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https://angel.co/socraticlabs https://angel.co/socraticlabs seems to fit the bill. Of course, keep in mind that this could very well not be the accelerator.

brandall10 13y ago
Yikes. I participated in that (briefly, went home after the first month) and thought this write-up seemed too familiar. On a positive note, The Alley is a way cool co-working space, I miss it dearly. Routine nightly events/speaking engagements were pretty awesome.
- brandall10 13y ago
  Just want to clear the air on this comment (apparently this led to some unintended backlash) - I participated as a consultant dev helping out a company there, I own no stake in the company and my view on the experience does not reflect the viewpoint of the company I was there for. I left on my own accord which had nothing to do with participation in the accelerator itself, the rest of the company remained thru the duration. With that out of the way, the "Yikes" was to the effect of "wow, that ended up in the worst way possible". The "too familiar" was noting some of particulars of the story, some of which 1) female led MP 2) extra month+ before demo day 3) some other particulars I won't care to name, but nothing to the degree as told in the story. Let's just say to point 3 I was expecting it to be more hands on, and from what I've learned since writing this comment it was. I have no issues/beef with the people involved, other teams, etc. I found everyone pleasant to deal with, and the nature of my involvement was as such that many issues going on behind the scenes weren't in my periphery anyway.
Matt_Mickiewicz 13y ago
Fits the bill perfectly... it could have been the education start-up, seeking mentorship from the founder who was in that space.
kfury 13y ago
Their 'Mentors' page is... interesting: http://socraticlabs.com/Mentors.html http://socraticlabs.com/Mentors.html
- dudurocha 13y ago
  The mentors have no name, and they have a bunch o anons, strange
  - sgdnogb2n 13y ago
    That looks totally legit. :|
  - abeh 13y ago
    A google image search brings up 9 out of the 12 identities. But yes, strange.
beachstartup 13y ago
usually when i hear "barely covers the rent" i think of two cities NY, and SF.
- liam_boogar 13y ago
  Paris, London, Tokyo.
throwaway98766 13y ago
Perhaps https://angel.co/unbound-concepts https://angel.co/unbound-concepts or https://angel.co/learnmetrics https://angel.co/learnmetrics who both went through accelerators previously?
- deleted 13y ago
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tlrobinson 13y ago
The MD seems to have confirmed it: https://twitter.com/heatherg/status/373318278833135616 https://twitter.com/heatherg/status/373318278833135616 "I've emailed @davidcohen and asked him whether he would be willing to share my response. Awaiting word."
- anoncowherd 13y ago
  I wonder if "it's not us" would have sufficed.
- zwily 13y ago
  Interesting - tweet is deleted.
mathattack 13y ago
Too bad. The website seems very "High school project" caliber but I like the mission very much. It would be a shame if it's a scam. 1. an edtech accelerator embracing lean startup practices. 2. a collaborative coworking community in NYC dedicated to education entrepreneurship. 3. a campus focused on learning technology. 4. the birthplace of the future of learning. One thing I do notice is there's a fine line between "We have 60% of the stuff figured out, and will make up the rest of the 40% as we go" and going 40/60 instead. One is an ambitious startup, the other is a scam.
- wuster 13y ago
  Once upon a time, I had sent an email to an org with criticism of their web site and how it's hurting their image, only to find out that they gave the web dev opportunity to a high school kid in the area who really wanted the experience. The org was completely legit, and IMO they did a good thing by giving some kid a chance. If the org's product is not the web site, then I don't see why they should waste money/time on an amazing designer/developer when that money could ease operational needs elsewhere.

brandall10 13y ago

Yikes. I participated in that (briefly, went home after the first month) and thought this write-up seemed too familiar. On a positive note, The Alley is a way cool co-working space, I miss it dearly. Routine nightly events/speaking engagements were pretty awesome.

brandall10 13y ago
Just want to clear the air on this comment (apparently this led to some unintended backlash) - I participated as a consultant dev helping out a company there, I own no stake in the company and my view on the experience does not reflect the viewpoint of the company I was there for. I left on my own accord which had nothing to do with participation in the accelerator itself, the rest of the company remained thru the duration. With that out of the way, the "Yikes" was to the effect of "wow, that ended up in the worst way possible". The "too familiar" was noting some of particulars of the story, some of which 1) female led MP 2) extra month+ before demo day 3) some other particulars I won't care to name, but nothing to the degree as told in the story. Let's just say to point 3 I was expecting it to be more hands on, and from what I've learned since writing this comment it was. I have no issues/beef with the people involved, other teams, etc. I found everyone pleasant to deal with, and the nature of my involvement was as such that many issues going on behind the scenes weren't in my periphery anyway.

Matt_Mickiewicz 13y ago

Fits the bill perfectly... it could have been the education start-up, seeking mentorship from the founder who was in that space.

kfury 13y ago

Their 'Mentors' page is... interesting: http://socraticlabs.com/Mentors.html http://socraticlabs.com/Mentors.html

dudurocha 13y ago
The mentors have no name, and they have a bunch o anons, strange
- sgdnogb2n 13y ago
  That looks totally legit. :|
- abeh 13y ago
  A google image search brings up 9 out of the 12 identities. But yes, strange.

beachstartup 13y ago

usually when i hear "barely covers the rent" i think of two cities NY, and SF.

liam_boogar 13y ago
Paris, London, Tokyo.

throwaway98766 13y ago

Perhaps https://angel.co/unbound-concepts https://angel.co/unbound-concepts or https://angel.co/learnmetrics https://angel.co/learnmetrics who both went through accelerators previously?

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tlrobinson 13y ago

The MD seems to have confirmed it: https://twitter.com/heatherg/status/373318278833135616 https://twitter.com/heatherg/status/373318278833135616 "I've emailed @davidcohen and asked him whether he would be willing to share my response. Awaiting word."

anoncowherd 13y ago
I wonder if "it's not us" would have sufficed.
zwily 13y ago
Interesting - tweet is deleted.

mathattack 13y ago

Too bad. The website seems very "High school project" caliber but I like the mission very much. It would be a shame if it's a scam. 1. an edtech accelerator embracing lean startup practices. 2. a collaborative coworking community in NYC dedicated to education entrepreneurship. 3. a campus focused on learning technology. 4. the birthplace of the future of learning. One thing I do notice is there's a fine line between "We have 60% of the stuff figured out, and will make up the rest of the 40% as we go" and going 40/60 instead. One is an ambitious startup, the other is a scam.

wuster 13y ago
Once upon a time, I had sent an email to an org with criticism of their web site and how it's hurting their image, only to find out that they gave the web dev opportunity to a high school kid in the area who really wanted the experience. The org was completely legit, and IMO they did a good thing by giving some kid a chance. If the org's product is not the web site, then I don't see why they should waste money/time on an amazing designer/developer when that money could ease operational needs elsewhere.