At the 54 hour hackathon that is Sync The City, in 2017 Callum Coombes and his colleagues won with their brilliant concept to protect lone workers. They won because of a solid business case, having spotted a gap in the market with clever use of technology. It’s one thing winning a competition, however hard that may be, but another altogether to actually bring their concept to market. The key question was is there a market in the gap they had identified?
Hear their journey here in this insightful podcast. The lessons learnt, how they operate as a team, what they would do differently if starting again.
Crucially in less than two years, they have a fully functioning product and proposition – ready to launch to the world!
From Sync The City in 2017 to full product launch – the Safepoint story