The Magic of Engineered Serendipity
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On Deck is a curated community with events and highly engaging curriculum.
In On Deck, there is a dozen people who's full-time job is to interview people before accepting them to the community and to ensure that you get the most out of it.
On Deck hand picked highly ambitious people with positive attitudes, who are in similar stages of their lives and have shared goals.
It is like being in a room with a ton of sharp, likeminded people such as yourself, and everyone is looking to help one another to build the next big thing.
Truly inspiring and accelerating experience.
Happy to answer any questions about my experience in On Deck.
What is the right time to apply, now as they are contemplating their business or later when they go-full time on their venture?
Whether it makes more sense for you to do it now or later depends on your personality and what you want to get out of the community. You will definitely have plenty of opportunities to network with potential cofounders by joining now. However, you should dedicate at least an hour (more like two) every day to attend fireside talks, dinners, etc. I feel like I bonded the most with people who participated semi regularly in all events, and it seems like the same group of people benefited the most from On Deck.
In terms of privacy, On Deck has pretty strict guidance about not publicly disclosing who are the members, unless they explicitly opt-in.