"Entrepreneurship is having the courage to Just DO IT!"
Where? YES!Delft Building
When? 21-feb-2012 (time: 17:30 - 22:00)
Who? Everyone who's interested in entrepreneurship and wants
to learn how to start up a company without actually doing it.
Costs? Free!
Come and play the DO IT!-game and experience what it feels like to be an entrepreneur! Based on the technology of two startups you will create your company with the help of real life advisors. In just four hours you get will get insight into what it takes to startup your own company.
The Game
The game starts with two short presentations of patented technologies from two different start-ups. One from the high-tech YES!Delft Incubator and one from the sustainable Dnamo Incubator. The entrepreneurs tell you all you need to know about these technologies and show you some of the possible applications. After this introduction, each team chooses one of the technologies and creates a product based on one of the technologies.
During the game the teams create their company with the advice of real life advisors. The teams deal with issues such as the development of their product, patent strategy, subsidies, loans and insurances and finally market entry. The experts guide the student teams during this process.
The game exists of 4 rounds, each round takes about 20 minutes. After each round the teams receive an update of the annual statistics from the game instructor.
At the end of game the advisors and game instructors determine the winning team. Which team created an applicable product and a credible business?
The advisors
Advisor Patents from Nederlandsch Octrooibureau
Advisor Subsidies from Hezelburcht
Advisor YES!Delft Formula from YES!Delft Incubation Centre
Advisor Dnamo Formula from Dnamo Incubator
Advisor Company Organization from Chamber of Commerce
Advisor Loans & Insurances from Rabobank
Advisor Networking
Investor