Startup Studios
Nesta and Makeshift brought together startup and technology experts to discuss a new model of building successful tech companies.
Over recent years we have seen an explosion of programmes based on the LeanStartup methodology, but more recently there has been yet another model emerging - Startup Studios.
This event aimed to better understand this model, and ask:
- What are Startup Studios and how do they work?
- Are they a better or just different way of building successful tech companies?
- How transferable is the studio model beyond digital – for example to resource-intensive sectors such as medtech and cleantech
- What are the problems, pitfalls and lessons learned for people interested in trying this model or supporting Startup Studios?
- What’s next – can Startup Studios have a bigger impact on startup ecosystems in the coming years?
To discuss this, our expert panel was chaired by technology expert Mike Butcher and included:
- Reshma Sohoni, Startup expert & co-founder of Seedcamp
- Nick Marsh, Makeshift, UK
- Nic Brisbourne, Forward Ventures
- Tim Morgan, MintDigital, UK
We are also ran a Workshop in the afternoon for startup studios and startup/technology experts keen on fleshing out what makes Startup Studios different, exploring best practices and developing visions for the future.
