Upstart - Dealing with Digital Disruption

Discover how digital is affecting some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and their supply chains.

TL;DR: “Cost overruns and late delivery are well-known problems blighting infrastructure projects. The current headlines on large programmes such as HS2 and Crossrail only serve to illustrate that change is essential as we head into the third decade of the 21st Century. These structural inefficiencies look very much like those which made media, telcos, financial services and health ripe for disruption.”



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Disruptive innovation in infrastructure - Upstart Technology as a disruptive force is changing industries, business models and livelihoods. The $3bn+ global infrastructure market - and its supply chain - may

As population growth and urbanisation increase globally, cities face growing demand for housing, energy and water. These trends represent a huge opportunity to create intelligent, digitally-enabled connected homes which create social value.


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Connected homes come of age - Upstart As population growth and urbanisation increase globally, cities face growing demand for housing, energy and water. These trends represent a huge opportunity

From elite level to general consumption, wearable devices are changing the way we play and watch sports.
TL;DR “Wearable devices from companies such as Zephyr Technology, miCoach and Smartlife are driving and improving player performance and safety. And while statistics and quantitative analysis are common in professional sports, AI is levelling up the playing field. Whatever your sport of choice, the trend for exploiting AI is on the rise, permeating everything from tennis to rugby, baseball to basketball, running to weight training and even Formula 1.”

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How AI is being used in sports - Upstart AI is everywhere, revolutionising one industry after another. It’s changing the way we do business and now the way we play and watch sports. 

In our "Meet the Disruptors" series, Ben Scott-Robinson explains how robotics is changing the face of arable farming throughout the entire chain.

Meet the Disruptors: Small Robot Company - Upstart Meet Ben Scott-Robinson, Co-founder of the Small Robot Company, who talks to us about how robotics is changing the face of arable farming.

Technology as a disruptive force is changing industries, business models and livelihoods. The $3bn+ global infrastructure market - and its supply chain - may be next to feel these effects.

Disruptive innovation in infrastructure - Upstart Technology as a disruptive force is changing industries, business models and livelihoods. The $3bn+ global infrastructure market - and its supply chain - may

As Google and IBM pause and pivot their healthcare strategies, Amazon rolls out its Amazon Care telehealth service nationwide. https://buff.ly/34vw5Lj

Amazon rolls out its Amazon Care telehealth service nationwide - SiliconANGLE Amazon rolls out its Amazon Care telehealth service nationwide - SiliconANGLE

Digital twins? From healthcare to autonomous vehicles, the technology is helping organisations to transform the way they do business. Find out how on the Upstart blog.
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Is it time to find your digital twin? - Upstart Digital twins are here. Discover how they’re being used and explore the decisions you must make to deploy them successfully.

Must-read on the future of urban mobility.
TL;DR "Micromobility encompasses any vehicle, usually electric, that weighs less than 500 kilograms (around 1100 pounds). As those vehicles become rapidly more popular, they will fundamentally change the way we interact with our cities."

Micromobility Will Change Our Cities If you live in a big city like I do, it’s pretty likely you’ve seen small electric vehicles – e-bikes, scooters, or similar – zooming around. Personal vehicles of that sort are rapidly becoming more popular as city-dwellers come to realise they don’t have to make short trips around

Fascinating insights on the role of AI in spinal surgery.
TL;DR "Most of us would have said that Michael Rocatti, whose spinal cord was severed in a motorcycle accident in 2017, would never walk again. But he did."

Man With Severed Spinal Cord Walks Again, Thanks to AI Implant Spinal cords don’t heal but a new AI implant bridges the brain and the isolated leg nerves, mediating the commands. Rocatti walked within an hour.

Computers can write their own code. So where does this leave the programming community? A challenging question well answered by John Naughton.

Computers can write their own code. So are programmers now obsolete? | John Naughton A London-based AI company recently revealed its new engine AlphaCode can already match many human developers

“The most interesting innovation is often achieved when you invite people and organisations to challenge your way of thinking.”
Fascinating insights into the innovation process from Upstart’s Matt Cooling

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Collaborative innovation and the quest for talent - Upstart Matt Cooling, Upstart’s Co-Innovation Specialist shares insights from working on collaborative transformation projects with global tech giants and early-stage

What’s it like to work at Upstart and how does it feel to be part of the movement that’s shaping the future of healthcare? Upstart’s Kristin Polman talks about using digital to help healthcare professionals improve patient care—and her love of singing.
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Kristin Polman, Senior Digital Health Associate - Upstart Upstart’s Head of Healthcare, Kristin Polman, talks about her career in health, predictions for the future of healthcare and her love of singing.

Pharma can no longer focus resources purely on the development, testing and marketing of drugs. They must also collaborate more closely with healthcare systems in the redesign of clinical pathways, bringing them in line with approved standards of care.


