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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 Acceleratoris a practical guidebook for anyone with a passion for corporate innovation and entrepreneurship.

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Foreword
    1. WHY CORPORATE ACCELERATORS?
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. About the Authors
  8. Introduction
    1. A CASE STUDY ON CORPORATE INNOVATION
    2. TRUTH IN (HISTORICAL) FICTION
    3. CORPORATE ACCELERATORS AS A CANARY FOR BROADER INNOVATION
    4. THE REWARD IS WORTH THE JOURNEY
  9. SECTION I: CORPORATE INNOVATION IS HARD
    1. CHAPTER 1: ACCELERATORS AND CORPORATE INNOVATION
    2. ONE TICKET TO THE INNOVATION THEATER, PLEASE
    3. WHAT IS REAL INNOVATION?
    4. IS INNOVATION WORKING?
    5. WHY INNOVATE?
    6. HOW DO CORPORATE ACCELERATORS FIT IN?
    7. GOALS FOR THIS BOOK
    8. Notes
    9. CHAPTER 2: A CRASH COURSE ON INNOVATION THEORY
    10. THE INNOVATOR'S DILEMMA
    11. McKINSEY'S THREE HORIZONS OF INNOVATION
    12. LEAN STARTUP METHODOLOGY
    13. DESIGN THINKING
    14. OPEN INNOVATION
    15. THE CORPORATE INNOVATION TOOLBOX
    16. USING ALL THE TOOLS: A PORTFOLIO APPROACH
    17. Notes
    18. CHAPTER 3: A COMPLEX MACHINE TO A SIMPLE MACHINE
    19. LEAN STARTUP AT FAT ENTERPRISES
    20. CORPORATIONS ARE COMPLEX MACHINES
    21. PARTNERING WITH STARTUPS FOR A HYBRID MACHINE
    22. GAIN LEVERAGE WITH SIMPLE MACHINES
    23. THE SIMPLE INNOVATION MACHINES (SIMs)
    24. Notes
  10. SECTION II: GET WITH THE [ACCELERATOR] PROGRAM
    1. CHAPTER 4: STARTUP ACCELERATORS
    2. WHAT IS A STARTUP ACCELERATOR?
    3. WHAT IS A STARTUP?
    4. A BRIEF HISTORY OF STARTUP ACCELERATORS
    5. THE NEXT PHASE OF CORPORATE ACCELERATORS
    6. Notes
    7. CHAPTER 5: ACCELERATOR ARCHETYPES
    8. BENCHMARKING AND BEST PRACTICES
    9. THE THREE TYPES OF CORPORATE ACCELERATORS
    10. ARCHETYPE 1: THE VENTURE ACCELERATOR
    11. ARCHETYPE 2: THE ECOSYSTEM ACCELERATOR
    12. ARCHETYPE 3: PARTNERSHIP ACCELERATOR
    13. MULTIPLE MODELS FOR DIFFERENT GOALS
    14. OTHER MODELS
    15. SELECTING THE RIGHT ACCELERATOR MODEL
    16. Notes
    17. CHAPTER 6: KNOW YOUR WHY
    18. MOTIVATIONS FOR LAUNCHING AN ACCELERATOR
    19. INNOVATION = PROFIT
    20. COMMON WHYS FOR CORPORATE INNOVATION
    21. Notes
  11. SECTION III: BUY IN OR WALK AWAY
    1. CHAPTER 7: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
    2. WHO IS A STAKEHOLDER?
    3. STAKEHOLDER SUPPORT IS CRITICAL
    4. STAKEHOLDER MAPPING: WHO DO WE NEED TO ENGAGE?
    5. MAPPING STAKEHOLDERS ON A QUADRANT
    6. PRINCIPLES FOR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
    7. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AS CULTURE CHANGE
    8. Notes
    9. CHAPTER 8: RESOURCES
    10. YOUR ACCELERATOR TEAM
    11. SOURCING AND PAYING TALENT
    12. FUNDING THE CORPORATE ACCELERATOR OPERATIONS
