The Startup Roadmap - Part 2

Description

StartKarma, in cooperation with USAID CEED II project, is continuing “The Startup Roadmap - Explore, Design, Build, Grow”, a series of workshops for aspiring tech entrepreneurs. This series is facilitated by Daniel Ray – a serial entrepreneur, investor, experienced coach at Startup Weekend events in a number of countries.

Participation at this event will increase your confidence and develop your skills through a series of hands-on activities, based on global best practices.

The workshop will consist of a combination of theoretical and practical group sessions, resulting in a tangible foundation (business concept, business plan, financial proforma, wireframes, etc.) to build a viable company from.

Part 1: Explore and Design (December 14-15, 2013)

Topics covered:

• Time Management (Leadership, Priority, Delegation,
• Idea Validation (Business Model, Market Research, Customer Validation)
• Idea Presentation
• Design Thinking
• MVP (Minimum Viable Product) Concept
• User Stories
• Wireframes & Mockups
• Design
• Product Presentation

Part 2: Build and Grow (March 1-2, 2014)

Topics to be covered:

• Rapid Prototyping (Invision App, Bootstrap, Startup Kit UI)
• Go to Market Strategy
• Marketing Plan
• Creating Investor Pitch/Presentation
• Introduction to International Accelerators
• Final Pitch
• Pitch Feedback
• Motivation for Next Steps

The topics covered in the Part 1 will be summarized at the beginning of the workshop.