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The Happiest (Work) Place on Earth: How Disney and Techstars are Helping Entrepreneurs' Dreams Come True

Disney Accelerator might be the fairy godmother that some aspiring entrepreneurs need.
Disneyland Castle

It isn’t just the 5-and-younger set who have Disney in their dreams. In 2014, Boulder, Colo.-based startup accelerator Techstars partnered with The Walt Disney Company to create the first Disney Accelerator. The second year of the 13-week Los Angeles-based incubator kicks off this month. 

For aspiring entrepreneurs with visions of media and entertainment success, the program offers a

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