Nothing is easy at the beginning. There are processes and struggles but we can imitate from what is done and the lessons shared by successful Startup Accellerators in The World. 1. Solving real problems. Spenser Skates, co-founder and CEO of Amplitude , says that the most important factor for a startup comes at the very beginning: figuring out exactly what problem your customers need you to solve. In the early days of a startup, founders need to prioritize talking to potential customers and really understanding their problem so that they can help solve it. In fact, customer feedback has remained essential to Amplitude’s product development and company success. 2. Staying focused Will Canine, cofounder and CPO at Opentrons , has taken his company through two tech accelerators. The first was Hax, a hardware-focused accelerator based in Shenzhen, China. Then, Opentrons was accepted to Y Combinator, which is really what put the company on the launch pad. “Probably our biggest lea