Strategy informed by research. Designed by operators. Built for implementation.
EntryPoint is an innovation strategy and program development firm that helps economic development organizations and innovation leaders turn ideas into initiatives that work.
We help organizations identify opportunities, design programs, build startup pipelines, develop partnerships, and strengthen initiatives already underway.
Our approach combines research and market insight with hands-on operating experience. We don’t stop at recommendations. We help design the programs, partnerships, processes, and pipelines needed to put strategy into practice.
You can hire EntryPoint to:
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program Design
Design a new accelerator, startup initiative, commercialization program, innovation challenge, emerging-technology program, or other entrepreneurship initiative – from the initial concept through program structure, selection criteria, partnerships, metrics, and launch plan.
Innovation Strategy & Ecosystem Assessment
Evaluate your community’s assets, companies, industries, universities, infrastructure, partners, and existing programs to identify where you have a credible opportunity, where gaps exist, and what you should build next.
Startup Pipeline Development
Identify, evaluate, and prioritize startups and scaleups that fit your organization’s strategic priorities, programs, industry focus, or recruitment goals – and build a practical strategy for reaching them.
Living Lab & Testbed Strategy
Design or strengthen a real-world technology testing program, including the target technologies, company value proposition, intake and evaluation process, deployment framework, partnerships, pipeline, and measures of success.
Corporate + Startup Partnership Development
Create programs and partnerships that connect startups with corporations that can provide customers, use cases, technical expertise, capital, mentorship, deployment opportunities, and pathways to commercialization.
Program Audit & Optimization
Take an outside, operator-led look at an existing accelerator, innovation center, startup program, testbed, grant initiative, or other entrepreneurship program to determine what’s working, what isn’t, and what should change.
Fractional Innovation Leadership
Provide experienced, ongoing support to organizations that need senior-level innovation or entrepreneurship leadership without adding a full-time executive – helping shape initiatives, evaluate opportunities, build partnerships, develop startup pipelines, and move priorities forward.
Have something you’re trying to build, rethink, or get off the ground?
