StartupWeekend Next Program kick off presentation

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2. WHY
NEXT?
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4. OUR ANSWER!
an affordable model with the best content possible built around the startup weekend community
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6. THE TEAM
- Founder Sebastian - 8 companies, 4 IPOs
- #1Startup Accelerator
Thrun (Google Car) - Creator of Customer
in the Worldwide
- Free Online education Development
platform - Teaches at Stanford, - 199 Companies
- +600K users Columbia, Princeton,
- 285 M USD funded
NEXT!
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7. YOU ARE HERE
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8. Faculty
Lead
Instructors
Local
Instructors
Program
Coordinator
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Mentors ‫روز'& %$#"ی‬
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10. WHY R U HERE?
Challenge your Assumptions
Understand your Customer Segments
Validate your Product
You Do This By
“Getting Out of the Building”
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11. NEXT COMPONENTS
Customer Discovery
curriculum for
Entrepreneurs
+
Instructor & Mentors
+
Shared In-Person
Experience
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12. WELCOME TO NEXT
“Flipped” Classroom
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Opportunity Assessment
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Focus on finding
Product/Market fit
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Team Presentations &
Accountability
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13. WELCOME TO NEXT
Udacity Lectures
+
Face-to-Face Customer
Interviews
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LaunchPad Central
Software
+
Business Model Canvas as
a Scorecard
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14. PROGRAM CALENDAR
(5) in-person classroom sessions
Week 1: Orientation & Customer Discovery Exercise
Week 2: Customer Discovery Exercise & Team Presentations
Week 3: Customer Discovery Exercise & Team Presentations
Week 4: Customer Discovery Exercise & Team Presentations
Week 5: “NEXT Step” Presentations & Feedback
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15. Questions?
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