I am their target audience. I appreciate the candor shown in Carolynn's responses. And, I would likely benefit from the program. I have even considered interviewing.
But I just can't get over the fact that they're having a contest and making you pay for the prize.
Yes, and it seems to be an issue with many of the programs in Oregon, charges for presenting to 'investors'; references to 'winning' funding, etc.
It's one thing to charge attendance to a networking event; but to charge companies for presenting to potential investors seems amateurish to me.
And everyone involved in the process needs to remember that funding is not the end, it is merely a means towards the end. You don't 'win' funding, you receive it; and you have to pay it back.
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I am their target audience. I appreciate the candor shown in Carolynn's responses. And, I would likely benefit from the program. I have even considered interviewing.
But I just can't get over the fact that they're having a contest and making you pay for the prize.
Yes, and it seems to be an issue with many of the programs in Oregon, charges for presenting to 'investors'; references to 'winning' funding, etc.
It's one thing to charge attendance to a networking event; but to charge companies for presenting to potential investors seems amateurish to me.
And everyone involved in the process needs to remember that funding is not the end, it is merely a means towards the end. You don't 'win' funding, you receive it; and you have to pay it back.
> But I just can't get over the fact that they're having a contest and making you pay for the prize.
Education often takes this form. If you're accepted into a competitive university, you still have to pay for the 'prize' of going there.
Whether it's worth the cost is a separate question.