Thanks for organizing a Startup Experience program!

We are very excited to work with you and we want to help make the planning process as smooth as possible. On this page you can find all the information you need to run a successful event, if you have any questions please reach out any time at [email protected].

Here is a 1-page printable checklist summarizing everything below.

Here is a sample 2-day Agenda.

TEAMS

We generally recommend team sizes of 3-6 people per team. You can either create the teams in advance or we can form them at the beginning of the workshop (most common).

MENTORS

We highly recommend inviting a number mentors who can help the teams throughout the workshop. Ideally the mentors have a lot of relevant experience as entrepreneurs/investors. It’s always great to invite successful alumni who can share stories from their startup journeys and bond with the students.

The ideal ratio is 1 mentor per 10 students (each mentor can mentor 1 or 2 teams).

You can find more info about the role of mentors here: www.startupexperience.com/site/mentor

SHARK TANK PANEL

The last activity on the second day of the Startup Experience is a pitch session where all the teams get to present. We recommend you invite 3-4 highly experienced entrepreneurs/investors to be part of a “Shark Tank” type feedback panel who will give feedback and offer suggestions to the teams as well as choose the winning team(s) *if you want to make the program into a competition.