Upstart Accelerator: Summer 2013
Welcome to the Upstart accelerator for women-led tech startups! Please complete the form below to be considered for our inaugural cohort. We're looking for bold ideas, and founders who are ready to go big or go home. The top four teams selected will receive the 4 Ms: mentors, milestones, money and Memphis.

Submission Deadline: May 31 **EXTENDED**
Selection Notification: June 7
Program Start Date: June 20
Investor Day: October 3
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About the Lead Founder
Please provide basic contact information for the lead founder. **NOTE** that while you may have men on your team, we are looking for women-led companies.
What is your name? *
What is your role or title? *
What is your preferred email? *
What is your mobile number? *
Please list your social media profiles (each on its own line). *
Share all that apply, e.g., Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google+
What is your home address? *
About the Team
Please name each co-founder, including respective titles and social media profiles. *
How long have you known each co-founder? Please describe in detail a project on which you've worked together. *
For each founder, please share the following information: college including major and year of graduation / current position / relevant experience / primary strengths and skills committed to this startup. *
Who on the team has prior startup experience? *
Please include companies, years and status.
If selected, will each co-founder be able to participate in the full accelerator program? *
Required
If you answered "no" above, please explain.
Do any team members have other commitments from June 15 -October 3? *
If so, what are they? Work? School? Family? Travel?
About Your Startup Company
What is your company name? *
What is your company's URL? Social media profile/s? *
Where is your company headquartered now? Where do you plan to be located after the program? *
For how many months can and will your team last (regardless of follow-on funding) post-Investor Day? *
In other words, how much of a runway do you give yourself to secure follow-on investment after the program is complete? How long are you willing to bootstrap?
About Your Concept
What is your high level concept in 5 words or less (e.g., IMDb for restaurant menus)? *
Give us your elevator pitch in 50 words or less. *
What is the problem that you are solving, or gap that you are filling? *
What specifically are you developing? In what ways does your product or service solve the problem above? *
Who is your primary customer? Who feels the pain the most and is willing to pay for your solution? How large is the market? *
Who is your direct and indirect competition and in what ways are you better? Why? What do you understand that they don't? *
How will you make money? *
How many potential customers have you spoken with to date, and what has been their response? *
Describe progress made to date. *
Where do you envision your startup in a year post-program? Five years? *
Some Additional Information
We want big ideas, and also bold founders. Please tell us a little more about yourselves aside from your concept and experience.
What have you learned or discovered lately that most surprised you? *
What's the biggest risk (personal or professional) that you've ever taken? *
What is the biggest failure (personal or professional) that you've experienced, and what did you learn from it? *
What is the biggest accomplishment (personal or professional) that you've experienced, and what did you learn from it? *
What are reading right now? What have you recently read? *
What do you most hope to gain from the Upstart accelerator? *
How did you hear about us? *
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