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Take the Accelerator Offer?

Evaluate a specific accelerator or incubator offer — what the equity really costs, what the program really delivers, and whether it's right for this company right now.

What you walk away with

A made decision — plus a shareable summary capturing what you chose, the reasoning behind it, what you ruled out, and what would make you revisit it. There's no document to build here: the thinking is the deliverable.

12 steps in the full journey.

The first 3 questions

This is where the conversation starts. Each answer shapes what gets asked next.

  1. 01Which accelerator, and what are the terms — investment amount, equity percentage, instrument (SAFE, equity, MFN), program length, and any fees or required relocation?
  2. 02Where's the company right now — team, product, traction, runway — and what were your plans for the next six months before this offer appeared?
  3. 03How did the offer come about — did you apply broadly, were you scouted, is this your first offer or one of several? What's the deadline to decide?

+ 9 more questions across discovery, validation, and the creative brief — each one adapting to what you've already said.

Ready to work through it?

The first five questions of any project are free — no card required.

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