Topic outline

  • Schedule

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    SprintWeekDateDescriptionAssignment
    1
    		2Tuesday 12.1.Introduction to Startup Experience and course practicalities
    2Wednesday 13.1.Team formation - interviews / intro for team formation
    2Thursday 14.1.What is a startup? How to validate a business idea? Presenting user research, the concept of MVP, experimentation?
    3Tuesday 19.1.Team track
    3Thursday 21.1.Innovation 7 domain models
    2
    		4Tuesday 26.1.Team track 2Deadline for assignments
    4Thursday 28.1.Ideation workshop / Problem first / Value proposition canvas
    5Tuesday 2.2.How to validate the problem? 
    5Thursday 4.2.PROBLEM PRESENTATION (2 problems, who? what? why?)
    3
    		6Tuesday 9.2.Data Analysis 1. & Micro-level market assessment - a.Target market’s pain identified
    Deadline for assignments

    6Thursday 11.2.Pitch training
    7Tuesday 16.2.Data Analysis 2. Micro-level market assessment continues
    7Thursday 18.2.PROBLEM PITCH
    WINTER HOLIDAY 22-26.2.20208 / EXAM WEEKTEAM BUILDING WEEK - TEAM TRACK SESSION (NO TEACHING (teachers on holiday)
    4
    		9Tuesday 2.3.Macro-level market assessment / Market estimation / Product-Market FitDeadline for assignments
    9Thursday 4.3.Business Model / Disruption? / Unite Economy
    10Tuesday 9.3.Marketing & Sales (next Thursday cash flow )
    10Thursday 11.3.SPRINT 4 | CONCEPT PITCH (PROBLEM + SOLUTION, Problem-Solution Fit)
    5
    		11Tuesday 16.3.Finance/ Investment, part 1.
    Deadline for assignments

    11Thursday 18.3.Finance / cost structure, budgeting (cap table)
    12Tuesday 23.3.Finance / negotations?
    12Thursday 25.3.PITCH 3. BUSINESS MODEL PITCH (inc. Finance)
    6
    		13Tuesday 30.3.Checklist for startups, like important documents (shareholder agreement, company bylaws), ecosystem
    Deadline for assignments
    13Thursday 1.4.TBA
    14Tuesday 6.4.Easter - no session
    14Thursday 8.4.PITCH 4. REHEARSAL PITCH / VIDEO
    EXAM WEEK15Tuesday 13.4.FINAL PITCHES - Public Event -
    Team track - wrap up
    Individual Exams
    15.4.2002 SE ENDS


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