Entrepreneurship Education Series
The importance of Entrepreneurship Education
Ideas are cheap!
The idea is only the beginning and an appropriate entrepreneurship education based on the startup development phases is needed in order to avoid the most common mistakes and increase the number of successes.
How many startups can you name where the idea alone was the key driver of their success?
You are probably drawing a blank here.
It takes more than one man with an idea to make things work and build successful startups which is why building on it with the right people becomes paramount.
So before we cling on to the notion that publishing an idea is the end of your possible venture remember:
“Being a startup is nothing else than being an architect in using existing ideas, concepts and software “legos” to solve existing market and customer problems with a great team.”
Building value relies on the execution, funding is only one of the enabling forces.
Online Training Sessions
Our aim is to increase knowledge and volume of innovation entrepreneurship, to improve the likelihood of startup success by harmonizing key knowledge around startup development phases.
Our solution covers the entire innovation entrepreneurship curriculum via series of online training material. They are meant to give more support during the learning process for those who want to deepen the knowledge.
The training material has been compiled by our team of subject matter experts each with over 30 plus years of entrepreneurial experiential knowledge condensed into online training sessions.
Our education materials have been meticulously documented along while building and scaling international companies, doing research related to startup advisory and via hundreds of training sessions & feedback, – to finely refine and simplify (Keep it SIMPLE) a subject complex in nature into practical and simple enough, high-level curriculum.
Below you find more details about our sessions.
To whom?
- Specifically suited for those preparing to go into this journey, either by starting a venture or joining a venture already in progress;
- For those working with startups or startup related projects and activities; (For training the trainer)
- For those looking to potentially start investing to startups;
- Anyone who is interested to have better understanding about startups and the journey it takes from idea to success.
- Suited even for investors.
Structure, program Modules:
Module IA: Startup Journey
Topics:
General presentation about startup development phases: from formation, to validation, to scaling. Key points from each of the stages from various perspectives (entrepreneur, team member, mentor, investor etc.)
Key terminology: idea & innovation, entrepreneurship & startups
Key success & failure factors
Investors, valuation, advisors & mentors
How startup stages help in building a venture
How do investors and others view startups?
How is value built and measured in various phases
Basic methods & tools
Additional tools & resources for self-learning
Module IB: Ecosystem Training
Topics:
General presentation about startup development phases (from formation, to validation to scaling) specifically from the support role’s perspective.
Key terminology: idea & innovation, entrepreneurship & startups
Innovation megatrends
Why startups?
Startup as a category
Understanding & mapping startup ecosystems
Public-private partnerships
Developing startup ecosystems
Maturity levels and measures for startup ecosystems
Measuring and collecting valuable data
Module II: Formation
Topics:
Focus on the formation phase, which is the most crucial phase for co-founding team building
Preparing for the journey: what things to focus on and why?
Value of ideas & how to innovate more systematically
Building BIG visions, measuring potential
Success & failure factors
Mission, Vision & Strategy
Co-founder team building
Shareholder agreement (SHA)
Idea / team & Problem / solution fit
Market timing and journey, planning in short & long term
Funding options and strategies at this stage
Additional tools & resources for self-learning
Module III: Validation
Topics:
Focus on product/service build and validation phase, which is the most crucial phase for future revenue and profitability generation
What things to focus on and why?
Defining a product and MVP
Defining initial business model
Customer development and future prioritization
Extended team building and funding options
Validation metrics
Methods & tools
Additional tools & resources for self-learning
Module IV: Scaling
Topics:
Focus on scaling phase, crucial phase for getting serious about building a real and scalable business
What things to focus on and why?
Business planning
Go to market strategies
Born global & internationalization
Scaling metrics (KPI’s)
Recruiting
Building processes
Funding options
Working with big companies
Methods & tools
Additional tools & resources for self-learning
It is necessary for startup ecosystems to have a common language and framework to describe, track, measure and guide entrepreneurship and innovation from an “Ideas to Products and into Growing Businesses” and from “Talent to Teams and to effective Organizations” in balanced manner.
Startup ecosystem development is about breaking ecosystem silos, sharing resources, removing inefficiencies and bringing connectivity and standardization at all levels, all of which require use of common language.
When it comes to transferring entrepreneurship and startup knowledge, more transparency, common sense and efficiency is needed on how key knowledge is structured, connected and delivered.
For pricing & info about the online training contact us, info@startup-port.com
