[...] Best Ongoing Startup Programme 2010 [...]

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The founder institute offers a lot of value to start-ups, I’m one of them!

I would strongly recommend Founder Institute – great program with excellent mentors and a great place to start your company.

I would strongly recommend that the people from Founder institute restrain from spamming TC.

Can we see the results in real time? I posted my vote, but no results.

Totally agree that Founders Institute is an awesome place to learn the skills to create a company and network with great founders & mentors.

Founders Institute Rocks! The quality and breadth of skills the mentors bring is truly amazing.

Results are reserved for judges.

The Founder Institute, at the very least, is the most attractive.

AaltoVG has helped us out a lot and is awesome!

Why didn’t Startup Weekend make the list? They are all over Europe and were the inspiration for programs like Garage 48 and Launch 48.

This is an award for a proper, long term programme for startups.

Thanks for the nominations to Tetuan Valley and Startup Bootcamp! Glad to see the list is growing and entrepreneurs have more and more options between different accelerator programs

Both nominations are well deserved. Congratulations!

Could you include astia.org. Its a venture accelerator programme (1000 advisers, 60% success rate) with a high success rate, it has since 2 years an ongoing programme in London for European companies.

Could you also include thenextwomen mentoring programme; its a proper short- and long term programme for startups, launched in May 2010.
http://thenextwomen.com/the-nextwomen-mentoring-programme/

I am working with these guys and they are simply awesome, totally commited and full of passion. Luis and Bernardo, the founding partners, gave up a lot to start this project from the ground. Just visit their website at http://www.tetuanvalley.com and find out by yourself.

A great place to be and a great partner to have if you are a start up in Spain!

testimonial: startupbootcamp is really cool.

Yup i got to say I am really enjoying being part of Startupbootcamp.dk – i feel like i have shaved a year off of getting my venture started and its gaining momentum every day.

There is a typo in “Tetuanvalley.com (Sapin)”, it’s from Spain

Tetuan Valley.com is a great asset for entrepreneurs in Spain. Use it and you’ll agree that its better to overcome some initial hiccups of being a start up, using another’s experience. Save your precious time for your core work!! Good Luck!!

Hi folks,

We’re very happy to see StartVI mentioned there considering the competition on the list – it’s not about the winning, it’s about knowing who else is out there doing stuff – people we can learn from and people we can help.

StartVI has just completed the first pilot year and have started taking names for potential companies for the 2011 intake.

Thanks for the listing!

And

Delighted to see the listing here but agree with Matt’s comment above. It’s not about the programmes winning but it’s about the start-ups becoming succesful.
Starting & running one of these requires a lot of hard work, dedication and support from a wide range of people quite often provided on a pro-bono basis. It is all about recognising the importance of a vibrant and fertile start-up environment and the role that this plays in economic growth and recovery.
I for one am positive about the future!

I voted but ‘best ongoing programme’ is a bit weird – how do we know how successful they’ll be until the startups involved prove their worth?

This will largely be about incumbents voting for their own programme…

how could I vote for other than Seedcamp?

Well done @StartVI ,

well done everyone else on this list.

Founder Institute is not only a start-up programme, it’s also a founder programme, and this is an enormous difference. After the programme I have a stronger project but I feel also stronger to start any other project. Did I mentioned that I raised money before the end of the programme with 2 investors: one mentor and one I met in the investor session… FYI: I was at Seedcamp Berlin one year before… you can not compare what you learn in 2 days and what you learn in a 4 month intensive programme…

Tetuan Valley ( http://www.tetuanvalley.com ) in my opinion is a great way and a great startup programme to help enterpreneurs in their projects.

Luis and Bernardo, her founders, are apassionate enterpreneurs who help another to make their dreams reality.

I couldn’t talk more highly of http://www.tetuanvalley.com – these are some of the most passionate, inspiring catalysts navigating in an extremely challenging environment to support fellow entrepreneurs. I believe in them so much that I have just become one of their mentors.

As one of the participants of the Tetuanvalley 2010 summer programme, I experienced a great team spirit, valuable presentations and inspiring discussions and feedback late into the night, not to mention amazing pizza

The IGAP programme in Ireland provides an excellent platform for tech startups. Great to see so many initiatives across Europe.

igap got my vote. great program of entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs

iGAP was an amazing experience. The level of mentors and experience they assembled is unbelievable.

The level of support, mentorship and training I reveived on the iGap programme is second to none. The list of tutors involved is truly impressive and inspiring. A fantastic initiative and I am proud to give it my vote.

I’m a current iGAP’er – and have to say it’s a real value add experience. I think it’s down to the quality of the facilitators @ericries @seanellis @rafer.
So much to practically implement after each session, you actually need the month in-between.

Delighted to see iGAP nominated for this award…and in such god company

Completely agree with Matt Johnston…it’s about recognising the great work that all these programmes do and increasing awareness and interaction.

Well done to all the nominated programmes.

Brian

IGAP is No1 programme for tech startups

iGAP is outstanding. Its success can be seen in the transformation that has taken place with the participants – it is truly world class. Colm.

How is Greenhouse (Ireland) on the short list? AFIK this dosn’t exist, figment of some guys imagination.

Have to agree re #igap. I don’t know if Sean Ellis lectured on any of the others, but he was on IGAP and his key advice should be part of all these programmes.

“You have achieved Product and Market fit whne 40% of your customers would be very dissappointed if your product was taken away.”

The corollorary is

“Don’t spend money on adding users until you have achieved product and market fit”

S

As a current participant of iGap of course I am biased. However it is one of the best learning experiences I have ever been involved in, the contributors are world class. I have to cast my vote for iGap, but well done to all these programmes, its exactly what early stage ventures need!

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