The Virtual Incubator: Engaging With Startups In Turbulent Times

by The Virtual Incubator: Engaging With Startups In Turbulent Times
on March 12

With an abrupt shift to remote work and video conferencing as soon as the pandemic hit, incubators and accelerators were left scrambling to find a new equilibrium. In many cases, incubators had to abandon their cohorts mid-session. After all, how do you keep cohorts of startups and scale-ups engaged and advancing their business agendas when you’re not together in person? How do you engage with mentors, build partnerships and conduct programming and events remotely?

Now that we have more than a year of experience, we’re tackling two fundamental questions that the business incubator and accelerator industry has been asking: Can the virtual cohort work and how do you keep cohorts engaged virtually?

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