Video: John Fein offers an update on the Sprint Accelerator
March 25, 2016 | Startland News Staff
John Fein, Techstars managing director, chats with Startland News editor Bobby Burch about the accelerator’s 2016 class.
Now in its third year, the accelerator this year has a broader focus on all mobile technologies, as opposed to only mobile health in previous years. The accelerator in March welcomed ten new companies to its three-month, mentor-led program, which is located in Kansas City’s Crossroads Arts District.
For more on the accelerator and its 10 mobile tech startups, check out the firms’ elevator pitches.
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