TY - GEN AU - Ester,Peter TI - Accelerators in Silicon Valley : Building Successful Startups SN - j.ctt1zrvhk7 PY - 2017///0912 CY - Amsterdam PB - Amsterdam University Press KW - Business innovation KW - bicssc KW - Management & Business N1 - Open Access N2 - In this book Silicon Valley expert Peter Ester describes how these 'schools of startup entrepreneurship' operate and how they empower startups. He interviewed over twenty Silicon Valley accelerators. They are analyzed in terms of mission, selection policy, technology focus, target groups, program features, funding, mentoring and training, and startup showcases. What can Europe and other regions and countries learn from how Silicon Valley accelerators help startups to become successful companies? This book gives the answer. Accelerators in Silicon Valley is a book for entrepreneurs, startup founders, policymakers, practitioners, scholars, and students who share a fascination for building the new startup economy UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/45642/1/1004092.pdf UR - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/25989/1/1004092.pdf UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/26993 ER -