* Top 10 Startups You Should Refer To Clocktower

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“Hey Erik,” I am often asked, “What kind of startup should we refer to Clocktower?” There are many types of startups that make excellent clients. Here are the top 10:

1. Any startup with two non-male founders.

2. Any startup with two non-white founders.

3. Any startup founded by Harvard dropouts.

4. Any startup on a 5- to 8-year exit trajectory.

5. Any startup with founders named Jobs & Wozniak.

6. Any startup that has won a MassChallenge cash award.

7. Any two-person startup with founders modeled after Jobs & Wozniak.

8. Any startup that is ready, willing, and able to sign on the dotted line with Techstars.

9. Any startup that is ready, willing, and able to sign on the dotted line with Y Combinator.

10. Any startup advised by, founded by, or invested in by Andy Payne, Anne Coghlan, Brian O’Kelley, Dave Balter, Doug Levin, Ellen Rubin, Greg Gibson, Jay Batson, Jon Radoff, Paul English, Stephanie Kaplan Lewis, or Vic Odryna.

As they say on M*A*S*H, that is all.

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