{"id":35962,"date":"2017-10-02T13:57:36","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T13:57:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/testbed-a-unique-start-up-accelerator-in-the\/"},"modified":"2017-10-02T14:08:20","modified_gmt":"2017-10-02T14:08:20","slug":"testbed-a-unique-start-up-accelerator-in-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/testbed-a-unique-start-up-accelerator-in-the\/","title":{"rendered":"TestBED &#8211; A unique start-up accelerator in the hospitality industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year we are looking for start-ups focusing on Enhancing Marriott Hotels\u2019 guest experience.<\/p>\n<p>Seed and early stage start-ups within the above category are welcome. We expect the entries to be ready to pilot within a live hotel environment.<\/p>\n<p>{{\u201c0 cash; 0 equity; 100% opportunity\u201d}}<\/p>\n<p>TestBED is a unique accelerator; we do not offer start-ups cash, nor do we ask for equity. We provide start-ups with an invaluable opportunity to test their products for 10 weeks within an operating Marriott Hotel across Middle East and Africa. During this period, start-ups will be able to receive feedback from Marriott guests and associates to help develop their product.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, TestBED offers participating start-ups:<br \/>\n&#8211; A marketing training programme, tailored to their needs, provided by industry<br \/>\nleaders<br \/>\n&#8211; Mentoring from a range of experts from Marriott Hotels<br \/>\n&#8211; Global exposure through Marriott Hotels\u2019 marketing and media<\/p>\n<p>The TestBED accelerator programme lasts 10 weeks. During this time, start-ups will not be required to relocate their operations. However, participants may be required to travel, as most of this period will be spent within a Marriott Hotel in the Middle East or Africa to pilot their products.<\/p>\n<p>Participants will also be expected to attend TestBED\u2019s 1-day pitch and 3-day boot-camp in the UAE.<\/p>\n<p>Start-ups are encouraged to make the most of the pilot period within their designated hotel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-21942 aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/edsx-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TestBED, Marriott Hotels\u2019 accelerator programme aims to find cutting edge technologies that can transform its guests\u2019 experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-35962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35962\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35962"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=35962"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=35962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}