The document summarizes an approach to entrepreneurship education that focuses on learning by doing, coaching, and mutual grading. Key aspects include storming sessions on topics like artificial intelligence, preparing startups from idea to MVP to attract users/sales and investors, and measuring performance through an app that provides constant feedback. The approach has helped over 100 startups, 30 of which are now in Silicon Valley, and generated over $5 million in investments. The creator is now seeking a scalable business model to expand the program.
1. Helping entrepreneurs change the
world.
Tomaz Frelih - CEO
European Entrepreneurship & Innovation (ME421)
Stanford Engineering
January 28 2013
@hekovnik / @tomazfrelih Ljubljana Technology Park
Slovenia
7. Learning by Doing
The toolbox is framed through workshops
where founders use the tools and present their
work to each other.
Your startup is the homework.
8. Learning by coaching
Startups at the same stage share their
experiences. They are living in an ecosystem
surrounded with live case studies.
Everyone coaches everyone else. Always.
9. Grading
Everyone gives grades and constructive
feedback on everything* all the time.
Yes, there's an app for that.
*(team presentations, usefulness of written comments,
mentor lectures, mentor comments).
10. Pressure
Measure everything! Light stress and emotion
increase retention. Keep a timer and keep
them to the point. Real life is stressful, startups
are mega stressful.
How do you prepare for that?
11. Early adopters
Startups provide the smoothest entry point
because they understand mistakes and treat
failure as a lesson.
To build an entrepreneurial ecosystem.
12. So far
100++ startups through our programs
30++ BoundBreaker startups in Silicon Valley
5M$++ investments
13. And now
We are testing the solution, in search of a
scalable business model. Yes, we are
bootstrapping.
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24. Horizon
An entrepreneurial ecosystem utilizing the potential of engineers in New Europe. A Silicon Valley
startup house and fund for New Europe.
Effective learning technologies for a new kind of university.
@hekovnik / @tomazfrelih