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