In the first of our three part series on start-up accelerators and incubators, Darren Wood spoke with Andrew Ive managing director of Food X, Tara Mei of Kitchen Table Project and Simon Lacey of Grocery Accelerator to talk about the role of accelerators with new businesses and what is being looked for in a start-up.

Now, in part two, these three industry professionals speak openly about the challenges faced by start-ups, the value of networking and how accelerators or incubators can aid the journey of entrepreneurs.