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-- AudiencebloomJayson DeMers, founder and CEO of AudienceBloom: Without the numbers necessary to form insights about the true impact of startup accelerators, it’s difficult to say whether they’re a positive, neutral or negative force in the context of a regional economy or entrepreneurial landscape. To be sure, there are dozens if not hundreds of successful entrepreneurs today who attribute their success to accelerator programs and hundreds of enrolled entrepreneurs grateful for the opportunity. But with the lack of sustainability for the programs, the lack of diversity and longevity of their mentorship programs and the difficulty of measuring “true” economic impact, one has to wonder whether there’s a better type of program out there. ...