EXPLORE ENTREPRENEURSHIP (VU)
PhD Course 2023
Are you curious about entrepreneurship and do you want to know what it takes to start your own company? Sign up for the Explore Entrepreneurship program: a two-day entrepreneurship program initiated by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Innovation Exchange Amsterdam (IXA) and executed by ACE Incubator (ACE). The program offers a unique opportunity to learn the basics of venture creation and to explore ways to transform your innovation into a business idea. The program is open to PhDs at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and teams will be formed during the program.
THE PROGRAM
The 2-day Explore Program includes; ideation session,
- Lean Startup methodology session;
- Funding opportunities session;
- Meet the founder session
- Pitch Competition with a jury of experts
Deadline for registration:
10th March 2023
DETAILS
Program: 2-day program
Dates: 29th March & 5th April 2023
Time: 9.00-17.15
Location: VU NU Building (De Boelelaan 1111)
Attendance: is required on all days
Credits: 1.5 ECTS
FOR WHOM
We welcome PhDs at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) to register for the course.
The Program
DAY 1
- Welcome & introduction
- Entrepreneurship: what is it all about?
- How to come up with a (startup) idea
- Lean Startup and Business Model Canvas (BMC)
- Pitching a Business idea: tips & tricks
DAY 2
- Commercializing emerging technologies
- Meet the founder - An inspiring story of a successful entrepreneur
- How to validate your (business) idea
- Funding opportunities and types of incorporation.
- Pitch Competition
“The program offered great tools to make my ideas more concrete. It was inspiring, stimulating and sometimes confrontational, all in a positive sense!"
- Meike Korpershoek