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ACCELERATOR
PROGRAM
PROGRAM STRUCTURE AND OUTLI NE
ACCELERATOR 101
What is an Criteria for
accelerator ? Benefits
Mission
selection
T O EXC EED TH E
A fixed-term, cohort- This program equips ToE XP
participate
EC TATI ONinS an
OF
based program, participants with the accelerator, Students
T HE C USTOME R S
including mentorship tools and resources they typically apply and are
AND P ROVI DE T H E M
and educational need to succeed in their selected based on a set of
WI T H T HE BEST
components, that is chosen field, and to criteria, such as the
I NT ERNET SE R VI C E S
designed to bridge the provide them with a strength of their team, the
gap between inventor supportive community of AND T HE MOST
viability of their product,
and a entrepreneur peers and mentors to andRE LI ABLE
their SUP P OR
potential forT
help them achieve their SYS TEM.
growth and impact
goals
TARGET AUDIENCE - COLLEGE STUDENTS
STUDENTS AT THE STUDENTS AT THE
BEGINNING OF END OF FINAL
FINAL YEAR YEAR
By the time the student graduates
Students are in the
he/she will be ready with an MVP and
ideation stage for their Course period - 1 year also equipped with entrepreneurial
projects at the beginning
knowledge enabling him to work in the
of the final year
start-up full time.
GENERIC
Industry specific
First 7 months of Fintech
Last 5 months of
the program SAAS
the program
AI & ML Technology
Ecom & Aggregator
Coverage areas in generic
program with weightage
1 NET WORKI NG - 2 5 % 6 MAR KET I NG - 1 0 %
PR E SENT AT I ON A N D COM MUNI C A TI O N
2 7 HUMAN REL A T I ON S - 5 %
- 2 0%
OR GANI ZAT I ON S T RU CT URE A ND D ESI G N - 8 ACC OUNT I NG - 5 %
3
15%
4 BUSI NESS PL A N D EVEL OPMENT - 10% 9 L EGAL - 5 %
5 F I NANCE - 1 0%
Pedagogy
1 SPE AKER SESS I ON S
A s peak er ( us ual l y a f o r m e r f ou nd e r , VC , or r e p ut abl e
o p erato r) wo ul d g iv e a t a lk a b ou t t he i r b a ckgr ound
2 PR E RECORDED CON T EN T
a nd a nswer ques t io ns f r om st u d e nt s. T he e nt i re cohor t
wo ul d at t end t he s peake r se ssi ons.
3 F OUNDER/ COMMU N I T Y M A TC H -UPS
P re-reco rde d co nt ent ca n b e a cce sse d b y p a r ti ci pants at
a ny t i me, al l o wing them t o le a r n a t t he i r own p ace and
4 WEE KL Y/ MON T H L Y REVI EW
p ro v i des a w ider r ang e of e x p e r t i se a nd p e r sp ect i v es .
T hi s c an be par ticul ar l y he lp f u l f or st u d e nt s who hav e
o t her ORSHI
MENT co mmitm ent s s uch
P PROGRA MS a s cla sse s, i nt e r nshi p s , or jobs
5
St udents wer e m atched- u p wi t h a not he r st u d e nt f r om the pr ogr am.
6 PR ODUCTl yDE
General MOt eam is p r ov i d e d wi t h some q u e st i ons & poi nts to tal k
t he
t hr o ugh. The s e m at ch- up s a llowe d f or mor e 1: 1 r el ati ons hi ps when the
p ro gram in l ar g el y r emo t e .
