Toronto Intrapreneurship Accelerator Program

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1 Toronto Intrapreneurship Accelerator Program

2 Invitation-Only Program Research Team must be working with Fraunhofer Venture Micro-Accelerator, FDays, FFE, FFM, Innovator Technology Readiness Level 5+ (working Beta) Opportunity for Global Sales Ready to Accelerate Market Development Kostenlos DEADLINE to Accept Sept 11, 2015

3 Goals of the Accelerator Program Validated Business Model and Technology Commercialization Plans Prototype Testing and Product Sales Marketing Materials, Websites, Reports Strategic Partner Agreements Licensee Agreements Sales of Fraunhofer Services New Company Spinoffs

4 Market Development Activities Conduct Market/Competitive Analysis Identify and Interview Potential Customers Create Sales/Marketing Documents, Websites Conduct Sales & Partnership Meetings Follow Lean Agile Design Methods to Validate Business Model and Product/Market Fit Generate Revenues & Partnerships

5 Market Development Activities (continued) Analyze and Select Beachhead Market Create End User Profiles Calculate Addressable Market Size and Model Licensing Revenue Potential Hypothesis Testing and Lean Startup Methods Analysis of Go/No Go Milestones Pivoting

6 Toronto Intrapreneurship Accelerator Top 5 North American ENT Eco-System The Premier ENT Degree Program in Canada Over 300 Startups per year at Ryerson alone 8 On-Campus Incubators, VC Fund, Angels World s Top 10 Incubator Digital Media Zone

7 ENT Degree Program A Global Leader in Experiential Education 15 ENT Professors, 40+ ENT Courses ENT Degree, Minor, Certificate, 3 Master s Largest Business Plan Competition in Canada Student Teams won 35+ ENT Championships

8 Accelerator Program Teams of Highly-Qualified Entrepreneurship Students will Accelerate Market Development during their Two Year Capstone Courses Two 8-Month long double-semester courses Students can work summers in Germany Capstone Projects have created over $25M in New Revenues, 50+ startups

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10 Methods Followed in Program Design Thinking Lean Startup Business Model Canvas Strategic Tools (Green Arrow in slide) ENT Skills (Purple Arrow in slide) Human-Centric Innovation Process Disciplined Entrepreneurship Method

11 The Entrepreneurial Process Design Thinking Spot Opportunity Design Business Model Business Plan Marshall Resources & Launch Grow Adapt Change Lean Startup

12 The Entrepreneurial Process TOOLS Hot or Not, Will it Fly? Market, Financial, Competitor Analysis Project and HR Management Tools SWOT, PESTEL, VCA, P5F SKILLS Opportunity Spotting Selling & Persuading Negotiating Communication Teamwork Bootstrapping, Guerilla Skills Adaptability, Self Management

13 Human-Centric Innovation Process

14 Disciplined Entrepreneurship Method Courtesy of Bill Aulet

15 Lean Startup From Startup Owners Manual, Blank & Dorf

16 Host for North American Visits We will Help Organize Customer Development Visits and Incubator Space for Long-Term Stays World s Top 10 Incubator Digital Media Zone

17 How to Join the Accelerator Program Student Teams Choose their Projects and are not required to select all Fraunhofer Projects Send us your Market Opportunity Description and any marketing material for Students If Selected, Sign an NDA with the Students to permit them to represent your technology during their Market Development Activities

18 What We Need from You Now to Enter Confirmation that you are Entering Market Opportunity Description in English (for example see next slide) Additional information such as links to website, ppt slides, list of patents, milestone Preferred contact and contact information DEADLINE to Accept Sept 11, 2015

19 Sample Project Description

20 The Accelerator is led by Dr. Prof. Steven A. Gedeon, BSc, MSc, MBA, PEng, PE, PhD, a technology commercialization expert who has brought new products and services to market in high tech, manufacturing, automation, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, web-based applications, IT solutions, and software applications. A licensed Professional Engineer in the US and Canada, Steve has 3 engineering degrees and an MBA, including his Masters and PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has worked in research and technology development laboratories in Italy, Germany, Canada and the US and conducted contract research with over 100 top-tier corporate customers. He has started or led over a dozen private, public, venture capital and non-profit organizations and published over 100 articles, reports and patents. Steve provides Technology Commercialization Coaching for Fraunhofer Venture and is a part of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft Intrapreneurship team. He is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ryerson University, and Head of Entrepreneurship Education at the Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship at the Munich University of Applied Sciences.

21 For More Information Dr. Thorsten Lambertus, Fraunhofer Venture Lab Matthias Keckl, Fraunhofer Venture Lab