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Estonian startup accelerator Startup Wise Guys wants more applications
- pagekalisedown 15y agoAm I the only one who thinks "Wise Guys" is a poor choice of name? I can't help but think they're somehow connected to organized crime.
- nstarkell 15y agoI suppose it is to do with the previously coined #estonianmafia hashtag by Dave McClure as per my TechCrunch post in 2011 http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/11/startup-sauna-puts-estonianmafia-to-test/ http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/11/startup-sauna-puts-estonian...
- akberzins 15y agoThe Wise Guys name is a light-hearted attempt to communicate the fact that the Estonian and Baltic startup communities are infiltrating the world and yes, this comes from Dave McLure's coining of the #estonianmafia hashtag on Twitter.
- maayank 15y agoHow is €5000 per founder (max €15000/team) for 8% equity, compared to other accelerators?
- nstarkell 15y agoYou can see comparison for other European accelerators here http://startupfactories.eu/ http://startupfactories.eu/ And for Eastern European accelerators here http://goaleurope.com/2011/11/23/eastern-europe-innovation-everything-you-need-to-know-about-startup-accelerators-in-eastern-europe/ http://goaleurope.com/2011/11/23/eastern-europe-innovation-e...
- plaes 15y agoStartup scene in Estonia: http://siimteller.com/2012/02/more-accelerators-than-startups-we-have-a-problem/ http://siimteller.com/2012/02/more-accelerators-than-startup...
- andreslind 15y agoSiim Teller is one of the mentors at Wise Guys http://www.startupwiseguys.com/mentors http://www.startupwiseguys.com/mentors
- MartinV 15y agoIts only 3 days to go, lets see how many new teams will sign up.