    13. CREATING A BUDGET
    14. Notes
    15. CHAPTER 9: OUTSOURCING AND DELEGATING
    16. ACCELERATOR ENGAGEMENT OPTIONS
    17. FROM OUTSOURCING TO INTERNAL INNOVATION
    18. Notes
  12. SECTION IV: BEFORE THE PROGRAM
    1. CHAPTER 10: RECRUITING AND SELECTION
    2. IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY MAY OR MAY NOT COME
    3. STARTUPS ARE FROM MARS, BIG COMPANIES ARE FROM VENUS
    4. BAD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK
    5. EVALUATING STARTUPS IS A LEARNED SKILL
    6. HOT OR NOT: SHORTCUTS TO IDENTIFY TOP STARTUPS
    7. WHAT IS YOUR VALUE PROPOSITION?
    8. DEFINE YOUR CRITERIA
    9. DESIGNING YOUR APPLICATION PROCESS
    10. RECRUITMENT: GENERATING INTEREST
    11. EVALUATION AND SELECTION
    12. SELECTION FRAMEWORK
    13. Notes
    14. CHAPTER 11: INVESTMENT
    15. STRATEGIC INVESTMENT
    16. HOW TO INVEST WITHOUT EQUITY
    17. HOW TO INVEST WITH EQUITY
    18. INVESTMENT DO'S AND DON'TS
    19. INVESTMENT BEST PRACTICES
    20. Notes
    21. CHAPTER 12: METRICS AND KPIS
    22. QUANTIFY YOUR WHY
    23. KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO MEASURE SUCCESS
    24. INTEGRATING WITH THE CORPORATE MISSION
    25. CUSTOMIZING YOUR CORPORATE ACCELERATOR METRICS
    26. Notes
  13. SECTION V: DURING THE PROGRAM
    1. CHAPTER 13: PROGRAMMING
    2. PROGRAM LENGTH AND TIMING
    3. LOCATION AND STRUCTURE
    4. DESIGNING THE SPACE: THE COOL FACTOR AND CO-WORKING
    5. CURRICULUM
    6. IMPLEMENTING THE CURRICULUM
    7. DEMO DAY AND A PROGRAM'S END
    8. IT DOESN'T END AT DEMO DAY
    9. Notes
    10. CHAPTER 14: MENTORS
    11. THE MENTOR'S ROLE IN ACCELERATION
    12. TYPES OF MENTORS
    13. Lead Mentors
    14. MENTOR RECRUITMENT
    15. MENTOR PAIRINGS
    16. GO FORTH AND MENTOR
    17. Notes
    18. CHAPTER 15: MAKING PARTNERSHIPS WORK
    19. ARE STARTUP-CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS WORKING?
    20. FROM FACE TIME TO INTERFACE
    21. TYPES OF PARTNERSHIPS
    22. THE DEVIL IS IN THE (BORING OPERATIONAL) DETAILS
    23. BEST PRACTICES FOR CORPORATE-STARTUP COLLABORATION
    24. CULTURE CHANGE, ONE STEP AT A TIME
    25. BLAZE YOUR OWN TRAIL
    26. Notes
  14. SECTION VI: AFTER THE PROGRAM
    1. CHAPTER 16: POST-PROGRAM PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT
    2. WHY INVEST IN POST-PROGRAM SUPPORT?
    3. Reputation
    4. WHY DON'T ACCELERATORS DO PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT?
    5. AFTER THE PROGRAM ENDS
    6. PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT BASICS
    7. EXITS AND ENDINGS
    8. Notes
    9. CHAPTER 17: PLANNING FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS
    10. THE JOURNEY SO FAR
    11. EXPANDING ON YOUR SUCCESS
    12. EPILOGUE: A LOOK BACK
  15. Index
  16. End User License Agreement
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