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The School
The other ways to start.
Where Whitmont sits against the four models a founder usually chooses between.
| Accelerator | Seed fund | Founder house | University programme | Whitmont (planned) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who pays | A fund, for equity | A fund, for equity | Rent, or a sponsor | The institution | The founder's own money first, then partners |
| Who selects | Committee, from thousands | Partners, deal by deal | Whoever holds the lease | Faculty | A dinner |
| Where you sit | Offices, for a season | Anywhere | A shared house | A campus | The Room, with your cohort |
| How long | A season | Not applicable | Months | A term | The working year |
| Team | Any | Any | Individuals | Students | Three to five, technical |
| What you leave with | A demo day and a network | A cheque | Friends | A certificate | A company, and the Fellowship |
| What is measured | Valuation, follow-on rounds | Returns | Nothing published | Completion | Value per person, published yearly |
| Ends with | Demo day | Not applicable | Moving out | Graduation | The finishing fortnight |
Each of the four does something well. Whitmont borrows the room from the house, the money from the fund, the cohort from the accelerator and the standard from the university, and adds the one thing none of them publish: a number.