We had a nice chat with Eoghan Jennings, co-founder of StartupBootcamp, speaker and member of the Startup Challenge jury at How to Web 2011. So, European startups, this is definitely a must read for you!
How to Web: What do you think is the next big thing when it comes to web business?
Eoghan Jennings: Disrupting Television. Consumers still watch more television than they use the web. So I think there is huge demand still for a more
I know we have tackled this subject on a previous occasion, but it is too juicy to leave aside. Why are business incubators successful and advantageous on both sides? We will assume the cause of viewing the subject from both perspectives: in part one from the investors corner, in part two from the entrepreneurs side. So, let the boxing begin. 
Romanian startup SunnyTrail got accepted into the Canadian accelerator Growlab. The founders, Octav Druta, Andrei Soare and Vlad Berteanu, will be attending a four month bootcamp program in both Canada and the Sillicon Valley, with access to funding and mentorship.
The idea, the opportunity
SunnyTrail offers companies that run a subscriptions based business an easy way to follow their users’ subscribing behavior. This will allow them to find out how much money the business is making,
As you may have a heard, a new accelerator has come to life recently in the North-East of England. ignite100 is a mentorship-led programme with a £1m fund and over 50 mentors from a wide variety of backgrounds.
Here’s how it works: After being accepted into the program, each team receives an initial funding of £5k (up tp £15k). Then, the founders will move to Newcastle and be part of a 13 week programme where they will receive intense mentoring and business support. At the end of the programme, if the teams achieve pre-agreed milestones, they will receive the rest of the £100k in the form of convertible loan.
We took some time to talk to Jon Bradford, ignite100′s Executive Director, the man who also launched The Difference Engine and Springboard. Here’s how it went:
A few weeks ago we were announcing the launch of a new web business accelerator in Birmingham, United Kingdom – Oxygen Accelerator. As the accelerator model was quite new and intriguing in many ways, we have decided to interview the founder of the Oxygen Accelerator, Mark Hales and we had the chance to ask him a few questions in order to better understand his view on some of the main issues raised by interested entrepreneurs. In case you think Oxygen Accelerator is a good opportunity for you and your business, applications can still be submitted until the 30th of June 2011.
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