{"id":43001,"date":"2023-10-20T15:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/brisbanes-startup-community-comes-together-to-discuss-the-virtues-of-accelerators-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:25:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:25:22","slug":"brisbanes-startup-community-comes-together-to-discuss-the-virtues-of-accelerators-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/brisbanes-startup-community-comes-together-to-discuss-the-virtues-of-accelerators-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Brisbane’s startup community comes together to discuss the virtues of accelerators – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
The biggest misconception about startup accelerators is that they\u2019re all the same, River City Labs entrepreneur-in-residence Aaron Birkby says.<\/p>\n
The Brisbane startup hub will be holding an inaugural accelerator educational panel on Thursday and Birkby says it\u2019s all about showing entrepreneurs what\u2019s on offer at the various accelerators.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery program is different,\u201d Birkby tells StartupSmart.<\/em><\/p>\n Birkby says not all accelerators are equal and each has its own unique networks. \u201cThey\u2019re incredibly valuable if they\u2019re done right,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n More than 150 people have already signed on for the Understanding Brisbane\u2019s Startup Accelerator Programs<\/em> night which will feature guests from BlueChilli\u2019s Colaborate program, which focuses on enterprise, iLab Germinate, socially-conscious Impact Academy and the QUT Creative Enterprise Australia.<\/p>\n Birkby says some of the key benefits these accelerators offer are connections to customers, market advisors and investors, accountability in setting and executing goals, as well as education through workshops and classes by a range of experts.<\/p>\n At River City Labs, the program focuses on traction growth, scaling ventures to a global stage and training or support around ideation, product building and articulating differences, he says.<\/p>\n
According to Startup Muster, a quarter of Australian startups use an accelerator<\/a> and Birkby hopes this number will grow.<\/p>\n