Building an Accelerator? Great idea.
Building an Accelerator is Hard Work
No one knows that better than GAN Managing Directors, which is why GAN Accelerator Workshops are available to new accelerators, both within and outside of the GAN community. These three-day events are designed to help accelerators like you get off the ground and running, find a sustainable program model that works in your ecosystem, and explore the challenges that new accelerators face.
Who Should Attend
This workshop is specifically designed for accelerator leadership (individuals or teams) from all geographies, verticals, and specializations who are currently operating a new accelerator or plan to launch or restructure a new program within the next year.
Cost
Tickets are $3,500 per person for an individual or $2,200 per person for a team of two or more. This does not include your travel and hotel accommodation, but you can reserve your stay here.
This cost includes:
- Deep Dive
One-on-one deep dive into your current accelerator model. - Topic-Driven Sessions
Seven topic-driven sessions lead by GAN staff or top GAN MDs. - Accelerator Guide
GAN’s exclusive compilation of tools produced by accelerators, for accelerators. - Workshop Notes
Comprehensive workshop notes for you to take home and reference. - Meals
All your meals during the event
What’s Covered
GAN Accelerator Workshops are specially-designed for Managing Directors and Program Managers who are building or relaunching accelerator programs. Over the course of three days, you will dig deep into the pain points that new accelerators face and unveil viable solutions from some of GAN’s most well-established programs to help identify a sustainable accelerator model that will thrive in your ecosystem.
- Learning from Other Accelerators
We will cover some of the most pressing structural and strategic questions facing those who are building accelerators. - Collaboration with Peers & Leaders
Get to know other workshop attendees, work as a group to address challenges brought forth by individual participants, and have fun doing it. - Setting Your Game Plan
Leave with actionable steps to build or restructure your accelerator, connections to GAN MDs leading successful programs, comprehensive notes, and GAN’s Accelerator Guide. - Enjoy Yourself
Accelerator workshops are meant to be enjoyable and attendees leave refreshed and ready to build a solid program.
The workshop will be lead by members of the GAN team along with a special guest.
Specific Topics
This three-day session will specifically cover:
- Your team: Program staff + leader roles
- What will it cost: Program operating budgets + sustainability models
- Partnerships: Building and sustaining alliances with service providers
- Mentors: How to find them, how to keep them and when to fire them
- Startup communities: How to engage your local ecosystem to sustain growth for your program
- Deal flow: Recruiting startups and selecting the right ones
- Running a program: Topics to cover and methods for guiding companies
- Investment: Follow on funds, demo days and term sheets
Agenda
Monday, January 14:
2:00 – 2:30 pm: Welcome
2:30 – 4:00 pm: Session 1
4:15 – 5:30 pm: Session 2
5:30 – 6:30 pm: Networking Happy Hour
6:30 – 9:00 pm: Networking Happy Hour and Dinner
Tuesday, January 15:
9:00 – 9:30 am: Coffee and Breakfast
9:30 – 11:00 am: Session 3
11:15 – 12:30 pm: Session 4
12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch
1:30 – 3:00 pm: Session 5
3:15 – 4:30 pm: Session 6
4:30 – 6:30 pm: Networking Happy Hour
Wednesday, January 16:
9:00 – 9:30 am: Coffee and Breakfast
9:30 – 11:00 am: Session 7
11:00 – 12:00 pm: Conclude and Wrap up
How to Apply
GAN Accelerator Workshops are open by application for accelerator operators. This will be a small, curated group of new or relaunching accelerator programs focused on building sustainable programs to support startups in their ecosystem. Space is limited, and we accept participants on a rolling basis. Please submit your application to attend below.