9 lessons learned from designing & executing 100+ corporate-startup engagement programmes

Content by Alex Farcet and  Navid Ostadian-Binai


  1. Define your objectives upfront
  2. Put business units in charge
  3. Take a co-creation approach
  4. Adapt the shape of your funnel
  5. Appoint a full-time programme leader
  6. Empathise with startup founders
  7. Borrow the best bits from accelerators
  8. Diversify
  9. Remember that you are always the bottleneck