Founder/community
PLAN OF ACTION match-ups
A1: I n t r oduct ion and I dea tio n
Introduction to the program and expectations
Overview of the startup ecosystem and market
trends
Ideation and problem identification workshop
Team formation and networking event
Speaker Sessions
PLAN OF ACTION Mentorship programs
Weekly/Monthly Review
A2: I nt r oduct ion to Lea n S ta r tup
me tho dology
Customer discovery and validation
techniques
Market sizing and competition analysis
Pitching workshop and mentor feedback
session
Speaker Sessions
PLAN OF ACTION Mentorship programs
Weekly/Monthly Review
A3:Product Development and
MVP
Product development process and agile
methodologies
Minimum Viable Product (MVP) definition and
development
User experience (UX) and user interface (UI)
design principles
Testing and iteration techniques for product
validation
Speaker Sessions
PLAN OF ACTION Mentorship programs
Prerecorded content
A4 : B usiness Mode ls a nd
R e ve nue St r eams
Business model canvas and value proposition
design
Revenue streams and pricing strategies
Financial projections and budgeting
Pitching workshop and mentor feedback session
Speaker Sessions
PLAN OF ACTION Mentorship programs
Prerecorded content
Founder/community match-ups
A5: Ma r ket ing and G r o wth
Marketing strategy and tactics for startups
Branding and messaging for startups
Customer acquisition and retention strategies
Growth hacking techniques and metrics
Speaker Sessions
PLAN OF ACTION Prerecorded content
A6 : Legal and IP
Legal and regulatory compliance for startups
Intellectual property (IP) protection and
management
Funding and investment options for startups
Pitching workshop and mentor feedback session
Speaker Sessions
PLAN OF ACTION Mentorship programs
Weekly/Monthly Review
A7: Scal in g and Oper a tio ns
Scaling strategies for startups
Operations and team management for startups
Metrics and KPIs for tracking startup growth
Pitching workshop and mentor feedback session
SKILLS AQUIRED BY THE STUDENTS
ENT REPRENEU RI A L L EADERSHI P S K I L L S NET WORKI NG F I NANCI AL
SKI L L S SKI L L S MANAGEMEN T
Starting and growing Building a strong Building a strong
This programs is
a business requires network is critical network is critical
designed to teach
strong leadership for entrepreneurs. for entrepreneurs.
students how to turn
skills. The program Accelerator Accelerator
their ideas into viable
can provide programs can programs can
businesses. Students
opportunities for provide students provide students
can learn about topics
students to develop with access to with access to
such as market
skills such as team mentors, investors, mentors, investors,
analysis, customer
management, and other industry and other industry
discovery, business
communication, experts who can experts who can
strategy, and product
decision-making, offer guidance and offer guidance and
development.
and goal setting. support. support.
Phase 1 Phase 2
P ROGRAMS FOR COL L EGES I N A N D
C OLLEGES I N A N D AR OUND T A MI L N A DU
AROUND C HE N N A I AND OT HER S T A T ES
Weekend sessions and networking Sessions conducted every weekend at a
events can be conducted at any place city where majority of colleges are
in chennai located
PR OGRAMS F OR
Conducting founder community Aiming to keep the meet at different
C OL
match-ups in regular L EGES I N A N D
intervals. physical locations every week in order
AR OUND CHEN N A I to cover maximum students
Rest of the cohort can attend the
session in online mode
Networking event - once in a month to
facilitate physical interaction
Timings
1 GENERIC PROGRAM
Week ends - 5 ho ur s o n e a ch d a y
2 INDUSTRY SPECIFIC PROGRAM
5 ho urs o n ev er y s unday
3 MENTORING
On a need bas is , can be d u r i ng the
week o r o n week ends base d on
a v a i l abil it y o f the ment or a nd m e nt e e .
F o c us o n me nt o r ing m o r e on i nd u st r y
sp eci f ic training
FACULTY & MENTORS
Type of Faculty Skill Sets
DOMAIN SPECIALISTS, SUCH AS MENTORS
ST ARTUP FOUN D E R S WITH EXPERIENCE IN SPECIFIC AREAS SUCH
AS FINANCE, EDUCATION, ENERGY, OR
C ORPORATE P R OFE SSI ONA LS HEALTH
SKILL SPECIALISTS, FOR EXAMPLE,
GRA DUATES FR OM P R E VI O US
MENTORS WHO CAN TEACH AND COACH IN
AC C ELERATI ON C OH OR T SPECIFIC SKILLS SUCH AS UI/UX, SALES,
LEGAL, BUSINESS, OR DESIGN.
C HARTERED A C C OUN T A N T S A N D
MBA’ S CONNECTORS OR NETWORKERS, FOR
EXAMPLE, MENTORS WHO ARE WILLING TO
EXPAND AND SHARE THEIR NETWORK.
