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The application process is designed to make you do things that you need to do anyway, i.e. having an executive summary, networking, etc.

We (Architexa) were finalists last year and did not find the application process complicated.

As for the experience: I found it really helpful.

Especially talking to the other startups and working with them day-in day-out. We did not apply for the office space, but it definitely was very useful working right next to the the other teams.

Beyond the above, the MassChallenge team works very hard in connecting the startups to the right people in the industry - we got great feedback and made progress because of that.