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Iowa Startup Accelerator launches STEAM summer camp for kids
The Iowa Startup Accelerator, based out of Cedar Rapids, is launching a new summer camp program this year for kids. The program is an expansion of their Imagination Iowa initiative, which promotes coding, creativity and entrepreneurship in Iowa. “We’ve run CoderDojo, our coding camps for kids, every two weeks for the past two years,” David…
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How to apply to an accelerator: Do’s and don’ts
Want to impress a startup accelerator? Focus on testing your assumptions, says Matt Boyd. It goes without saying, but starting a company is hard. Really hard. Probably the most difficult thing any of us will ever do. The decision making process in a startup is fast paced, and you’re never quite sure that what you’re…