Launchpad

Overall, this is an outstanding programme, not least due to the high quality of the people involved. We have enjoyed being a partner and feel we have learned a great deal as well.

Launchpad was the best next step for me because I felt very strongly about working for myself and doing things differently. It’s the perfect environment to push myself and learn what it takes to be a founder of a business, as well as carry through what I’d learnt during my degree. With the additional bonuses of the qualification, stipend and living in Cornwall – it was an opportunity that couldn’t be missed.

Creating your own business while doing a MA in entrepreneurship is as intensive as it sounds, but if you’re willing to go all in, a lot can be gained from it. Being thrown into a team of people from various academic and professional backgrounds can be very daunting, however, I have met some of my best friends because of it. Each day in the office is a new learning experience, whether it is new programming techniques or business management tools; it has given me the opportunity to learn a huge range of invaluable skills.

As a Launchpad Founder you are a dedicated team player, who brings individual qualities to a high-performing team. You are committed to building your product and business, and are ready to experience great highs as well as challenge tough lows. Joining this programme is a serious decision with potentially life-changing consequences.

My experience on Launchpad has been both challenging and highly rewarding. I have been fortunate enough to work on something about which I am very passionate. This coupled with the incentive of having a major stake in the company which is being incubated makes for a very exciting year. It’s certainly not a course that you can enter half-heartedly!

Having lived in large cities for the majority of my life, the move to Cornwall was a breath of fresh air, and I have come to think of it as my home. It is a beautiful place to work, and has really helped to get the creative juices flowing.

Launchpad was an incredible opportunity for me. The programme put me together with other bright and driven people, partnered with international companies, and trained me effectively in building an investible business. I’m now the co-founder and COO a fast-growing world-class tech start-up. If you want to build and own your own tech business, I highly recommend the comprehensive package that Launchpad offers.

Launchpad is an incredible programme – nowhere else brings together such highly motivated and capable young people, takes them through the process of evaluating opportunities from both creative and financial viability standpoints, and then introduces them to industry – creating a win-win where the students get to run their ideas past experienced heads and look for business opportunities, whilst the industry veterans get unparalleled access to some of the brightest and highest potential tech startups going.

It’s inspiring to see what Falmouth Launchpad is doing. The UK games industry is renowned for its highly skilled workforce, and Falmouth Launchpad is central to incubating the next wave of talented game creators to drive our industry forward! It’s the student developers of today that will influence the games industry tomorrow and, together with PlayStation First and industry mentors, Falmouth Launchpad is at the heart of this talent investment.