Amsterdam Startup Launch is a trajectory of 11 highly interactive sessions in which you will gain all the knowledge and tools you need to develop your business idea into a solid business plan. Experienced professional business experts, entrepreneurs and coaches (from Roland Berger), will guide you through themes like customer validation, proposition development, marketing, IP issues, finance and team composition. The program is based on the highly successful pre-startup program that Roland Berger already (co-)provides at TU Delft. Success factors in this challenging series of sessions are of course the quality of your idea, but also the commitment and motivation of the team and the ability to adapt your business concept with the acquired knowledge and tools.
The program is intended for Amsterdam MSc and PhD students from all fields of study and wind directions, and is taught in the English language. Final year students of Amsterdam University College may also participate. Admission to the program is based on an interview, and you must have an idea that is well worked out in order to develop a business case for it. It is an elective for the time being, but we are aiming for the follow-up courses (we offer it twice a year) to be accredited with ECST points. The program starts in Q1 of 2022 and takes into account the exam periods as much as possible.
Sign up for the Amsterdam Startup Launch below and give your business idea a boost! Who knows, you might be ready to launch your startup and claim your spot in the VU StartHub! You can only participate with a team (2-5 persons). And only if you are an MSc or PhD. Also you have to pitch your business idea to our pitching jury; pitching takes place every last Thursday of every month.
Are you further along with your business idea and do you already have a Chamber of Commerce registration? Then take a look at the VU StartHub.