As a Launchpad company we work with you on a monthly basis, to set goals, milestones, deliverables and identify critical challenges. We call this the Cockpit, it shows how well you are doing, how fast you are going, how much fuel you have left in the tank, its the command and control center of your startup. We monitor the various meters in your Launchpad cockpit, in order to adapt or pivot according to data generated and how you are keeping with your targets and new market developments. The cockpit is key to stay in control of your company, dictate the pace and not fall victim to changes in the industry or your own personal bias.

By tapping into our rich and diverse global network, we identify strategic partners for your startup that are crucial for your growth and success. It could be a major client, financing partner or key technology provider. Moreover, we also leverage our network to set up or expand your board of advisors and board of directors with industry leaders and influential personas that will bring invaluable insights to the board room.

Fundraising, Financial Planning and Competitive Cost Structure are 3 key points for the long term success of startups. In the fundraising process it is not just raising money that matters. What terms you raise funds at and who you raise funds from are even more critical and can prove to be fatal mistakes or some of the best decisions you ever made. SPARK! helps you negotiate term sheets with investors, identifying critical clauses that are missing and highlighting others that are deal breakers. Introducing you to value-add investors that bring more to the table than just the money they are investing, while also being known for their patience with startups and business ethics. Finally ensuring that you have a competitive cost structure and strict financial planning measures.

"If I had $1 left, I would spend it on PR"
- Bill Gates
Successful marketing and public relations strategies are crucial to carve a place for your startup in the industry you are entering. Our goal is to generate the WOW effect on all your marketing and PR channels. Starting with your website, social media channels, and then moving to developing both conventional and guerrilla marketing campaigns throughout the year. Our strong network of media partners comes very much in handy in getting your startup regular media exposure.

If you are not fully utilizing technology to empower your business then you have a very high opportunity cost. In today's age clients expect the best service at the lowest price in the shortest period of time. Your choice of technology, its limits and reliability can become a bottleneck to your growth. Whether your product is a web/mobile application, a hardware product or a service, we fully utilize our tech savy to help you make the right technology decisions and connect you with competent technology partners. In a world where technology is constantly changing, your technology strategy has to constantly move with it in parallel.

Auditors, accountants, lawyers, complying with regulations, board meetings, these are all important things a startup needs to stay on top of to achieve good governance. Startups that have their books in good order have a much easier time raising money from investors, closing financing from banks and entering into partnerships with large players. All of this could be quite a burden on a first time entrepreneur and we guide you through the process to make sure you are on top of it.

SPARK! is a community of high caliber change makers working across diverge industries and age groups. The bond between SPARKANS is like family, and having such a strong support system is crucial to an entrepreneur that is always stretched and under pressure. Expanding your network to a large group of people with a similar mindset with diverse skills is very valuable, and as a launchpad participant you are invited to many year round SPARK events and annual retreats. Moreover you can work out of the SPARK! office for the first 3 months of joining the Launch Pad.

Ambitious companies need to have a global outlook, yet its one challenge to establish a leading company in the local market and another to expand to multiple markets abroad. We are keen on building truly global companies and thus ensure that your products are designed to be expanded to global markets and we use our know-how and international network to facilitate your international expansion. It is also key for some startups to have regional hubs in crucial cities whether its a fashion startup that needs a hub in Paris, a FinTech startup in New York or a Tech startup that should be in Silicon Valley.