SCHEDULE
The daily program of Start & Found
- have met your co-founders, digital experts and new friends.
- have gotten valuable feedback for your idea.
- have an idea which became to a product and business.
- have actual customer validation.
- have learned new skills especially how to validate your idea.
- be able to found your own venture!
6:00 pm – Registration:
Arrive at the venue and get checked in
7:00 pm – Dinner & Networking:
Eat food, share ideas, practice pitches & get to know fellow participants
7:30 pm – Welcome & Speakers:
Review agenda for the weekend and introduce speakers, coaches, and more
8:00 pm – Pitches Start:
Optionally line up to give your 60 seconds idea pitch
9:00 pm – Voting:
Attendees vote for the top pitches
9:15 pm – Form Teams:
Teams start forming and discussing ideas
10:00 pm – Begin Work:
Start to formalize teams and take an inventory of skills. Be honest, and direct about what resources and skills are needed for the weekend. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow
8:30 am – Breakfast:
Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee
9:30 am – Begin Work:
Teams formed and setting up workspace for the weekend
10:00 am – Customer Validation Workshop:
Daniel Johnsen will give you some tips, how to validate your idea by potential customers.
12:00 pm – Lunch:
Enjoy delicious food
1:00 pm – Check-In:
After-lunch check-in, status reports, call for help
2:00 pm – Mentor Meetings:
Mentors help teams one-on-one. They are here to help you!
6:30 pm – Dinner:
Enjoy delicious food
10:00 pm – Wrap-Up:
Finished for the day. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow
8:30 am – Breakfast:
Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee
12:00 pm – Lunch:
Enjoy delicious food
1:00 pm – Pitch Practise & Tech Check
Final hours of worktime should be focused on perfecting your presentation, so you will get advice from experienced entrepreneurs. Tech-check for final presentations also takes place at the same time
5:00 pm – Registration for Sunday Night Observers:
We are opening for our Sunday Night Observers. The final pitches will kick off at 05:30 pm
5:30 pm – Final Presentations:
See the results of 54 hours work. Open for Sunday Night Observers.
7:30 pm – Judging & Awards:
Our judges will announce the winners of the categories “Winner Over All”, “Best Design” and “Best Pitch”
8:30 pm – Dinner & Networking:
Grab a beer and talk with some new folks!
10:00 pm – Go Home!
Hopefully the weekend will never end for some teams and the SFHH17 will have an impact on their lives!
- Day 1
6:00 pm – Registration:
Arrive at the venue and get checked in7:00 pm – Dinner & Networking:
Eat food, share ideas, practice pitches & get to know fellow participants7:30 pm – Welcome & Speakers:
Review agenda for the weekend and introduce speakers, coaches, and more8:00 pm – Pitches Start:
Optionally line up to give your 60 seconds idea pitch9:00 pm – Voting:
Attendees vote for the top pitches9:15 pm – Form Teams:
Teams start forming and discussing ideas10:00 pm – Begin Work:
Start to formalize teams and take an inventory of skills. Be honest, and direct about what resources and skills are needed for the weekend. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow- Day 2
8:30 am – Breakfast:
Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee9:30 am – Begin Work:
Teams formed and setting up workspace for the weekend10:00 am – Customer Validation Workshop:
Daniel Johnsen will give you some tips, how to validate your idea by potential customers.12:00 pm – Lunch:
Enjoy delicious food1:00 pm – Check-In:
After-lunch check-in, status reports, call for help2:00 pm – Mentor Meetings:
Mentors help teams one-on-one. They are here to help you!6:30 pm – Dinner:
Enjoy delicious food10:00 pm – Wrap-Up:
Finished for the day. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow- Day 3
8:30 am – Breakfast:
Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee12:00 pm – Lunch:
Enjoy delicious food
1:00 pm – Pitch Practise & Tech Check
Final hours of worktime should be focused on perfecting your presentation, so you will get advice from experienced entrepreneurs. Tech-check for final presentations also takes place at the same time
5:00 pm – Registration for Sunday Night Observers:
We are opening for our Sunday Night Observers. The final pitches will kick off at 05:30 pm
5:30 pm – Final Presentations:
See the results of 54 hours work. Open for Sunday Night Observers.
7:30 pm – Judging & Awards:
Our judges will announce the winners of the categories “Winner Over All”, “Best Design” and “Best Pitch”
8:30 pm – Dinner & Networking:
Grab a beer and talk with some new folks!
10:00 pm – Go Home!
Hopefully the weekend will never end for some teams and the SFHH17 will have an impact on their lives!
WHAT FORMER JUDGES AND PARTICIPANTS SAY
“Germany needs more events like Start & Found. It´s perfect to inspire young people for entrepreneurship! I was impressed by the passion, the creativity and the speed of implementation most teams bring with.”
“I started the idea of Shelf Sailor at Start & Found. We won the design award and first press came up. That motivated me to go on. Now we are the biggest marketplace for private self storage in Germany.”
“I’ve started coding when I was ten and always wanted to start a company. But it wasn’t until I attended Start & Found that I properly learned the ABC of how to create a business model that works. Thinking of the customer’s needs first and the advantages of a team with complementary skills were two lessons I learned.”