Startup Bootcamp Social & Climate Impact (B-TM-YR0643)

This is a translated version. Original version in Dutch.
3 ECTSEnglish40 First termFirst termCannot be taken as part of an examination contract
Geysen Johan (coordinator) |  N.
POC STARTPUNT ONDERNEMEN TMMA

Aims

  • you integrate the sustainable development goals (SDGs) into a creative and innovative concept to create impact
  • you take actions in creating opportunities for new products or services
  • you investigate the value or impact creation for your target group by means of Desing Thinking
  • you use the Business Model Canvas to work out the complexity and dynamics of your project
  • you can convince stakeholders of your concept in an inspiring way with a pitch
  • you take your professional development into your own hands, as if you were building and running a startup
  • you activily work with feedback, also from external entrepreneur-coaches

 

Previous knowledge

The course is taught in English. So you must be comfortable working with other students both orally and in writing in English.

Is included in these courses of study

Activities

3 ects. Startup Bootcamp Social & Climate Impact (B-TM-YR5644)

3 ECTSEnglishFormat: Lecture-practical-assignment40 First termFirst term
N.
POC STARTPUNT ONDERNEMEN TMMA

Content

The Startup Bootcamp Social & Climate Impact is a online Bootcamp, starting with a Kick off, followed by coachingssessions and a Final Pitch.

Kick off: on location:

Personal assessment, Teambuilding , Sustainable Development Goals

Online Bootcamp:

  • Module 1: Founder’s Dream : It all begins with a vision, an idea, a dream!
  • Module 2: The Deal : Can you explain what you’re selling and to whom?
  • Module 3: Market Segmentation : Define the very first market you want to enter.
  • Module 4: Customer Value Proposition : It’s crucial to truly understand your customer, and find out what value you offer.
  • Module 5: Financials and Key Value Drivers : You’ll construct a financial tree to get insight into profit or impact possibilities .
  • Module 6: Social and Climate Impact : It is all about solving social and climate (sustainable) change with scalable, commercial solutions
  • Module 7: Competitive Advantage
  • Module 8: Talking to Potential Customers to validate your impact & business assumptions

2 coachings sessions with entrepreneurial experts

Final Pitch 

Course material

All material is available on Canvas:

  • workbook
  • slides per module
  • video's per module
  • assignments

Format: more information

Kick off: on location : 1 day

Online Bootcamp with assignments every week

Coachingsessions with experts

Final Pitch= exam

Evaluation

(B-TM-YR7643)

Type : Exam outside of the normal examination period
Description of evaluation : Oral
Type of questions : Open questions
Learning material : Course material

Explanation

AssessmentGrading scale
TOTAL1-20/20 scale

Presentation: Final Pitch: 50%

Proces: feedback: 30%

Design/product: innovative impactfull concept 20%

Participation during contactmoments is required

Information about retaking exams

This course unit does not allow partial mark transfers.

  • Who does not participate in EP1 cannot retake
  • Independent processing of the course as offered in EP1.
  • Team members in teams that fail EP1 must create a written out business plan for their idea during the summer recess (10 pages max, with a pre-specified structure that explicitly answers the suggestions of EP1 judges each).
  • There is also an online defense based on a new pitch deck that takes into account all the indicated commands of the EP1 external jury.