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Meet Springboard, a new kind of start-up incubator [UK centric]

30 points by pclark 17y ago

rahulvohra 17y ago
Springboard page: http://springboard.red-gate.com/ http://springboard.red-gate.com/ And just to clarify the TC article: Red Gate are looking for multiple teams of two to three people, not just one group.
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dkersten 17y ago
What do they get out of it?
- jedc 17y ago
  -- Early access to potential complementary products (and the teams that built them). -- Building an ecosystem (in a city with a lot of potential, both people talent and experienced angels/VCs) But I know the guys involved, so I'm a little biased. They're awesome and have the absolute best of intentions.
  - dkersten 17y ago
    Thanks, it was unclear from the website and the article. No free lunch and all that, so when I see something like "What do we want in return? NOTHING!", I get a little suspicious.
    - adrianwaj 17y ago
      They can scout out potential recruits, and obtain ideas on how to improve their products. It's an HR and R&D cost. -edit: also it's good advertising in just having the program, and as gratitude, people part of the program could advocate Redgate's products down the line (it's PR)
- daleharvey 17y ago
  not really worth a downvote, its the first question that sprang to my mind. If the answer is just (real life) karma points, and they have the money, then great.
- adamt 17y ago
  I can understand the natural scepticism and the 'no free lunch' viewpoint. But I know Neil and Simon and can happily vouch for them as people. In Red Gate they have bootstrapped (completely without any external investors) a profitable company that is turning over tens of millions of dollar a year. They are the slightly unusual (at least by valley standards) entrepreneurs who have little or no desire to take their company public. I am sure some commercial opportunities will come of this for them, but I very much doubt that is their primary motivation. Really pleased to see this is a happening and wish them all the best with it.
  - adrianwaj 17y ago
    "they have bootstrapped (completely without any external investors) a profitable company that is turning over tens of millions of dollar a year." They would like to see their success emulated by others. This goodwill incubator can allow it to happen: might even start a trend.

30 points by pclark 17y ago

Springboard page: http://springboard.red-gate.com/ http://springboard.red-gate.com/ And just to clarify the TC article: Red Gate are looking for multiple teams of two to three people, not just one group.

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dkersten 17y ago

What do they get out of it?

jedc 17y ago
-- Early access to potential complementary products (and the teams that built them). -- Building an ecosystem (in a city with a lot of potential, both people talent and experienced angels/VCs) But I know the guys involved, so I'm a little biased. They're awesome and have the absolute best of intentions.
- dkersten 17y ago
  Thanks, it was unclear from the website and the article. No free lunch and all that, so when I see something like "What do we want in return? NOTHING!", I get a little suspicious.
  - adrianwaj 17y ago
    They can scout out potential recruits, and obtain ideas on how to improve their products. It's an HR and R&D cost. -edit: also it's good advertising in just having the program, and as gratitude, people part of the program could advocate Redgate's products down the line (it's PR)
daleharvey 17y ago
not really worth a downvote, its the first question that sprang to my mind. If the answer is just (real life) karma points, and they have the money, then great.
adamt 17y ago
I can understand the natural scepticism and the 'no free lunch' viewpoint. But I know Neil and Simon and can happily vouch for them as people. In Red Gate they have bootstrapped (completely without any external investors) a profitable company that is turning over tens of millions of dollar a year. They are the slightly unusual (at least by valley standards) entrepreneurs who have little or no desire to take their company public. I am sure some commercial opportunities will come of this for them, but I very much doubt that is their primary motivation. Really pleased to see this is a happening and wish them all the best with it.
- adrianwaj 17y ago
  "they have bootstrapped (completely without any external investors) a profitable company that is turning over tens of millions of dollar a year." They would like to see their success emulated by others. This goodwill incubator can allow it to happen: might even start a trend.