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Sustainable Startup Academy

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Do you have what it takes?
To inspire, or to be inspired, that is the question. Are you the new life changing startup hero and are you full of sustainable startup ideas? We will help you develop your ideas into an innovative startup. With the Sustainable Startup Academy, you have access to practical tools for starting a sustainable startup in addition to the existing academic curriculum.

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Sustainable Academy

The program
The academy contains a program full of inspiration and exploring. You can join the guest lectures and talks of inspiring entrepreneurs. We dare you to play along during the Launch Game and the Business Idea Generator where you’ll meet problem experts and we will introduce you to the Lean Model Canvas and the Customer Development Framework.

Trust us, you don’t want to miss this! All workshops are based on the Lean Startup methodology. This fourth edition of the Sustainable Startup Academy provides you with knowledge on innovation at any stage, based on three previous editions of the SSA and Startup bootcamp’s +10 years of experience bringing startups to success.

Date
Time
Title
11 Nov
15:15 -17:15
Kick-Off
25 Nov
15:15 -18:15
Game
11 Dec
15:15 -17:15
The Entrepreneurial Process
8 Jan
15:15 -17:15
Customer Discovery
4 Feb
15:15 -17:15
Business Development Project: Ideation
18 Feb
15:15 -17:15
Market Segmentation and Market Types
4 Mar
15:15 -17:15
Business Development Project: Funding
11 Mar
15:15 -17:15
Pitch Training
18 Mar
15:15 -17:15
SSA Awards
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4th edition of the Sustainable Startup Academy

Topics & themes
During the Sustainable Startup Academy we will introduce you to everything you need to know about relevant startup topics, such as prototyping, customer discovery, funding, pitching and creating a good team. The ultimate start for your startup journey. What are you waiting for, sign up now!

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