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The value of an accelerator program like JFDI Accelerate comes from its mentors. Their advice counts because they’ve been on the front line themselves. As an entrepreneur and investor in the Southeast Asia Region, Michael Lints has been actively looking for startups solving real problems in the region, writes David Ongchoco Golden Gate Ventures Venture Partner…

The value of an accelerator program like JFDI Accelerate comes from its mentors. Their advice counts because they’ve been on the front line themselves. A serial entrepreneur, Jon Sugihara has co-founded 5 startups and has sold his companies both in the US and Asia, writes David Ongchoco RedMart Chief Product Officer Jon Sugihara gave a…

The value of an accelerator program like JFDI Accelerate comes from its mentors. Their advice counts because they’ve been on the front line themselves. Frontier Ventures Vice President Pavel Alimov has been in the finance and investing industry for more than 10 years and has invested in several market leading internet companies , writes David Ongchoco In…

Don Phan was shopping for groceries with his wife in Vietnam when he noticed a young woman. She was struggling to steer a motorbike while holding her baby and several large packs of diapers. This obvious ‘pain point’ inspired him to co-found a diaper delivery service, writes David Ongchoco Taembe.com was part of the JFDI 2015A…

A recent question about how the ‘Joyful Frog Digital Incubator’ got its name prompted CEO Hugh Mason to describe the difference between accelerators and incubators, writes Crystal Neri. The job of an accelerator is to make (B) or break (C) a startup (after Bill Aulet, MIT) JFDI.Asia is best known for its accelerator program, so…

A workshop held last night explored how automating legal documentation could be a key technology that helps startups scale across ASEAN. JFDI is spinning out the processes it has developed to address this pain point, writes JFDI co-founder Meng Wong First-time entrepreneurs imagine that cutting their first deal with investors will be a handshake and…

Pitching a startup at a demo day is one thing: getting through a meeting with investors to a ‘yes’ is another. That’s why JFDI has always included detailed criticism from investors through role play and a consistent set of success factors comes shining through, writes David Ongchoco. This week’s JFDI Accelerate investor role-play session saw…

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Yoichiro (“Yokum”) Taku is a corporate and securities partner in the Palo Alto, California office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He makes a wide range of standard documents and notes about them available online.