1.
Project Map

2.
Jenseits von Silicon Valley

3.
5 Sessions
7 Speakers
5 Videos from Cleveland
3 Locations
35 - 40 participants each evening
Many, many ideas generated

4.
And now what?

5.
The Nutcracker Sessions

6.
The Nutcracker Sessions
Why:
founders
want
more,
easily
accessible,
help
in
naviga:ng
towards
founding
a
company.
What:
founders
present
their
case
and
their
challenges,
and
ask
the
audience
of
StartupDorf
members
for
ideas,
thoughts,
and
help
to
find
solu:ons.
How:
session
with
presen:ng
and
feedback.

7.
Pitch Clinic

8.
Pitch Clinic
Why:
help
founders
to
build
perfect
pitches,
to
create
more
successful
startups
What:
workshop
with
presenta:ons
from
experts,
:me
to
rework
pitch,
and
present
to
group
How:
start
with
presenta:ons
from
3
‘experts’
(entrepreneurs,
investors,
accelarators…),
rework
pitch
in
groupswith
experts
as
coaches,
present.

9.
Startup Hall of Fame

10.
Startup Hall of Fame
Why:
recognise
and
promote
local
startups;
strengthen
startup
culture
in
Düsseldorf
What:
to
start
with,
a
set
of
printable
pdf
profiles
of
Startups,
for
partners
to
hang
on
walls,
and
to
send
to
press.
How:
special
commiJee
selects
startups,
creates
profiles,
presents
at
Startupdorf
Stamm:sch
and
distributes

11.
StartupDorf on Tour

12.
StartupDorf on Tour
Why:
iden:fy
ac:vi:es
for
Startupdorf,
learn
from
success,
build
interna:onal
network,
connect
startups
What:
visits
to
Startup
places
(hubs,
accelerators,
incubators,
co-­‐working
spaces
and
such)
in
Netherlands,
Belgium,
Luxembourg,
France
and
Germany
How:
arrange
date,
plan,
put
group
of
members
and
board
in
bus
(or
on
train,
or
…),
go.

13.
Calendar Bot

14.
Calendar Bot
Why:
startups
and
#bsvdus
aJendees
have
indicated
a
need
for
a
central
event
calendar
What:
a
simple
way
to
collect
and
publish
all
startup
events
in
Düsseldorf
How:
organise
a
Startupdorf
hackathon!

15.
Startupdorf FUN

16.
Startupdorf FUN
Why:
Social
life
is
important.
Fun
is
important.
Entrepreneurs
need
FUN
too
J
What:
Sports
/
Poker
/
Cooking
How:
Building
StartupDorf
Sports
Team
(Soccer?)
for
na:onwide
startup
tournaments
How:
Organizing
a
Founder*
Poker
(regular
Rounds,
Tournaments)
How:
Organizing
a
Founder*
Cooking

17.
Startupdorf MOOC

18.
Startupdorf MOOC
Why:
provide
an
easily
accessible
way
to
explore
the
Düsseldorfer
Startup
Ecosystem
What:
a
series
of
documentaries
about
the
organisa:ons
and
startups
ac:ve
in
Düsseldorf
How:
copy
storyline
from
Beyond
Silicon
Valley
MOOC,
record
videos
with
relevant
players,
publish
on
Crowducate.
Addi:onal:
this
ac:vity
is
suggested
by
the
maker
of
the
MOOC,
and
similar
projects
run
in
other
countries.
This
will
help
establish
Düsseldorf
interna:onally
as
a
Startup
Hub

19.
We Need Your Help
Which project can you contribute to, and in what way?