Mind the Bridge: Early Call

Guide and support essential for building your innovative startup. In addition, the concrete chance of experiencing the Silicon Valley, the possibility of receiving feedback and arriving better prepared to the Business Plan Competition are invaluable.

• Description

  If you have an innovative business idea and your project is at an early stage phase, you need to test your idea, iterate, receive feedback, refine your business plan and focus on the topics that really matter… Maybe you are even evaluating the possibility to go directly to Silicon Valley for experiencing that ecosystem and build your network.

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  The Early Call is a Competition for early stage innovative projects and business ideas.

  In order to participate in the competition, submit your Business Plan and the Executive Summary, in the required format, in all its parts within April 15th (here the documents you need to fulfill- Executive Summary and Business Plan).

  During the 15 days after the application deadline, your project will be carefully evaluated and selected. We will give you our feedback and comments helping you to refine your idea. You will be invited to our Italy Tour dates as participant or as presenter. The Italy Tour represents an invaluable occasion to learn about the key aspects of starting a business, to build your network of contacts and to pitch in front of investors and experienced entrepreneurs. Moreover, you can win a free participation to our startup school in Silicon Valley. Three weeks of theoretic lessons and practical learning with visits to Silicon Valley’s high tech companies, incubators and Universities.

  Eligibility:

  Both high-knowledge based projects at an early stage (product prototype) and innovative business ideas are admitted. Students, researchers, scientists and Ph.Ds are the ideal target.

  Deadline to Apply:

  April 15, 2012

  Application Details:

  Please remember that in order to be considered in the competition you need to fill the documents required in all their parts.

  Click here to see the documents and submit your idea.

• Categories

  Business
  Business Plan
  Entrepreneurship
  

  Regions

  Global

  Eligibilities

  Postgraduate level
  Non-students
  MBA Student
  High School Students
  Undergraduate level
  Graduate level
  

  Deadline

  2012-04-15