Post on 13-Apr-2017
Female Founders Accelerator Programme
Female Founders Accelerator
• 6 months office space at NDRC• Programme –
– First three months – Focus on validating the business model
– Second three months – Focus on Investor readiness
• Investor Day – December 2016
Stages of a Start-up
PROBLEM/SOLUTION FIT
PRODUCT/MARKET FIT
SCALE
Stages of a Start-up
PROBLEM/SOLUTION FIT
PRODUCT/MARKET FIT
SCALE
Do I have a problem worth solving?
Stages of a Start-up
PRODUCT/MARKET FIT
SCALE
Have I built something that people want?
PROBLEM/SOLUTION FIT
Stages of a Start-up
PROBLEM/SOLUTION FIT
PRODUCT/MARKET FIT
SCALE
How do I accelerate growth?
Workshops
Technology
Investment Readiness Level
Identify and Validate Metrics that matterValidate Value Delivery Prototype High-Fidelity Min. Viable ProductValidate Revenue ModelValidate Product/Market FitPrototype Low- Fidelity Min. Viable ProductProblem/Solution ValidationMarket Size/Competitive AnalysisComplete First-Pass Business Model Canvas
IRL 9IRL 8IRL 7IRL 6IRL 5IRL 4IRL 3IRL 2 IRL 1
No.2 University Business
Accelerator in the World 2015
No.1 University Business
Accelerator in the Europe 2015
But is NDRC really as good as they say?