Gate 1 : Ideation and The Founders Team
entreprenerdsih About This Gate
Gate 1 guides participants through the foundational steps of launching a new venture , focusing on identifying viable business ideas, forming a founding team, and defining a company's core purpose. It is designed to help budding entrepreneurs navigate the initial, often challenging stages of startup development, from ideation to team building.
Learning Objectives ?
- Idea Generation: Learn to sift out good ideas from bad, focusing on solving genuine problems that align with your passions and the potential to create impact.
- Team Building: Understand the importance of a balanced and complementary founding team, exploring roles such as the "hacker" (product developer), "hustler" (business strategist), and "hipster" (customer experience designer).
- Raison d’Être: Define your company’s core mission and values, answering the fundamental "why" behind starting the venture.
- Ideation Process: Develop creative thinking by maintaining an idea journal, brainstorming innovative solutions, and identifying market needs (market pull) or leveraging new technologies (technology push).
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