StartupYard 2013

Program and Rules

2012 Alumni

Agenda

Rules 6 months 3 months Week Day Mentors Reporting TechSquare Perks

Rules

It’s your business – mentors and SY just help We own your calendar Know your mentors 10’ Rule Ask, ask, ask

6 months

3/11 Program Begins Program = prepared acceleration/individual Mentors, speeches/workshops, visits, events

?6/6 Demo Day 6/15 Shared Office

Program = events Individual

? Investor Day

1ST Month

2nd Month

3rd Month

3 months

1st Month

Mentors, mentors, mentors – validate, or change your business

Plans

Pitch, business model, launch, finance

2nd Month

Mentors as advisors

Improve your skills (workshops, seminars)

3rd Month

Launch

Pitch

Plans

Week (1st Month)

Day 9.30am – 2pm Afternoon Evening

MON Mentors Your work Events …

TUE Mentors Your work

WED Mentors Your work

THU Mentors Your work Team Pub

FRI Team Breakfast Your work

SAT Your work Your work

SUN Your work Your work

Mentors

Mentors Entrepreneurs who share their experience,

knowledge Giving-back, may be investors, ...

Experts Area Experts Based on your needs BP, Models, Finance, PR, Marketing, Sales, …

You Are Mentors too

Mentoring Sessions

Mentoring sessions – 1:1 Speeches – 1:n Individual sessions, visits – 1:1

Ask them for help Feedback, experience, pitches Disagree Next steps

What Mentors Do

•Ask questions, especially the right ones•Challenging teams' views on their projects•Out-of-the-box perspective•Brushing teams' pitches – getting the message right•Sharing of knowledge and experience•Sharing of real-life examples and stories (both success and fail)•Opening up the contact lists for the right people

Best Practices for Mentors

•Schedule a half-day at SY to go through all teams (15-45’ each) at first•Be open, ask questions (even dumb ones), play the devils advocate•Agree on at least 1 thing with each team that they will do or discuss, with a deadline•Try to schedule a follow up meeting with at least half of the teams•Feel free to be in touch also by email

Reporting

Reporting

Finance

Monthly

Meetings with SY shareholders

Hockey Stick

Progress Plans Problems

1 1 1

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5 items 5 5

TechSquare

24/7 Your space Shared Space Meeting Rooms Food Delivery Where to sleep

Perks

GAN Seznam Ask us

Rules

It’s your business – mentors and SY just help We own your calendar Know your mentors 10’ Rule Ask, ask, ask

Communication

On-line E-mail group sy2013teams FB Group GSites to share docs Hockeystick

Off-line

• Breakfasts on Friday

• Reporting Monthly

• Every day