Every startup encounters speed bumps on the highway of growth. It’s the people on your team who will enable your company to move past them. Skills and capabilities must evolve as you grow. You’ll need to navigate advisory and other boards, recruit well, develop effective team communication and have a CEO who sets the stage for the company culture—all just to set you up for early-stage VC funding. Key topics covered: Culture of innovation, building an advisory board, turnover

1. Embracing a
Culture of Innovation

2. Driving Culture Change
Startup thinking within a large corporation
How we deliver
Changing the methods and tools
our teams use to deliver.
Exploring agile vs waterfall.
What we deliver
Rapid ideation of new
capabilities. Determining what
we will deliver in the short- and
long-term.
Our processes
Challenging established
processes to improve agility.
Looking at Risk, Legal, and other
supporting teams.

3. CIBC Live Labs at MaRS
Exploring ideas without any constraints
Build hybrid teams
Strategists, designers, developers, product owners, co-op students.
Identify opportunities
Evaluate ideas. Test new technologies. Map client demand.
Influence the downstream roadmap. Educate.
Success is not required
Focus on learning and thinking about things in a different way.

4. CIBC Live Labs at MaRSThe Way Forward
Pushing the boundaries in order to innovate
Strive to deliver best-in-class experiences
Learn from what other banks are doing. Learn from what other
banks are not doing. Offer value to shareholders.
Optimize team
Integrate into a broader, cross-functional team.
Deliver quickly and efficiently.
Drive empowerment and open dialogue
Encourage exploration and learning. Pursue interests.
Constantly communicate.