Program design for accelerators & incubators
Practical guides on running cohort programs that produce strong fundraising outcomes — from demo day prep to pitch coaching to cohort-level scoring.
How to Prepare Your Cohort for Demo Day: A Program Manager's Checklist
A practical, week-by-week checklist for accelerator and incubator program managers to get every founder in the cohort pitch-ready before demo day.
Why Pitch Deck Scores Tell You More Than Mock Pitches
Mock pitches are a fixture of accelerator programs — but they're often the wrong tool at the wrong time. Here's what structured deck scoring reveals that mock pitches can't.
What the Best Accelerator Cohorts Have in Common
After analyzing pitch decks from hundreds of accelerator cohorts, patterns emerge. The programs that produce the strongest fundraising outcomes share a handful of structural habits — none of which are about picking better founders.
How to Run a Pitch Feedback Session That Actually Helps Founders
Most pitch feedback sessions generate a lot of noise and very little signal. Here's how to structure sessions that produce actionable improvements — not just opinions.
Score your cohort before demo day
AI-scored pitch deck assessments across your entire cohort. Track improvement, surface risks, and coach to the data.
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