C4DI Accelerator Launch

The C4DI (www.c4di.co.uk) in Hull is running an accelerator in 2015. Here are the details .

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3. – P W C PwC helps organisations and individuals create the value they’re looking for. They are a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 184,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.
4. T O U G H Q U E S T I O N T I M E
5. – S E T H G O D I N “Are you avoiding leading, connecting or creating because to do so feels risky?”
6. "But what if I fail?"
7. “If you've chosen well, after you fail you will be one step closer to succeeding, you will be wiser, stronger and you almost certainly will be more respected by all of those that are afraid to try.” – S E T H G O D I N
8. W E A R E N O T A F R A I D T O T RY
10. W E H AV E A P E R F E C T S T O R M F O R T E C H S TA R T U P S
11. “ S TA R T U P S ? I N H U L L ? A R E Y O U K I D D I N G M E ? ”
12. N O
13. W H AT S O R T O F T E C H S TA R T U P ? H E L P M E O U T H E R E …
14. S O C I A L M E D I A P R O B A B LY N O T, B U T W E D O L O V E I T …
15. D O G D R E S S E D A S A H O R S E D O E S I T G E T A N Y B E T T E R ?
16. – S O M E O N E F R O M B L A C K P O O L “Oops”.
17. T H E G O O D N E W S I S …
18. W E H AV E A P L A N
19. W E H AV E A P E R F E C T S T O R M F O R T E C H S TA R T U P S
20. S TA R T U P S N E E D C O N N E C T I V I T Y “ K I C K Y O U I N T H E * $ % £ , B L I S T E R I N G LY FA S T T ' I N T E R N E T !
22. S TA R T U P S N E E D F O C U S A W O R L D C L A S S T O U R I S M E V E N T
24. S TA R T U P S N E E D O P P O R T U N I T Y S O M E T H I N G U N I Q U E
26. S TA R T U P S N E E D A H O M E A H U B , A H O M E F O R S TA R T U P S
28. C R E D I B L E O F F E R I N G W I T H R E G I O N A L A N D N AT I O N A L S U P P O R T S TA R T U P S W O R K W I T H S O M E T H I N G R A T H E R S P E C I A L C O M I N G S O O N
30. W E A R E N O T A L O N E W E A R E C O N F I D E N T W E C A N M A K E T H I S W O R K
31. “ T H E D I G I TA L S E C T O R I S A H U G E LY I M P O R TA N T PA R T O F T H E E C O N O M Y O F H U L L . I T I S R A P I D LY G R O W I N G S E C T O R . ! O N E O F T H E P R I M E P L A C E S I N T H E U K F O R T H I S S E C T O R ” D A N N Y A L E X A N D E R , C H I E F S E C R E TA RY T O T H E T R E A S U RY
32. T H E C 4 D I A C C E L E R AT O R L A U N C H I N G T O D A Y
33. Accelerators are fixed-term programs, that include mentorship and educational components and culminate in a public pitch event or demo day.
36. The application process is open to anyone, but highly competitive.
37. The application process is open to anyone, but highly competitive. An investment is made in the startup in return for equity.
38. The aim is to attract small teams, not an individual founder.
39. The aim is to attract small teams, not an individual founder. The startups must "graduate" by a given deadline, typically after 3 months. During this time, they receive intensive mentoring and training, and they are expected to iterate rapidly.
41. 90 days
42. 8 teams
43. £16K Seed investment per start up
44. £16K Match funding to cover programme fees
45. 6-10%
46. Mentors
47. Support
48. 9 0 D AY S • validate the product/market fit • develop a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) • become investment-ready • the program concludes with a “Demo Day” in which each team presents for a few minutes to a crowd of investors and interested community members
49. S E C T O R F O C U S • startups focusing on B2B products and services • ideally operating in the region’s priority high-growth sectors. For example, renewables, hardware, tourism
50. – T E C H C R U N C H “…a well-designed accelerator will force its participants onto either line B or line C by default, preventing or at least dramatically reducing the occurrence of line A. ” A
52. Sept 2014: Close investment. Delivery team scouting.
53. Oct 2014: Launch applications. Programme promotion.
54. Nov 2014: Start Assessments
55. Jan 2015: Application deadline. Shortlist.
56. Feb 2015: Final interviews. Confirm and contract with startups.
57. March - June 2015 Run programme.
58. – A M E N T O T H AT “Have amazing co-founders who are better at what they do than you could ever be.”
59. – W E A R E V E RY L U C K Y T O H AV E T H I S “Have amazing supporters who will help you along the way and help your startups”
61. – A N D R E W F I T T O N , D I R E C T O R – P W C “We know first-hand the ups and downs of starting a business and we look forward to sharing what we know with these businesses to help them succeed. These entrepreneurs are part of an exciting, idea-fuelled digital sector and their ambition will go a long way in helping boost the city’s reputation as an innovative and forward-thinking place.”
62. – P W C PwC helps organisations and individuals create the value they’re looking for. They are a network of firms in 157 countries with more than 184,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services.
67. “ T H I S S O U N D S A W E S O M E ! W H AT C A N I D O ? ! ” M I N D R E A D I N G T I M E
68. TA L K T O U S S I M P L E
69. M E N T O R S A N D I N V E S T O R S F U T U R E E V E N T S
70. W E H AV E A P E R F E C T S T O R M F O R T E C H S TA R T U P S
72. I N T R O D U C T I O N S
73. @ J O N M O S S W W W. C 4 D I . C O . U K @ C 4 D I H U L L
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