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Disney Accelerator
Disney boldly asks the best and brightest
entertainment and new media teams around the
world: How big can you dream? The ultimate creative
and entrepreneurial spirit, Disney’s famous quote “do
or do not, there is no try,” is pasted onto every
inspired and sleep deprived founder’s coffee mug.
Turning big dreams into reality was Disney’s calling in
life, and this accelerator continues that vision today.
10 companies over 13 weeks are offered $120,000
each and a profusion of advisors from The Walt
Disney Company, ESPN, ABC, Marvel, LucasFilm,
Pixar and more. Alumni include Coda Rica, a new
take on seriously fun games that teach kids to code,
and Naritiv, a marketing and analytics platform for
content on sites such as Snapchat.
Extreme Tech Challenge
It isn't every new accelerator that counts CES
President Gary Shapiro as a project partner, nor Sir
Richard Brandon as a confidant. Add his private
island, which serves as the ultimate outdoor co-working
space for mentors and influencers who made the
coveted top 3 finalist list, and you may just forget
about the 1800 other tech applicants you just raced
to get a seat at the table. Born of a social
consciousness which runs deeply within each thread
of founding company Mai Tai Global, XTC co-founder
Susi Tai echoed the groups mantra when she stated,
“We want to leave things better than we found them."
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