Accelerators can be powerful tools to build and transform businesses in a short period of time, which is why they have spread like wildfire in the corporate world.
Designing the Successful Corporate Accelerator gives readers the tools to design, create, and manage successful corporate accelerators that achieve results time and time again. Authors Jules Miller and Jeremy Kagan are seasoned professionals in this space, and combine global market research, interviews with accelerator leaders, and their own experience launching and running accelerators to share what works - and what doesn’t.
The first half of the book takes a broader look at corporate innovation as a whole and how accelerators fit in, then the second half offers practical advice for how to launch, run, and manage world-class accelerator programs. Perfect for executives, employees, founders, investors, intrapreneurs, and entrepreneurs, Designing the Successful Corporate Accelerator is a practical guidebook for anyone with a passion for corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xiii
About the Authors xv
Introduction xix
Section I Corporate Innovation Is Hard 1
Chapter 1 Accelerators and Corporate Innovation 3
Chapter 2 A Crash Course on Innovation Theory 17
Chapter 3 A Complex Machine to a Simple Machine 39
Section II Get with the [Accelerator] Program 55
Chapter 4 Startup Accelerators 57
Chapter 5 Accelerator Archetypes 73
Chapter 6 Know Your Why 95
Section III Buy In or Walk Away 109
Chapter 7 Stakeholder Engagement 111
Chapter 8 Resources 129
Chapter 9 Outsourcing and Delegating 139
Section IV Before the Program 149
Chapter 10 Recruiting and Selection 151
Chapter 11 Investment 175
Chapter 12 Metrics and KPIs 193
Section V During the Program 207
Chapter 13 Programming 209
Chapter 14 Mentors 225
Chapter 15 Making Partnerships Work 241
Section VI After the Program 263
Chapter 16 Post-Program Portfolio Management 265
Chapter 17 Planning for Long-Term Success 279
Endnotes 287
Index 303
