Startups in the program get hands-on education in preparation for their presentations at DHL, Etisalat, EY, Koç Holding, and PwC
The momentary edition of Microsoft for Startups’ GrowthX Accelerator program is halfway there, with the cohort of 21 startups gaining invaluable wisdom to grow and scale their businesses.
As part of a strategic partnership between Abu Dhabi Investment Board (ADIO) and Microsoft for Startups, GrowthX Accelerator is a 12-week program designed to bridge the gap between corporations and B2B tech startups in the Middle East and Africa by allowing them to work at Combine and solve unique challenges.
“Startups will offer artistic and cutting-edge responses to the demanding situations faced by businesses and communities around the world,” Eng said. Abdulla Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, Acting Director General of ADIO. -in education that will help them grow and scale their business in the short term, and have an additional effect in the long term. It’s been really rewarding to receive positive feedback from the current cohort of startups. Through such programs, Abu Dhabi will continue to foster a favorable business environment and help start-ups with the access they wish to develop.
Since its launch in March 2022, the current edition of the program has provided 21 B2B tech startups with hands-on education and mentoring from the Microsoft for Startups team, as well as the program’s corporate engagement partners, including DHL, Etisalat, EY, Koç Holding corporations and PwC. Partner conduct biweekly mentoring sessions with the founders, giving them the opportunity of their business models, modifying their generation solutions and noticing new visitor acquisition techniques.
A notable focus for the founders was the “Pitch Deck Clinics”, where they are guided on the most productive practices to improve their investments and sales presentations. The startups also participated in weekly consultations on topics such as the Go to Market strategy, where they explored most productive practices for early-stage visitor acquisition, sales processes, and corporate value communication. Another notable query was faithful to Growth Hacking, which provided important data to help startups clearly design an expansion plan and maintain an expansion mindset.
In addition to those valuable classes that founders can leverage to scale their business once the program ends, the sessions also prepare startups for the business sessions they will attend later in the program, where they will bring their cutting-edge business concept to program participants. . companies.
“Over the past few weeks, I’ve been delighted to see how startups have leveraged the program to engage with our wise spouses and mentors in their business spaces,” said Andrew Macadam, Microsoft’s director of global founding success for startups. Our spouse, Stripe, hosted an in-depth consultation on pricing and monetization that provided the cohort with information on how to check prices, perceive the festival, and perceive visitors’ personalities. In addition, startups were able to access attractive B2B marketing techniques through a moderated consultation via LinkedIn, which they can apply to their own marketing methods and groups to maximize their global success and drive their expansion in the region.
The GrowthX accelerator runs until June 2022. To learn more about Microsoft for Startups, click here.
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