If you’re a startup or small business wondering what steps you should take to work with IBM, then this is the Future Networks episode for you. 

Joining Jeremy is guest Simon Baker, Startup Developer Advocate from IBM Developer Ecosystems, and Digital Catapault’s very own Senior Head of Innovation Practice, Maria Nelson. Together they discuss the importance of collaboration between startups, large corporations and network platform providers working with future networks technologies.

Simon’s work at IBM, and through his work with IBM Developer, gives him a unique perspective on how organisations can get started with their business, from a technology and a commercial perspective, to potentially be in a position for partnering with IBM into markets and client opportunities. 

“One of the key benefits of partnering with startups and small businesses for IBM is we have the opportunity to talk to the innovators thinking about things much more agile than we necessarily are. They also have another understanding of the customer that we don't necessarily have.”

There are so many different ways in which small companies and startups can go-to-market and collaborate with larger established companies, like IBM. So listen and learn how facilities and initiatives like innovation hubs, incubators and accelerators can bring about collaboration in innovation between your startup, large corporates and network providers.

The importance of collaborating with other communities in the future networks ecosystem, for developing future network technologies, can not be overemphasised. If you’re a tech startup, this is one episode you can’t afford to miss.

Key takeaways:

• The future network technology landscape and the key players in it
• How startups can work with IBM
• The importance of open platforms and technology for collaborating
• The difference between incubators, accelerators, hubs, and every other platform
• The IBM Developer way 
• Use cases and collaboration 
• The role of future networks lab in the value chain

Resources: 

• https://developer.ibm.com/
• https://developer.ibm.com/startups/