PRIMER

by InnoEnergy


28/01/2019 - 21/02/2019


Helping startups build a sustainable future

Primer is a pre-acceleration program that helps startups to innovate, grow and scale. You will learn what it takes to build a successful business and how to overcome the challenges and obstacles that every entrepreneur encounters.


WHO CAN APPLY

Small and medium-sized enterprises, students, individuals


REASONS TO APPLY

Taking part in 40 workshop hours in Varaždin, Croatia (30.1.-20.2.)

Mentoring and coaching by top experts in their fields.

Networking with other 10 participating teams.

Top team goes to Kielce and Krakow for full week of additional training (24.2.-1.3.)

Top teams receive direct entry into Voogle accelerator program (10k€, non equity)

YOU WILL LEARN

How To Build A Solid Marketing & B2B Strategy

The Legal, Financial & IP Aspects You Need To Consider

How To Get Your First Customers

How To Design a Pitch Deck That Gets Investors' Attention

How To Build A Great Team & Adopt An Agile Methodology

YOU WILL DESIGN YOUR

Business Model Canvas

Competitive Landscape

Letter Of Intent

Go-To-Market Strategy

Business Roadmap

Pitch Deck


WE ARE LOOKING FOR TEAMS/FOUNDERS THAT

  • already have a minimum viable product (MVP) or are working on one
  • have entrepreneurial skills and are action-oriented, with a continuous aim at self-improvement
  • are ambitious and believe that starting a business is the highest impact activity they can do with their lives


APPLY

(Deadline: 28/01/2019)


PROGRAM

The program is based on 40 hours of practical workshop and mentoring sessions led by experienced professionals and mentors

Tuesday, 12.02.2019.

(11:00 - 17:00 h)BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS 1Tomislav Krišto


Wednesday, 13.02.2019.

(09:00 - 14:00 h)COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPEAlenka Čović


(16:00 - 21:00 h)GROWING YOUR NETWORK: OFFLINE & VIA CONTENT MARKETINGAnte Lučić


Thursday, 14.02.2019.

(09:00 - 14:00 h)CROWDFUNDINGRobert Pašičko; Hajdana Rukavina


(16:00 - 21:00 h)HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR STARTUPSAnte Lučić


Friday, 15.02.2019.

(09:00 - 14:00 h)PITCH 1Peter Bruner


Saturday, 16.02.2019.

(09:00 - 14:00 h)BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS 2Tomislav Krišto; Frank Manuel Saviane


Monday, 18.02.2019.

(09:00 - 14:00 h)PITCH 2Peter Bruner


(16:00 - 21:00 h)GO-TO-MARKET STRATEGYAlenka Čović


Wednesday, 20.02.2019.

DEMO DAY

MENTORS

Alenka Čović

Expertise: Business management, EU project implementation

  • entrepreneur and owner of „FLAVO“
  • lecturer at Algebra University College - EU project development and implementation
  • Won "Best workshop" prize at FOI „Carrer week“ 2018 - voted by students

Ante Lučić

Expertise: Marketing, Business management

  • entrepreneur and consultant, owner of „A-link“
  • Master of Law and Business (MLB)
  • certified for Management Risk Analysis ToT
  • developed Cronnect.me - links Croatian startups and investors from abroad
  • scope of business: marketing, networking, education and project management (Content & Community Manager (CCM) and PR consultant)

Tomislav Krišto

Expertise: Business Model Canvas, Design Thinking

  • entrepreneur and co-founder of „Štreberaj“
  • lecturer at Zagreb Development Agency entrepreneurial center
  • holds „Business Model Canvas“ and „Design Thinking-Business innovation process“ seminars
  • co-author of seven scientific papers in the field of business and economic theory

Peter Bruner

Expertise: Pitching, Marketing

  • founded his first company „OOSM“ ten years ago
  • serial entrepreneur, experienced pitch coach and public speaker, lecturer at various workshops and conferences
  • won a best pitch prize for his startup company Wineist in London 2015
  • won Best of VC Pitch in Amsterdam

Hajdana Rukavina

Expertise: Crowdfunding

  • project manager in Green Energy Cooperative
  • one of the co-founder of the Crowdfunding Academy, a non-formal educational programme for developing crowdfunding campaigns aimed for training cooperatives, municipalities, and entrepreneurs
  • involved in more than 30 successful crowdfunding campaigns worldwide, and managing the first crowdlending campaign for RES project in Croatia

Robert Pašičko

Expertise: Crowdfunding

  • co-founder of UNDP Alternative Finance Lab through which he supports development on alternative finance mechanisms in over 30 countries globally
  • he also cofounded UNDP Crowdfunding Academy, a training program for crowdfunding which has been implemented in over 20 countries worldwide and has created over successful 40 campaigns

Frank Manuel Saviane

Expertise: Business Development, Fundraising

  • founder & CEO of Fast Forward Advisors (FFA), a European boutique consulting firm focused on innovation and growth
  • since 2011 FFA was directly involved with 50+ successful European and Asian startups and accelerators
  • experienced advisors, always available to support the business and giving precious suggestions how to structure the best strategy for startups
  • holds a postgrad certificate in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from Cambridge University

TechPark organizing crew

Lucija Pejnović

The Golden Writer

Karlo Kukec

The Optimized Brain

Monika Levanić

Detective Analyst

Venue

Contact us:

TechPark Varaždin

Zagrebačka 89, 42 000 Varaždin

info@tp-vz.hr

+385 42 500 050

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