In my last post I outlined three important reasons big companies should partner with startups. I’ll now delve deeper into the common objections I typically hear from large companies regarding these partnership. In addition to listing these objections I will respond to each. The objections I hear… Continue reading
Top 3 Reasons Big Companies Need Startups
Nothing frustrates me more than complacency. When I hear large companies in legacy industries happy with their pace of change and innovation, I’m tempted to short their stock. Market share doesn’t take long to erode, especially when technology costs have… Continue reading
5 Ways to Avoid BD Pitfalls between Big Businesses and Startups
As SwitchPitch’s founder, my mission is to help big companies and startups get deals done. Throughout the process, we hear from both sides when they have successes and when they run into stumbling blocks. Often times those stumbling blocks come… Continue reading
11 SwitchPitch Projects Expiring August 8th
As a heads-up, there are 11 large-scale corporate innovation projects whose bidding deadlines are on August 8th. The majority of projects listed on our platform are currently Marketing projects, Data-intensive, and/or involve Mobile/Web Development. Some of the projects on our… Continue reading
SwitchPitch DC 2014: Meet the Presenting Companies
On Thursday March 27th, SwitchPitch returns to D.C. to match-make startups with big companies. We believe that partnerships between large companies and startups are a huge benefit to both. Here’s a basic review of how it works: Large companies who… Continue reading
SwitchPitch Empowers Business Development Deal Between Assurant and Codelitt
Assurant contracts with startup for an innovation project it pitched at SwitchPitch NYC… Continue reading
