In classic startup style, Akers and his team pivoted, exploring applications in the accessibility space. The CUE team’s data-over-audio technology can help people with disabilities more easily transfer data, complete registration processes, and gain access to content — but CUE needed a major client to help put the tech into practice.
After three years running the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars, we’ve learned important lessons. We believe founders are most primed for success if they are excited to learn from peers, are open to frank discussions about business strategies, and talk with program directors and alumni before applying.
With applications now open for the LIFT Labs accelerator, it’s a good time to look at this checklist of 10 things to consider before applying to any startup accelerator.
In February, we hosted Female Founders and Funders event featuring an exciting collaboration with The Gotham Film & Media Institute’s Womxn Owning It. Host and entrepreneur Kendra Bracken-Ferguson discussed her experience building the health and wellness company rē•spin with actress Halle Berry. You’ll learn specific tools and tactics to ensure your brand makes a great first impression.
Alumni of the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars are doing big things. Since the accelerator launched in 2018, 32 startups have completed the program — and 75% have secured pilots or agreements with a division or business unit of Comcast NBCUniversal. Others have gone on to partner with some of the world’s most influential companies, raise venture capital, and gain valuable customers.
The rapid adoption of home-based entertainment and technology due to the pandemic has created a significant shift in the way people consume and engage with content. In order to remain competitive, media and entertainment companies are innovating their products and offerings at an unprecedented pace to create more personalized, immersive, and interactive experiences that deliver a broader range of entertainment.
Heyward shared some of her secrets in her new book Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One, and recently joined LIFT Labs for a virtual discussion with Bec Heap, Senior Vice President of Video and Entertainment at Comcast. Heyward explained that proper branding can motivate consumers and cultivate devoted fan followings from the very first day of a new business.
If you were one of 91 million people who watched Super Bowl 55, you may have seen a commercial featuring legendary coach Vince Lombardi. Although he died in 1970, Lombardi walks through contemporary America, where medical professionals mourn COVID patients and workers remove protective coverings from retail storefronts.
Kevin Greenwald is always studying the latest innovations in advertising. It’s a highly competitive space, and as the Executive Director of Strategic Initiatives, Advertising Strategy at Comcast, he wants to make sure he stays on the cutting edge.
The LIFT Labs team couldn’t be more excited to announce that applications are open for the fourth class of the Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs Accelerator, powered by Techstars.
“Job search processes today are outdated, inefficient and often inequitable,” said Sadoulet. “We want to reimagine how people can access information to help them find a job. We have an opportunity through our platforms to offer employment-related content to customers in a unique, accessible way and transform their job search into a more interactive, engaging experience — from the comfort of their homes.”