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Healthcare pathway transformation - Upstart Innovation in pharma traditionally meant developing new blockbuster drugs, or in the last decade, digitally-led innovation. Now a new model is emerging, where

Aging populations. Delays in treatment due to Covid-19. The backlog of hip and knee operations is one of the fastest growing issues in healthcare today. We spoke to Dewan of Academy about a new telehealth app that’s connecting physiotherapists with patients helping to improve their quality of life.

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Meet The Disruptors: Joint Academy - Upstart Discover how Joint Academy is using digital technology to remotely treat osteoarthritis and joint pain, delivering better patient outcomes.

High-rise and highly sustainable: The future of the construction industry depends on its ability to meet global net-zero targets. We look at the challenges on the way to reaching this goal.

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Delivering net-zero in the construction sector - Upstart Construction has lagged in the application of technology to design, engineering and assembly for the past100 years. Will the global drive towards carbon net-zero trigger construction to be more innovative?

Pharma can no longer focus resources just on the development, testing and marketing of drugs. They must collaborate more closely with healthcare systems in the redesign of clinical pathways, bringing them in line with approved standards of care.


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Healthcare pathway transformation - Upstart Innovation in pharma traditionally meant developing new blockbuster drugs, or in the last decade, digitally-led innovation. Now a new model is emerging, where

As the financial pressures mount some of the biggest football clubs in the world are turning to NFTs and blockchain in the pursuit of new revenue streams. We take a look at some winning initiatives and a couple of own goals.

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Football: Rebuilding revenues using blockchain - Upstart The ESL debacle also highlighted the challenge faced by clubs as they try to engage with fans who can no longer attend matches and promotional events. This

No hype. No nonsense. Our introduction to NFTs tells you everything you need to know about how these digital certificates are transforming the arts, sports and the metaverse.

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Time to cut through the NFT hype - Upstart Here we help you understand NFTs, filter out the hype, and focus on the sectors where we believe this latest addition to the blockchain universe offers

Our new website is live! Thanks to the team at who worked so hard to make this happen. We hope you appreciate the new look and the overall brand refresh. Take a look and tell us what you think.

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Dealing with Digital Disruption | Upstart We enable business leaders to make smarter, faster decisions. To do this we provide tailored, actionable insight.

Great to see this study published by our friends at Imperial College demonstrating the potential power of AI to transform Heart Failure pathways.
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Heart failure care pathways: the power of collaboration and marginal gains Introduction When COVID-19 struck, changing not only how we work as clinicians, but how patients wish their care to be managed, it provided the necessary impetus to undertake such transformation work. During the pandemic an estimated 23,000 diagnoses of heart failure (HF) were missed with an associa...

When we’re not working, we’re reading. Here are the titles that are feeding our brains over at Upstart.

Our top reads for your summer break - Upstart Summer holidays have always been a time for reading and reflection. But this year is special. For many of our clients - and the Upstart team - this has been

The future of cars and mobility? It’s complicated. Meet Nick Filler, our Head of Mobility, who’s helping our clients get a head start.

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Nick Filler, Head of Mobility - Upstart As part of our Upstart uncovered series, we’re chatting to Nick Filler, Head of Mobility, about what makes him tick and how digital has transformed his life at home, at work and beyond.

High-rise and highly sustainable: The future of the construction industry depends on its ability to meet global net-zero targets. We look at the challenges on the way to reaching this goal.
https://buff.ly/3tBu7Dr

Delivering net-zero in the construction sector - Upstart Construction has lagged in the application of technology to design, engineering and assembly for the past100 years. Will the global drive towards carbon net-zero trigger construction to be more innovative?

Aging populations. Delays in treatment due to Covid-19. The backlog of hip and knee operations is one of the fastest growing issues in healthcare today.

We spoke to Asif Dewan of Joint Academy about a new telehealth app that’s connecting physiotherapists with patients helping to improve their quality of life.

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Meet The Disruptors: Joint Academy - Upstart Discover how Joint Academy is using digital technology to remotely treat osteoarthritis and joint pain, delivering better patient outcomes.

Healthcare, the high street and the risks of burnout. Check our report on 10 innovations disrupting society at CogX 2021.
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CogX 2021: 10 innovations disrupting society - Upstart The CogX Festival 2021 was as thought-provoking and dynamic as ever. But with dozens of sessions every day, and hundreds of speakers, how do you stay on top of technology and innovation in sectors as diverse as healthcare, mobility, smart cities, and construction?

Big changes ahead for big pharma. Discover how pathway transformation is set to blow healthcare business models out of the water.

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Healthcare pathway transformation - Upstart Innovation in pharma traditionally meant developing new blockbuster drugs, or in the last decade, digitally-led innovation. Now a new model is emerging, where

What’s it like to work at Upstart and how does it feel to be part of the movement that’s shaping the future of healthcare? Upstart’s Kristin Polman talks about using digital to help healthcare professionals and improve patient outcomes—and her love of singing.

Kristin Polman, Senior Digital Health Associate - Upstart Upstart’s Head of Healthcare, Kristin Polman, talks about her career in health, predictions for the future of healthcare and her love of singing.