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    Dear all, 

    Welcome to the Venture Ideation course!

    Some basic information: 

    This course will be delivered online this autumn and requires mandatory attendance in online (Zoom) sessions.

    Links to the online sessions will be posted on the home page prior to the sessions

    Course hours posted in SISU are mandatory, except:

    -  the last hour each day which is optional (meaning Tuesdays 15.00-16.00 and Wednesdays 14.00-15.00)

    -  teams can continue working on Zoom if they want while I am around to help during the last hour of each day

    -  there can be up to three mandatory sessions missed in total, and a make-up assignment is necessary for each missed session.

    Please read the full syllabus section including the syllabus pdf  (guide to the course)  -  prior to the course start. 

    If you are a student who experiences limitations in attending online course sessions (e.g. you are outside Finland on a very different time zone or you have connectivity issues), please inform me as soon as possible so that we can discuss alternative arrangements.

    Please contact me generally if you have difficulty in attending a session ( e.g. due to sickness)

    Zoom links will be posted to the home page as we get closer to the course start

    Course timeline

    Date

    Time

    Place

    Content




    Tuesday 14th September

    13.15–16.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 1 Session 1:

    Introduction to course

    What is Venture Ideation ?

    Guest: Mayumi Shimizu, Espoo City Innovation

    Wednesday 15th September

    12.15–15.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 1 Session 2: 

    Team formation and teamwork

    Guest: Natalie Gaudet, Aalto Start Up Centre

    Tuesday 21 September

    13.15–16.00

    Zoom

    Week 2 Session 1: 

    Problem and customer definition

    Guest: Kalle Koivuniemi, Urakkamaailma

    Wednesday 22 September

    12.15–15.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 2 Session 2:

    Problem and customer definition

    Teamwork

    Guest: Doug Costa, Neural DSP

    Tuesday 28 September

    13.15–16.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 3 Session 1:

    Idea generation and selection

    Guest: Teemu Paivinen, Equilibrium

    Wednesday 29 September

    12.15–15.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 3 Session 2:

    Idea generation and selection

    Teamwork

    Guest: Alexander Myers, entrepreneur from San Diego

    Tuesday 5 October

    13.15–16.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 4 Session 1:

    Financial feasibility and the revenue model (part 1)

    Johanna Ahtiainen, Finland Business Angels

    Wednesday 6 October

    12.15–15.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 4 Session 2:

    Financial feasibility and the revenue model (part 2)

    Teamwork

    Guest: Panu Kuosmanen, Aalto Innovation specialist in Business Finland funding

    Tuesday 12 October

    13.15–16.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 5 Session 1: 

    Presenting and pitching your idea

    Wednesday 13 October

    12.15–15.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 5 Session 2: 

    Teamwork

    Guest: Ben Hughes, Blinkist

    Tuesday 19 October

    13.15–16.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 6 Session 1: Final Pitching Event or Teamwork on the Team Action Report

    Wednesday 20 October

    12.15–15.00 pm

    Zoom

    Week 6 Session 2: Final Pitching Event or Teamwork on the Team Action Report