Startup House Pre-accelerator
Idea Design Bootcamp | Sep 12-14

Startup House Pre-accelerator

Startup House Pre-Accelerator Program

The Startup House Pre-Accelerator is a 16-week hybrid program designed to equip aspiring entrepreneurs with the mindset and skills needed to launch a scalable business. Whether you have an unvalidated idea or are looking to join an innovative team, this program offers the perfect platform to grow.

Program Highlights:

First Part (Individuals - 4 weeks):

  • Program Start: Aug 27 🚀
  • Idea Design Bootcamp (Onsite): Sep 12-14 💡
  • Prototyping Bootcamp (Online): Sep 20-21 ⚙️
  • First Part Ends: Sep 21 🔚

Second Part (Teams - 12 weeks):

  • Application Deadline: Sep 23 📅
  • Second Part Start: Oct 2 🚀
  • Mentor Matchmaking (Onsite): Oct 3 🤝
  • Product Sprint: Oct 23-26 💡
  • Demo Day: Dec 19 🎉

Transform Your Startup Ideas into Reality! 🚀

More info you will find at FAQ section

Schedule

Please note that the times are indicated in the timezone Europe/Riga (GMT +0300).

4 Sep 2024


10:00: Start publishing Ideas on HackTribe

If you have an idea that you' d like to form a team around, please publish it here or go to "My Idea/Team" and "Add Idea".

Make sure to add info and competencies of yourself (the Team Lead) and any other teammates that are already confirmed.

Deadline for submitting ideas - 12:00 noon, Saturday, September 7.



6 Sep 2024


17:30 - 20:30: Idea Presentations (In Person)

  • 17:30 - 18:00 Welcome drink & food 
  • 18:00 - 18:15 Intro 
  • 18:15 - 19:30 Idea Presentations - 60sec pitch (no slides) that should cover:

    > Context and/or Problem
    > Solution (your idea / suggested solution)
    > Current state (if any work has been done up to now)
    > Who am I (competences of existing team)
    > Who is missing (what competencies are missing or you'd need most)
  • 19:30 - ... Networking and Forming teams

18:00 - 11/09/2024 15:00: Forming (joining) Teams on HackTribe

For people that are joining teams, fill your Profile, read through the Ideas submitted on HackTribe (section "Ideas/Teams") and listen to Idea presentations in person on Friday, September 6

Decide which team / idea / problem being solved resonates most with you and "Join Team" on the HackTribe page of the Idea.

Minimum size of a team to progress into the Bootcamps - 3 people



7 Sep 2024


12:00: Deadline for submitting ideas

9 Sep 2024


12:00 - 15:00: Teams of 1 Person are removed

If the Idea hasn't gathered any new teammates, we will hide the idea and the Team Lead should commit and join another idea to participate in the bootcamps and the rest of the program

Minimum size of a team to go into bootcamps - 3 people



10 Sep 2024


12:00 - 15:00: Teams of 2 People are removed

If the Idea hasn't gathered 2 more teammates, we will hide the idea and people who signed up to this Idea should commit and join another team to participate in the bootcamps and the rest of the program

Minimum size of a team to continue - 3 people



11 Sep 2024


12:00 - 15:00: Teams are confirmed and locked

By 15:00 on Wednesday, all the participants should have joined a team of 3 (or more) people to meaningfully continue the program and Bootcamps.

If a team wasn't formed around your idea, you should join another team as a practical learning exercise and do your best to develop it as a co-founder.


18:00 - 20:00: Idea Design Bootcamp DAY 1 (Online)

  • 18:00 - 18:15 Introduction and Overview
  • 18:15 - 18:45 Introduction to customer-centric design (Discover & Define)
  • 18:45 - 19:30 Persona
  • 19:30 - 20:00 Arranging Interviews


12 Sep 2024


15:00: Mentor 1-1 Bookings start

You will see available 1-1 mentoring slots in the section "1:1 Sessions" for Saturday, September 14, 12:30-14:00

Each team gets 4x20min meetings, the earlier you book, the more choice you have



13 Sep 2024


10:00 - 17:00: Idea Design Bootcamp DAY 2 (In Person)

  • 10:00 - 11:00 Problem Framing
  • 11:00 - 11:30 Problem Statement
  • 11:30 - 12:30 Interview Script & Roles
  • 12:30 - 13:00 Lunch
  • 13:00 - 14:00 1st Interview
  • 14:00 - 15:00 2nd Interview
  • 15:00 - 17:00 Customer Journey Map


14 Sep 2024


10:00 - 14:00: Idea Design Bootcamp DAY 3 (In Person)

  • 10:00 - 11:00 Problem Reframing
  • 11:00 - 11:30 New Problem Statement
  • 11:30 - 12:00 'How Might We'
  • 12:00 - 12:30 Lunch
  • 12:30 - 14:00 Mentor Rounds (1-1s) - book in advance in "1:1 Sessions"
  • 14:00 - 14:30 Wrap up, next steps


22 Oct 2024


12:09: test