PROMOTING BUSINESS STARTUPS
EducationNetworkingFinancial and
Investment support
BIG IDEA #1
Innovation Driven Enterprisesvs
Small and Medium Enterprises
*Kauffman research: A TALE OF TWO ENTREPRENEURs: Understanding Differences in the Types of Entrepreneurship in the Economy
BIG IDEA #2
Information and Communications Technology Are driving the largest number of high paying jobs.
Distribution of these jobs continues to geographically disperse
*Kauffman Resaearch: Tech Starts: High-Technology Business Formation and Job Creation in the United States
BIG IDEA #3
Advances in IDE Startup Methodology- Lean Launchpad and the NSF
*Steve Blank: The Startup Owners Manual
*Courtesy of Alex Osterwald Business Model Canvas
BIG IDEA #4
Investment Readiness Level
INVESTMENT READINESS LEVEL
Mkt Size/Competitive analysis
Complete first-pass canvas
Problem/Solution Validation
Low Fidelity MVP Experiments
Validate Product/Market fit
Validate right side of canvas
Prototype High-Fidelity MVP
Validate left-side of canvas
Validate metrics that matter
Friends and Family
Angel investors
Venture Capital
None
*Courtesy of Steve Blank, Lean Launchpad training for Incubators and Accelerators course
BUILDING A STARTUP ECOSYSTEM
Team BuildingIdea TestingSmall InvestmentsHigh Growth MentorsAcceleration ProgramsInvestment Capital
*Brad Feld: Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City
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