The series of eight workshops is based on a mission and challenge approach to enhance the validation and execution of your business case. Our goal is to support the best startup talents in Switzerland in order to build world-class startups the fastest way possible. And this is how we work together during our acceleration workshops:
Intro with key tools, checklists and objectives, using benchmark examples from successful founders
Identification of your individual priorities, key missions and tasks
Definition of your objectives and milestones, with a focus on maximized value creation
With experts' support you work and exchange on the identified core missions for your startup
Pitching, debriefing and challenging of your results. Get inputs to improve and accelerate
External industry experts/mentors/supporters will be invited to the workshops.
Apply if you have an innovative startup project and the ambition to conquer the world. Or if you are master student, doctoral candidate, postdoc or member of staff at ETH or EPFL carrying a solid high-tech startup project.
The Startup Acceleration Workshops will help you to:
Shape your entrepreneurial proposal
Build an execution track record
Validate the contents of the "investment-ready" package and offer it to investors
The workshops will take place evey tuesday and will contain the following content
Startup Acceleration Workshop No. 1: The story of your startup
Stress test: who buys what and why?
Name of the game in your industry, checklist requirements
Build all essential communication tools, from intro mail to BP's
Startup Acceleration Workshop No. 2: Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial teams
Checking the entrepreneurial readiness
Building and structuring the team
Building a networking plan to access key contacts and resources
Startup Acceleration Workshop No. 3: Strategic clarity and execution roadmap
Define the value creation roadmap
Methodologies and tools to establish your execution plan
Communicating and executing the plan
Startup Acceleration Workshop No. 4: Business Development at heart
Market entry points: Partners and customers profiling
Building and working the pipeline
Setting up the business development process
PRs and communication
Startup Acceleration Workshop No. 5: The art of H2H (human to human)
Negotiating and building value added deals
Closing sales and partnership
Startup Acceleration Workshop No. 6: Getting to operational excellence
What it takes to run a company
Setting up and growing a startup
Management tools for entrepreneurs
Plannings, cockpits and reports: Get in control
Startup Acceleration Workshop No. 7: Building an investable vehicle
Foundation to create a solid company
Clearing legal aspects (incorporation, recruitment, regulations)
Capturing intellectual capital
Startup Acceleration Workshop No. 8: Closing the investment
Accessing investors
Structuring and negotiating investment terms
Get ready for the funding process