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Peter Torstensen’s theory of the head start
Peter Torstensen has spent years helping founders borrow experience before they have earned their own. From Accelerace to a new AI initiative at BII, his recurring question is how to give a good idea somewhere to grow.
Accelerate ME: The startup accelerator whose bosses graduate
Manchester’s student-run accelerator offers founders up to £8,000 without taking equity. Its more unusual experiment is keeping the network alive as one generation hands the keys to the next.
Purdue has the patents. Now comes the hard part.
Purdue Innovates connects university inventions with licenses, founders and capital. Its most revealing work happens when a promising idea meets an inconvenient customer.
Science & Startups wants your research to pay its own way
Berlin’s university startup service offers founders free advice, lab access and a route to equity-free funding. The harder assignment is teaching a good experiment to become a business.
Entrepreneur Futures Network gets founders ready for the hard questions
Before the pitch comes the practice. The Berkeley-born nonprofit turns volunteer expertise into structured help for student startups, clean-energy innovators and the organizations backing them.