AppWorks Accelerator #23 Application
———————————— AppWorks #23 Timeline ——————————————————

⦿ Accepting Applications (Taipei Time):
First round: Now to Jun 16, 2021 11:59pm.
Final round: Jun 17, 2021 to Jul 21, 2021 11:59pm.

⦿ Interview Invitations & Admissions Offers: we will email you on a rolling basis

⦿ AppWorks #23 Official Kick-off: September 2021

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Dear Founder,

Welcome! This application is your first step toward joining AppWorks, the renowned 6-month free accelerator program in Taipei, Taiwan, now with a network of 395 active startups and 1,331 founders, one of the largest and strongest founder communities in the world.

I want you to know your application will be reviewed carefully, by all of our Partners, Associates, Analysts, Fellows, and Masters. From there, founders & startups that seem most promising will be invited to come in / zoom in for an interview.  Then, based on what we learn during the interviews, we will decide which teams to invite to AW#23.

A few friendly reminders: 1) we get a ton of applications so keeping your answers concise is the best strategy; 2) browser crash happens so remember to back up your answers along the way.

Good luck. We look forward to reading your story and meeting you in person / online.

Yours Truly,

Alyssa Chen
Head of AppWorks Accelerator

More details on AppWorks: appworks.tw/accelerator | Questions: a@appworks.tw

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1. The Basics
1-1. We are a startup working on / in *
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1-2. Any AppWorks startup founder(s) would vouch for you?
1-3. Company / Team Name *
1-4. Company / Team Main URL
1-5. Main Contact's Name *
1-6. Main Contact's Mobile # *
(e.g. +886-922-333-444)
1-7. For *each* founder and co-founder, please provide his/her: 1) English/Chinese names; 2) age;  3) current employer and title; 4) previous employers and titles; 5) school name & year for *all* degrees; 6) high school name and year; 7) main email address; 8) current city; 9) online presence (FB/LinkedIn/GitHub/blog... etc. URLs) *
***EXTREMELY IMPORTANT*** Please be as thorough as you can. Your entire application may be skipped if information provided here is incomplete.
1-8. Who is the "CEO" at your startup? Why her/him? *
1-9. 1-minute CEO self-intro video *
Please provide the URL to a self-intro video by the CEO.
1-10. How did the founding members meet? In what capacity have you worked with each other previously? How long have you been working together on this startup? *
Skip the first 2 parts if you're a 1-person team.
2. Product & Market
2-1. Please provide your startup's product & social media URLs. (include past products if there is any)
2-2. Who are your target users/customers? What problems do you solve for them? How did you find out about the problems? *
2-3. Please describe your product and its key features. How do these features solve your users' problems better than alternatives? *
2-3-1. (Required for Blockchain startups) Why does blockchain / crypto solve the problems you're targeting better than a centralized database, PaaS and/or other existing platforms?
2-3-2. (Required for AI startups) Why does machine learning / deep learning solve the problems you're targeting better than a rule-based algorithm?
2-4. When did you (do you plan to) launch your product? What are the key growth metrics that you track (/plan to track)? Can you show us your traction and prove that your product does solve the problems? *
2-5. Please briefly describe your market, its size, dynamics, and your go-to-market strategy. Why is the market attractive?
2-6. Who are your current and potential competitors? Who is the strongest?  How do you plan to beat them?
2-7. What do you know about this opportunity (business) that others just don't get?
3. Commitment
3-1. Why do a startup?  Why now?  What are your short-term and long-term goals? *
3-2. How much money have the co-founders put into this startup?  What is the % of the company (/token) each co-founder owns? *
3-3. How much time do you give yourself for your current startup? What would you do if it doesn't work out? *
3-4. Why AppWorks? How can we help you achieve your goals? *
3-5. (If COVID-19 situation improves) how many of you plan to physically be in Taipei during AW#23? *
3-6. Please check if following statements apply to your team:
(Will not affect your candidacy. But we might contact you for more details.)
3-7. Incorporated? Please provide information.
3-8. Have you raised (equity / convertible / coin / token rounds) from investors? Please share the details.
3-9. Your current monthly cash flow?  How much runway do you have?
3-10. Any plans to raise money in the 12 months? How much do you plan to raise? What is the use of proceeds?
3-11. Anything else we should know?
(If you are an alumni or have applied to AppWorks Accelerator before, please remind us here.)
4. Bonus Questions
4-1. 1) ETH vs. FLOW; 2) BTC vs. ETH; 3) Tesla vs. Toyota; 4) Google Nest vs. Echo vs. HomePod; 5) Grab vs. Gojek; 6) Lazada vs. Shopee
5 years from now, which will be more dominant? And, more importantly, what is your reasoning? (Feel free to pick one or more pairs.)
4-2. Is there an AppWorks founder / startup / mentor that you really admire? Why?
4-3. Is there a product you built prior to this startup that you are quite proud of? Tell us the story & provide URLs if there's any.
A copy of your responses will be emailed to the address you provided.
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