Talk:Berkeley SkyDeck

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June 19 - Add Program Information

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Information that can be added: (With citations included)

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Program

Startup companies join the Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator for six months (one university semester).^[1] Startups accepted into the highest level cohort track receive $50,000 when they join, and $50,000 three months in--a total of $100,000 to use to build their businesses.^[1] In exchange, SkyDeck takes a five percent equity in each cohort startup.^[2]

The six-month SkyDeck term finishes with a demo day where startups in the SkyDeck cohort present to hundreds of investors, seeking venture capital financing.^[3]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Legatt, Aviva (January 7, 2019). "5 Amazing College Incubators". Forbes. Forbes Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Said, Carolyn (August 15, 2018). "UC Berkeley startup accelerator gets a boost from venture fund". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Rinker, Brian (December 5, 2019). "UC Berkeley's prestigious startup accelerator opens applications". San Francisco Business Times. American City Business Journal. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
^ Sawers, Paul (April 1, 2020). "Startup accelerators forge ahead with new virtual programs". VentureBeat. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

Chaud321 (talk) 16:04, 19 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Please note that this is simalar to this article. Darth Flappy ^«Talk» 22:55, 22 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 26-June-2020

@DarthFlappy: Agreed--the Forbes article you reference is the first listed source for the new section.

Chaud321 (talk) 14:32, 26 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done Zoozaz1 (talk) 16:35, 7 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

July 7 - Add Startup Information

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Explanation of issue: This article needs examples of well-known SkyDeck startup alumni.
Information that can be added: Two examples of SkyDeck startups that have their own Wikipedia entries, with article citations included; see expandable box below. (Note that the TechCrunch reference is by a staff reporter, not by a contributor.) Thanks!

Chaud321 (talk) 19:22, 7 July 2020 (UTC) [reply]

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SkyDeck alumni startups include unicorn Lime, a transportation company with motorized scooters, electric bikes, and carsharing, and Kiwi Campus, a food-delivery service using autonomous robots.^[1]^[2]

Done Put at the end of "Program" section. P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 22:20, 13 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Clark, Kate (November 12, 2018). "20 startups take center stage at Berkeley SkyDeck's demo day". TechCrunch. Verizon Media. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ Knox, Liam (June 13, 2019). "Food-Delivery Robots Are the Next Big Thing for Campus Dining. No, They Don't Accept Tips". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

July 28 - Add SkyDeck Venture Fund

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Explanation of issue: Would like to add the SkyDeck Venture Fund to the article.
Information that can be added: See expandable box below for information with multiple citations about the SkyDeck Venture Fund.

Chaud321 (talk) 14:25, 28 July 2020 (UTC) [reply]

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Berkeley SkyDeck Fund

In 2018, SkyDeck raised a $24 million, oversubscribed venture fund from investors including Sequoia Capital, Mayfield and Sierra Ventures.^[1]^[2] With this fund SkyDeck is allowed to invest up to 10 percent in each cohort startup's first funding round, up to $2 million.^[2]^[3]

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^ Cite error: The named reference Sawers2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Said2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Cite error: The named reference Legatt2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

Not done @Chaud321: I can't see any sources in your request? You've put the reference tags in (the <ref>...</ref> tags) but haven't put actually put any references in the tags. If you could provide the references you intended to use, then request an edit again, someone will be able to consider your edit. Thanks! Seagull123 Φ 17:26, 9 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Seagull123: Thanks for your help with this edit! In fact, the references are in there, but they are List-defined references (LDR), meaning that they already appear in the article and are being referenced again. Example: < ref name="Sawers2020" / > is a shorthand that links to a reference already fully spelled out in the article to a VentureBeat 2020 article by Paul Sawers. I hope that makes sense!

Done Verified references and re-ordered references in page. --Justanothersgwikieditor (talk) 07:02, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

[Legatt2019-1] Legatt, Aviva (January 7, 2019). "5 Amazing College Incubators". Forbes. Forbes Media, LLC. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[Said2018-2] Said, Carolyn (August 15, 2018). "UC Berkeley startup accelerator gets a boost from venture fund". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[Rinker2019-3] Rinker, Brian (December 5, 2019). "UC Berkeley's prestigious startup accelerator opens applications". San Francisco Business Times. American City Business Journal. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[Sawers2020-4] Sawers, Paul (April 1, 2020). "Startup accelerators forge ahead with new virtual programs". VentureBeat. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[Clark2018-5] Clark, Kate (November 12, 2018). "20 startups take center stage at Berkeley SkyDeck's demo day". TechCrunch. Verizon Media. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[Knox2019-6] Knox, Liam (June 13, 2019). "Food-Delivery Robots Are the Next Big Thing for Campus Dining. No, They Don't Accept Tips". The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 27 April 2020.

[Sawers2020-7] Cite error: The named reference Sawers2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Said2018-8] Cite error: The named reference Said2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Legatt2019-9] Cite error: The named reference Legatt2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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