Program
Open Accelerator Program will last for four weeks, starting on the 26th of October and ending on November 20th. The OA 2020 program consists exceptionally of interactive online group and individual sessions in order to allow for more flexibility and participation, and to make sure that each participant can gain maximum value from the program by receiving tailor-made personalized sessions and activities. OA online acceleration program will take place every end of the week (from Thursday till Saturday noon) and will consist of online lectures, workshops, webinars, as well as independent work of additional minimum of 2 days per week.
During the sessions of the Open Accelerator Program, the participants will receive an intensive training, support from international experts, dedicated mentorship, legal services, business consulting from Deloitte and technical support from Zambon. The value of the entire program for each Applicant has been estimated to be around Euro 25k.
During the sessions of the Open Accelerator Program, Zcube will extensively evaluate the commitment and participation of the Applicants, as well as the acceleration of their project, based on the following key pillars:
- Developing the technology. The Applicants will work on their Projects with the aim of improving, adapting and, in case, pivoting their product with the technical support and practical assistance from the Open Accelerator experts’ network.
- Learning from Experts. The workshops, intensive onsite and offsite seminars and lectures provided by a wide variety of national and international experts, give a unique opportunity to learn from the best. Participants will receive tailored key sessions on essential topics (such as IP, certification and patenting, go-to-market strategy and scale up, investment readiness level and pitching and others).
- Understanding Business. The Business Model-, Business Plan- and other methodological lectures combined with the extensive research in the field, practical group assignments, take-home assignments and interactive exercises will help participants to design a solid and credible go-to-market strategy for their business Project to flourish as a business.
- Mentorship. The role of the mentors is essential. Entrepreneurs will gain knowledge, experience and expertise through being extensively supported of by mentors - the successful experts who will help young entrepreneurs to identify the pain points and pitfalls of the start-up development path and who will guide them in improving their skills and achieving their milestones.