Difference between revisions of "Accelerator Seed List (Data)"

From edegan.com
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 30: Line 30:
 
*Each accelerator has an "about" page with information on staff, location, mission statement, philosophy, success, etc. Many links do not offer contact information but rather offer a form to submit.
 
*Each accelerator has an "about" page with information on staff, location, mission statement, philosophy, success, etc. Many links do not offer contact information but rather offer a form to submit.
 
*Many accelerators do not include founding date, most recent accelerators from around 2013-2014
 
*Many accelerators do not include founding date, most recent accelerators from around 2013-2014
==Review==
+
===Review===
 
Reliable source for specific URLs to older accelerators, not very helpful for more specific information.
 
Reliable source for specific URLs to older accelerators, not very helpful for more specific information.
 
Data crawling seems improbable because information is not readily available from source. Can potentially mine staff information or contact information from associated "about" page
 
Data crawling seems improbable because information is not readily available from source. Can potentially mine staff information or contact information from associated "about" page

Revision as of 16:20, 29 September 2016


McNair Project
Accelerator Seed List (Data)
Project logo 02.png
Project Information
Project Title
Start Date
Deadline
Primary Billing
Notes
Has project status
Copyright © 2016 edegan.com. All Rights Reserved.


Pre-existing Data

List of Accelerators

Sources

(Obtained from List of Accelerators

Source Evaluations

http://www.acceleratorinfo.com/see-all.html

Opened source website Copied Information under "All Accelerator Programs" to TextPad, already sorted. Returned 190 results Each link on parent list leads to individual home page url of accelerator

  • Used sample size of 20 links, determined 16 to be accelerators, 2 to be incubators, 2 to be inactive or broken links
  • Each accelerator has an "about" page with information on staff, location, mission statement, philosophy, success, etc. Many links do not offer contact information but rather offer a form to submit.
  • Many accelerators do not include founding date, most recent accelerators from around 2013-2014

Review

Reliable source for specific URLs to older accelerators, not very helpful for more specific information. Data crawling seems improbable because information is not readily available from source. Can potentially mine staff information or contact information from associated "about" page