This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.
Thursday, March 13, 2025 16:00to17:00
Thursday, March 13, 2025 16:00to17:00
This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 18:00to19:30
不良研究所 Engine's Entrepreneurship-in-Action Speaker Series (EIASS) provides an opportunity to hear from entrepreneurs, accelerators,聽incubators, and investors about their experiences and offerings, and to network with them.聽
Thursday, March 20, 2025 16:00to17:00
This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning. The Five Forces Framework will be presented and applied during an exercise.
Thursday, March 27, 2025 16:00to17:00
This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at 不良研究所 to perform market research. Our market research librarian Amanda Wheatley will walk us through some of those resources using a market research canvas tool.
Thursday, March 27, 2025 16:00to17:00
This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at 不良研究所 to perform market research. Our market research librarian Amanda Wheatley will walk us through some of those resources using a market research canvas tool.
Thursday, April 10, 2025 16:00to17:00
Led by a team of caseworkers from Compass Startup Legal Clinic, this workshop provides startup founders with a clear path through the legal landscape, offering insight on issues such as incorporation, governance, fundraising, and selecting the ideal legal structure.
Thursday, April 17, 2025 16:00to17:00
This workshop will demystify and explain the various forms of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets, and when they are used. We will then do some actual patent searching with our librarian April Colosimo using the DERWENT worldwide patent database.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 16:00to17:00
This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 16:00to17:00
This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.
Thursday, May 1, 2025 16:00to17:00
In this workshop, you'll learn how venture capitalists (VCs) typically value an early-stage innovation-driven venture. To do that we'll go through and give examples on how to forecast sales and how to set pricing, how to forecast expenses and how to figure out the amount of capital needed to finance your business. We'll also explore some of the more common sources of cash from both public institutions and private organisations.
Thursday, May 8, 2025 16:00to17:00
Now that you have a grasp on how much money you need, this workshop will focus on the "deal". You'll learn what a venture capital fund is, its structure and how they operate, and what venture capitalists (VCs) look for in an early-stage innovation-driven venture. You'll also learn about the typical elements of a term sheet in connection with equity investments and simple agreements for future equity (SAFEs), and caveats when raising money. Finally, we'll explain how a capitalization table works and finish off with a brief overview of minority shareholder rights.