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AppWorks Accelerator #27 Application
—————————AppWorks #27 Timeline —————————

⦿ Accepting Applications (GMT+8 / Taiwan Standard Time): 
First round: May 8 to June 6, 2023 11:59pm.
Final round: June 7 to July 10, 2023 11:59pm.

⦿ Interview Invitations & Admissions Offers: we will email you on a rolling basis

⦿ AppWorks #27 Official Kick-off: September 19, 2023

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Dear Founder,

Thank you for considering AppWorks as your partner in building a successful startup. We are thrilled to announce that our accelerator program in Taipei, Taiwan is now open for applications, and we invite founders from all over the world to join us.

Our hybrid online-offline program has been carefully curated to cater to the needs of startups at every stage of development. With over 12 years of experience, we have established a thriving community of 472 active startups and 1,522 founders, providing our alumni with many resources and opportunities. 

We understand that your time and effort are valuable, so we guarantee that our team of Partners, Principals, Associates, and Analysts will carefully review your application. Based on the suitability of your startup, we will invite you to an interview either in-person or via Zoom. This will enable us to gain insight into your team's goals and determine how we can best support you.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we recommend that you keep your answers concise, providing insight into your team's vision and why you believe you would be a good fit for our program.

We look forward to reading your story and meeting you virtually or in person soon.

Yours Truly,

Alyssa Chen
Principal of AppWorks Accelerator

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More details on AppWorks: appworks.tw/accelerator | Questions: [email protected]

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1. The Basics
Hello, founders! Welcome to the first part of this form. We are excited to know more about you and what you are doing. Please fill in this information so we know how to reach you!
1-1. We are a startup working on / in
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AI
Web3
Southeast Asia
其他：
1-2. Any AppWorks startup founder(s) would vouch for you?
1-3. Company / Team Name
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1-4. Company / Team Main URL
1-5. Main Contact's Name
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1-6. Main Contact's Mobile #
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(e.g. +886-922-333-444)
1-7. For *each* founder and co-founder, please provide their:
1) English/Chinese names;
2) age;  
3) current employer and title; 
4) previous employers and titles; 
5) school name & year for *all* degrees; 
6) high school name and year; 
7) main email address; 
8) current city; 
9) online presence (Twitter/FB/LinkedIn/GitHub/blog... etc. URLs)
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***EXTREMELY IMPORTANT*** Please be as thorough as you can. Your entire application may be skipped if information provided here is incomplete.
1-8. Who is the "CEO" at your startup? Why her / him?
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1-9. 1-minute CEO self-intro video and product demo (if there is any)
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Please provide the URL to a self-intro video by the CEO.
1-10. How did the founding members meet? In what capacity have you worked with each other previously? How long have you been working together on this startup?
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Skip the first 2 parts if you're a 1-person team.
2. Product & Market
Next, we’d like to know more about your products/services and target market. Please be specific in this section.
2-1. Please provide your startup's product & social media URLs. (include past products if there are any)
2-2. Who are your target users / customers? What problems do you solve for them? How did you find out about the problems?
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2-3. Please describe your product and its key features. How do these features solve your users' problems better than alternatives?
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2-3-1. (Required if you’re an AI startup) Are you training your own models or building on top of other people’s models? Why?
2-3-2. (Required if you’re a Web3 startup) Why does blockchain solve the problems you're targeting better than a centralized database, PaaS, and/or a traditional FI?
2-4. When did you (do you plan to) launch your product? What key growth metrics do you track (/plan to track)? Can you show us your traction and prove that your product does solve the problems?
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2-5. Please briefly describe your market, its size, growth potential, and your go-to-market strategy. Why is the market attractive?
2-6. Who are your current and potential competitors? Who is the strongest? What is your secret sauce?
3. Commitment
Are you committed to this marathon journey where you also need to move fast like a sprinter? We’ll know the answer in this section.
3-1. Why do a startup? Why now? How would you define success?
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3-2. How much money have the co-founders put into this startup?  What is the % of the company (/token) each co-founder owns?
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3-3. How much time (months/years) do you give yourself for your current startup? What would you do if it doesn't work out?
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3-4. Why AppWorks? How can we help you better achieve your goals? What if you fail to get into the accelerator program? 
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3-5. How many of you plan to physically be in Taipei during AW#27 (September 2023 - December 2023)?
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3-6. Please check if the following statements apply to your team:
(Will not affect your candidacy. But we might contact you for more details.)
[1] 1-person team
[2] All students
[3] Most of you not moving to Taipei for AppWorks
[4] No developers
3-7. Entity incorporated /  or DAO set up? Please provide the incorporation information.
3-8. Have you raised (equity / debt / convertible / token rounds) from investors? Please share the details.
3-9. What is your current monthly cash flow? How much runway do you have?
3-10. Any plans to raise money in the 12 months? How much do you plan to raise? What is the use of proceeds?
3-11. Anything else we should know?
(If you are an alumni or have applied to AppWorks Accelerator before, please remind us here.)
4. Bonus Questions
4-1. 5 years from now, which will be more dominant? And, more importantly, what is your rationale? (Feel free to pick one or more groups.)
1) ZKsync, Arbitrum, Optimism, Starkware
2) Binance vs. Uniswap
3) Token vs. Equity;
4) Tesla vs. Toyota;
5) ChatGPT vs. Bard;
6) Google Search vs. Bing;
7) Grab vs. GoTo;
8) Sea Limited vs. Softbank;
4-2. Is there an AppWorks founder/startup / mentor that you really admire? Why?
4-3. Is there a startup or product you built prior to the current one? Tell us the story & provide URLs if there is any.
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