Disruption = IoT + Artificial Intelligence (AI)
By Ahsan Zaman, Executive Director of WORLD MEDIA ONLINE The Internet of Things (IoT) is a multi-trillion-dollar market opportunity. Cisco predicts it to be worth US$14.4 trillion by 2022, with McKinsey forecast at US$11 trillion by 2025. Goldman Sachs points … Continued
28 billion things
By Stephen Parkes, CEO of Go Enrol Where to start with the Internet of Things (IoT)? It is massive. The third wave of the Internet. Goldman Sachs have described it as “the next mega-trend” which has the potential to connect … Continued
Thank you Accelerate Cambridge!
By Gareth Lippiatt, Founder of ‘Fan Offers’ There surely could not have been a more appropriate way to complete my 8 months with Accelerate than to hear from Vernon Hill, a man that has built (and sold) a multi-billion dollar … Continued
Understanding your value proposition
If you were to search the meaning of ‘value proposition’ in Google, you would find countless links to sites that give varying definitions of what a ‘value proposition’ is. To our understanding, in a nutshell, the value proposition of a … Continued
12 novel bio-business ideas created in just 54 hours
by Marta Teperek How to create 12 exciting business ideas in just 54 hours? Here is a simple recipe – take: 50 passionate entrepreneurs + 10 expert coaches + an efficient organising team, mix them, and get them to work … Continued
In search of pitch perfection
You could stage a fabulously dramatic pitch on any one of the Cambridge Judge Business School staircases. You could… But we didn’t. In a building famous for the architectural bravura of its public spaces, soaring painted ceilings and massive windows, … Continued
What do our #FantasticAdvisers do in the holidays?
Isn’t it odd how distant December seems once you’re in January? So last year. But it was only last month, and although there was only one formal mentors day, Accelerate Cambridge coaches and mentors continued their support by email, phone … Continued
Meeting our mentors
By Richard Smith of Nowomics Last Thursday at Accelerate Cambridge was our first mentor day, where teams could meet with over 20 different mentors to discuss specific aspects of our ideas and businesses. This is where one the biggest benefits … Continued
A loveable pitch
By Tejas Shah of Synced “If you were trying to pick Kaye up in a bar, is that really what you’d say?” Hanadi, Accelerate’s Director, asked one of the Acceleratees in amusement. Kaye, our coach, maintained a regal neutrality. The … Continued
Does it have to be meaningful?
By William Bland, co-founder of Learn2 The purpose of the Accelerate Cambridge – Enabling meaningful venture creation – is written on a poster in the coaching room. Hanadi insists on the word meaningful. Last Friday, it was time for each … Continued