There are many successful startup accelerators near me (Y-
combinator, 500.co, & many copycats).
They get a batch of ~100 people every 3-6 months & train
them up in product, strategy, marketing, finance,
operations,
with experienced mentors. Then, at the end, do a big
"demo
day" where they
invite investors to take them to the next
steps.
What they don't do, is really expose these people to the
non-
elite. The boring, the weird, the failures, the common.
These places are really bubbles of the elite, mentored by
elite, & introduced to the elite.
Yet, their customers will NOT be the elite. To succeed,
they
have to understand how the majority lives.
Beyond marketing to the non-elite, they need to get more
creative in their product strategy & UI/UX. Creativity is
fostered more by mixing existing things than by creating
novelty from muses/ether.
So, let's get the accelerators to visit boring, common
places,
taking factory tours of a chicken farm, or a GED study
program, or a church, a free health clinic, or any other
place
that 99% of the companies, mentors, and investors never
visit.
If you run such a place, let me know. I will boldly contact
these accelerators to make introductions for you.