TiE Startup School

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There are today 40,000 startups in India. only about 4,000 of them have any form of funding (including angel). Most of these startups in India are bootstrapped and don’t have access to what venture firms have or to worthy mentors. Trends show that the working-age demographic has started to overlook traditional employment opportunities and there is an increasing push towards generating self-employment.

TiE StartUp School

A designed curriculum that weaves Education and Execution in the early stages of their venture.
Adopting an open innovation strategy that offers a potent approach to nurturing innovation in entrepreneurial ventures.
TSS recommends proactive measures across the following dimensions:
- Strengthen Core
- Significantly increase the Seed & Early-stage investment
- Develop tech and entrepreneurial talent
Address both the Business and Personal Elements to empower entrepreneurs a full 360 degrees

When: Open online program. Anytime, Anywhere access

Coverage – Business & Personal

Business

How to arrive at and validate an idea
Testing the value proposition
Identifying a core target customer
Cofounders – the “why” and “how”
Funding the idea – bootstrapping and milestones

Personal

Why entrepreneurship? Setting expectations
When to be an entrepreneur
When to be an entrepreneur
Financial capacity and needs
How to gauge progress and have a personal “exit” plan if things are not working
Personal “ecosystem” – mentors/advisors, early believers

Who will participate

Aspiring entrepreneurs at the ideation stage
Early-stage entrepreneurs who are looking to master marketing, financial, legal, and technical aspects of starting out
Startups facing pain points in the business
Individual with an inherent interest in entrepreneurship who wants to gain knowledge about the startup ecosystem or start their own venture
Founders looking to scale their ventures successfully

Enter TiE Startup School – an online program supplemented by offline modules that would provide vital knowledge to develop hands-on skills to start a venture, scale a venture, and overcome challenges attached to it. A two-pronged approach that aims to address issues and roadblocks taking into account both business and personal elements of entrepreneurship for Nascent and Growth Stage entrepreneurs.

Venture Studio
Content Library

Venture Studio

The online course will enhance the learning curve of founders and co-founders and accelerate their journey to success. It guides startups from Ideation to Validation, Business Model to Business Plan, Marketing Strategies, Team Building, Technology implementation, Funding and leads them to a path of learning with all the support they’ll need.

Details

9-week intensive Curriculum that’s Bold & Global
Focused on early-stage founders who have launched
1 day a week – every week focused on a different topic.
Not just lectures but application and hand holding
Each session tightly curated by practitioners including investors and entrepreneurs
Guest Sessions – Inspiring leaders and pioneers from the ecosystem
A cohort of 50 Founders only

Format

30 mins – Application from the previous session
90 mins – Classroom Session
40 mins – Guest Session – Moderated Fireside

The Pedagogy

The program plan includes advance sharing pre-recorded course material in as recommended preparation.
Peer groups for the network during the week and to work on problems/presentations.
Workshops / Case – studies as recommended.

The Content

Session 1 – Notion of Customer obsession and building products that customers love – Design Thinking
Session 2 – Biz Model
Session 3 – Product Management
Session 4 – GTM & Sales
Session 5- Marketing & Growth
Session 6 – Operational Execution and Financial Management
Session 7 – Hiring & Building Teams
Session 8 – Fund Raising
Session 9 – Mission Culture and Value Creation – Ethics, Inclusion, Diversity, and more…

Criteria & Cohort

A Cohort of 50 Founders only
Applications Open to –
- StartUps less than 5 years old
- Should not have raised more than $ 1 mn
Entry subject to shortlisting by a panel of experts

Content Library

High-quality video content to serve as ‘go-to’ ready reckoners for entrepreneurs. An entrepreneurs’ guide to starting up, scaling right, and more.

Video – Online Expert Video Content

In parallel to the Venture Studio program
High-quality video content to serve as ‘go-to’ ready reckoners for entrepreneurs. An entrepreneurs’ guide to starting up, scaling right, and more.
Anytime, Anywhere access.
Curated stand-alone videos created especially for the Content Library
Videos augmented from the Venture Studio program
Content to be available in English and Diverse Indian Languages
Portal will be in different languages to expand the relevance for ‘real’ INDIA
Portal will be Accessibility friendly to cater to an inclusive society
Example –
- Excel models of Valuation
- Excel models of business plans etc
- Template agreements – NDA, Employee Agreement, Consultancy Agreement, Term Sheet etc