As with so many things, it was only after we left our accelerator experience at co.lab, sponsored by Zynga.org, that we truly started to take stock of its lasting value. As a small, indie, education start-up working out of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, having the opportunity to spend time learning out of the offices of an educational games accelerator based in San Francisco, made quite the impression.
A year later, we thought we would share some of the more enduring insights that we gleaned from this experience. After living through the adventure, we actually now have a much better understanding of these cohort-based mentorship programs. Before we get started, we should probably add one, rather strong caveat. Namely, when confronted with the option, we think everyone should choose to join an accelerator.
