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Ep. #107: I Got Accepted to Antler MENA β24 (with a 0.2% Acceptance Rate)
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I was selected to participate in Antler's Spring '24 MENAP cohort, their first in Dubai. Getting invited into Antler is statistically more difficult to do than gaining acceptance into Harvard. For context, Antler accepts about 3% of applicants across their 12 global locations, and the acceptance rate for their MENAP arm is even less than that (0.2%). I lived in Dubai for a two-month residency for the startup prior to splitting up with my team.
In this episode, I share five learnings from the journey.
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