal breeding ground for creativity and successful businesses with its high quality
of life and low cost of living, which naturally attracts great talent but still has an active
Angel and VC ecosystem.
It's worth adding that Berlin has an extremely high quality of life relative to the low cost
of living.
This allows companies to extend their runway much further than if they were to be living
in a place like New York or London or even Boston.
There's a lot of talent in Berlin.
Especially with the creative scene that we have here.
And a lot of funding.
There's an increasing number of VC firms that are popping up.
And if you have clients pretty much anywhere else in Europe, then there's a great hub of
being able to get connected.
Berlin is known for its open-mindedness and independent thinking here, so all of this
is why we continue to hear more and more about Berlin becoming a startup hub for a great
ecosystem here.
We'll run through a few frequently asked questions, but please go to our website -- we
have a dedicated knowledge base section there, and it's continuously updated as we get
more and more questions.
For starters, we do accept single founders.
We usually prefer for there to be a larger team like two, maybe three founders.
But if the solo founder is somebody impressive, who's already built a small team around
them, then that's someone we can work with.
Somebody who has entrepreneurial experience before.
Somebody who's built something incredible.
Preferably all the founders, and definitely the CEO, needs to be in Berlin for at least
80% of the program but you don't need to move your company to Berlin permanently.
You'll want to be here for the mentorship and the workshops and everything we do here
in Berlin.
Again, we really encourage the entire founding team to be here in Berlin.
But you definitely don't need your entire team.
So we've invested in companies that have had 40 or 50 employees already.
And lastly -- when it comes to convincing investors, and this is from personal experience,
having been on both sides of the table -- I've found that investors listen to other investors.
If you need to convince your investors, we've got lots of case studies and resource to pass
on to them -- but most importantly, I make myself and other members of the Techstars
leadership team available to answer questions and walk them through the program.
Many Techstars companies had raised significant sums of money before joining, and if your
application progresses, I'd be happy to put you in touch with the relevant founders
and their investors who will be able to vouch for the benefits of acceleration.
Thanks very much for listening in, now be sure to visit our website (2018.metroaccelerator.com)
you can find everything you need there to apply.
You can also stay tuned for the details of our recruiting tour that will be updated there,
and you can find out about the success stories from our last batch, and submit any more questions
you have and we can get right back to you.
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