SWISS-ISRAEL LEAN LAUNCHPAD
December 2019 - June 2020
General Information
Location
Jerusalem (Israel) & Zurich (Switzerland)
Dates
December 24th 2019 - June 12th, 2020
General Description
Israel-Swiss Lean Launchpad provides real world, hands‐on learning on what it’s like, and how best to actually turn a great idea into a great product using the Lean Startup methodology and tools. Participants will be getting their hands dirty talking to customers, partners, competitors, as they encounter the chaos and uncertainty of how a startup actually works. Participants will enjoy a supportive environment to enable mutual learning and open discussions on how to use a business model to brainstorm each part of a company and customer development to see whether anyone other than them would want/use their product. Finally, they’ll see how agile development can help them rapidly iterate their product to build something customers will use and buy.
Participants will also have a unique chance to observe and learn different cultural approaches to entrepreneurship from their lectures, mentors, coaches and colleagues.
Each unit will test a different part of the business model and then sharing of the hard-earned knowledge with the rest of the participants.
Program Goals
Provide selected Israeli & Swiss startups with an educational hands-on opportunity, on how to really build sustainable startup companies using the lean startup methodology and tools:
- Acquire the business skills needed to take an idea from conception to market.
- Develop a viable business concept and tested business model for each startup.
- Engage customers through the three phases of the customer relationship management lifecycle: get, keep, and grow.
- Gather, evaluate and use customer feedback in real time to strengthen product design, deliverability, marketing and business model.
- Identify the key resources, partners and distribution channels required for product delivery to the customer.
- Calculate the direct and indirect costs of product delivery.
Participants will observe and learn different cultural approaches to entrepreneurship from their lectures, mentors, coaches and colleagues.
Schedule
20/12/19 – 30/01/20> Application period
31/01/20 – 07/02/20> Screening period
07/02/20 > Announcement to start-ups
09/02/20 – 20/03/20 > Preparation period
24/03/20 – 02/04/20 > LLP Period A – in Israel
05/04/20 – 01/05/20 > LLP Period B – Remote sessions
05/05/20 – 14/05/20 > LLP Period C – in Israel
17/05/20 – 04/06/20 > LLP Period D – Remote sessions
07/06/20 > LLP Period E – In Switzerland -Start-up Day + Market Entry + Graduation
Detailed schedule will be sent to selected participants.
Requirements
- Full Attendance in all workshops in Israel, Swiss, and remote session.
- Full responsibility to schedule the required meetings with potential customers, partners, coaches, mentors, research institutes and other stakeholders according to the program guidelines.
- Full commitment to the program.