TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ester,P.
TI  - Accelerators in Silicon Valley: building successful startups : searching for the next big thing 
SN  - 9789048538683
AV  - HD62.5 .E88 2017
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - Amsterdam
PB  - Amsterdam University Press
KW  - New business enterprises
KW  - Planning
KW  - Entrepreneurship
KW  - California
KW  - Santa Clara Valley (Santa Clara County)
KW  - Business incubators
KW  - High technology industries
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Nouvelles entreprises
KW  - Planification
KW  - Entrepreneuriat
KW  - Californie
KW  - Santa Clara, Vallée de (Santa Clara)
KW  - Incubateurs d'entreprises
KW  - Industries de pointe
KW  - Innovations
KW  - Business innovation
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Economics
KW  - General
KW  - Reference
KW  - Unternehmensgründung
KW  - Silicon Valley
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Silicon Valley : the DNA of an entrepreneurial region. Europe and Silicon Valley ; Accelerators : pillars of Silicon Valley's startup support infrastructure ; Accelerators : their role, research, and results ; Methodology ; Overview -- Innovation and startups in Silicon Valley : an ecosystem approach. Modeling the Valley's ecosystem23 ; The model in more detail ; The meso level : capital, universities, government, and support networks ; The macro level : culture, culture, culture -- Unique selling points : accelerator philosophy, business model, and cooperation. Incubators versus accelerators ; Core philosophy and focus ; Business model ; External cooperation ; Conclusion -- Strong teams will win : how accelerators select and coach startup teams. Selection procedures ; Mentoring ; Conclusion -- Working on a dream a : Aaccelerator startup programs ; General accelerators ; Specialized accelerators ; Accelerating platforms ; Conclusion -- Accelerator darlings, challenges, and future plans. Success, failure, and showcases ; Challenges and future plans ; Conclusion -- What can Europe learn from Silicon Valley accelerators? Main findings and lessons ; Bridging Europe's innovation gap ; The Netherlands : StartupDelta; Accelerator decision tool : ten basic questions ; Final thoughts -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Appendix 1. Silicon Valley accelerator founders & chief executives interviewed -- Appendix 2. Questionnaire personal interviews Silicon Valley accelerators
N2  - "California's Silicon Valley can stake an unrivaled claim as the world's most successful innovation region. The area has built an unprecedentedly brilliant ecosystem that has supported successful startups for decades now: Apple, Google, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, WhatsApp, Uber, Airbnb, and the like have changed the way that we work, play, and live in the twenty-first century. One of the least well-known keys to the region's success is the growing number of 'accelerators' in Silicon Valley that help startups. Accelerators help by bringing a startup's product to the market, refining their business idea, developing their product, strengthening their team, designing a marketing strategy, attracting initial customers, and raising funds, all while coping with the unique hardships of the high-pressure startup life. Though short lived, accelerators act as a key behind-the-scenes early life support system. In Accelerators in Silicon Valley, Peter Ester explores in detail how these 'schools of startup entrepreneurship' operate to empower startups, and thus bring success to themselves. The book ultimately asks (and answers) one key question: What can we learn from how Silicon Valley accelerators help startups to become successful companies? Accelerators in Silicon Valley is a book for anyone who shares a fascination for building a successful startup in an ever-evolving economy"--Digital title page
UR  - https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt1zrvhk7
ER  -