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Voices: Suzanne Magee of Bandura on Corporate-Startup Collaboration

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It’s no secret that St. Louis’ size allows for unique collaborations.

Startups are able to gain access to corporate leadership and big businesses can feed off of the growing energy in the innovation space.

We asked leaders in the startup space, corporate space and community to speak on what each sector can learn from one another and about what’s happening right now in our region. Suzanne MageeΒ is co-founder & CEO of Bandura.

What are some things that startups need support on that larger enterprises can provide? What are challenges that larger enterprises have that startups can help solve?

Startups need adviceΒ on product positioning, R&D direction, investment funds, assistance with product scale, manufacturing, distribution and infrastructure.

What are three ways corporate-startup collaborations benefit the region?

Collaborations attract and retain talent, encourage startups to locate in the region and give large enterprises a competitive advantage globally.

How has your organization or company created or facilitated corporate-startup partnerships?
Bandura started the Cyber Security Meetup to provide a venue for cyber startups to demonstrate their capability to enterprise in the region.

What’s one challenge in creating these partnerships?

Building trust: accelerator programs, like Prosper, SixThirty and Capital Innovators shortcut that and provide enterprises introductions to vetted startups.

In the future, what are some levels of engagement you’d like to see happen at your organization, in terms of startup-corporate relationships?

Enterprise investment–collaboration on next-gen cyber capabilities.

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