Only available together with course 6001!

This is a two-day seminartaking place on two consecutive Fridays (05.04. and 12.04.). We will try to start a real company inthese days so please only sign up if you are available on both days.

In the past 20 years, the opportunitiesoffered by entrepreneurship and the image it has within society has changed alot. Success stories like Google and Facebook together with a higher perceivedrisk of being employed at a large corporation attract an increasing number ofyoung people into entrepreneurship. Additionally, especially the web and mobilesector has been running counter-cyclic and provides great opportunities foranybody that can create a good product.

One of the most importantthings in entrepreneurship is to have the right mindset. It requires a lot ofdiscipline to be your own boss and you have to know that you are doing theright things. So how do you know what the right things are? You ask your(potential) customers as soon as possible. A large part of finding a successfulbusiness model, is to have fast iterations of creating an offering, interactingwith your customers, and using the feedback to improve the product offering.

This skill seminar will help students in choosing an idea to focus on,discussing this idea with potential customers, and coming up with an actualproduct to deliver. The course will draw from the recent Lean Startup theoriesand introduce students to effective Customer Development techniques. For thosethat are able to achieve real results within 2 months after the course, pitchingsession with an investor will also be organized.

- The outcomes can beplaced in three areas:

1. Personal growth –Part of the course will help students to find out if entrepreneurship isactually something they are interested in, and if it is something they areready for.

2. Execution -Practical knowledge on how to go from idea to execution and how to focus onthose things that are actually important.

3. CustomerDevelopment – Hands-on skills on how to choose a target group and how to get intouch with potential customers

- The course is a twoday skill seminar, taking place on two consecutive Fridays. In the course ofthe two days the students will take the first steps in actually founding a realcompany. The first day will focus more on ideation whereas the second day willteach the students how to implement the feedback from their potentialcustomers. To gather input, students will have contact with real potentialcustomers during these days.

- Presence.Additionally, for good performing students there will be the possibility topitch in front of an investor.

- The seminar isorganized by the CEMS Entrepreneurs association and will be given by CEMSAlumni that became entrepreneurs after finishing their study.
For any questions feel free to get in touch with:
Vincent Jong, jong.vincent@gmail.com,+436507273007