Comments on: Europe’s accelerator bubble is ‘a double-edged sword’ http://gigaom.com/2011/07/19/europe%e2%80%99s-accelerator-bubble-is-a-double-edged-sword/ Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:42:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Jessica Williamson http://gigaom.com/2011/07/19/europe%e2%80%99s-accelerator-bubble-is-a-double-edged-sword/#comment-641057 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:49:54 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=378163#comment-641057 Thanks Bobbie, I definitely disagree with some of the arguments out there but a very interesting debate and you’ve covered both sides well.

Three points I think are crucial:
1. Does anyone complain if there are too many angels? Or too many VCs offering money?
2. Terms for startups improve when entrepreneurs have more options, not fewer!
3. Due diligence must be done in any case. One-size-fits-all rankings are difficult because accelerators offer different terms & levels of support, but startups should be able to reasonably evaluate on their individual basis.

I kept trying to express thoughts as a comment, but I had a blog post long reply before I knew it.

So, some added thoughts you spurred: http://springboard.com/day-78-accelerator-bubble-debates-are-building-momentum/

Thanks for getting discussion going! Looking forward to the rest :)

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