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MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship Dissertation Guideline 2011/12

MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship Dissertation Guideline 2011/12. Itxaso del Palacio i.delpalacio@ucl.ac.uk @ ItxasoLondon. 3 Type of Projects. PPS: Project Proposal Sheet PPSE: Project Proposal Sheet with Entrepreneur ’ s Approval

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MSc in Technology Entrepreneurship Dissertation Guideline 2011/12

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  1. MSc in Technology EntrepreneurshipDissertation Guideline 2011/12 Itxaso del Palacio i.delpalacio@ucl.ac.uk @ItxasoLondon

  2. 3 Type of Projects PPS: Project Proposal Sheet PPSE: Project Proposal Sheet with Entrepreneur’s Approval PPSC: Project Proposal Sheet with Project Champion’s Approval

  3. Project Requirements • It has to be a feasibility study • A new product/service, new market, new geography new business model,… • It has to solve a problem (it might be a solution that is currently not working) • The project proposal needs to be accepted – PPSE/C • Deliverables • 3 Progress Reports • Initial Presentation and Halfway Presentations • Final Report + Final Presentation

  4. Project Proposal Sheet (PPS)- (by Feb 18th) PPS-Entrepreneur/PPS-Company • What is the problem? • Who is affected? • What might be the solution? • Who might pay for it? • In Association with Family Business (yes/no) • Your contact info (name, email, phone number,…) • Entrepreneur’s Signature and contact info (only in the PPSE) • Project Champion from the company and contact info (only in the PPSC)

  5. Workshops: Week11 – 19th March-23rd March • Office Hours • List of workshops to choose and propose new ones Thursdays Between Mid-May and End-August

  6. Customer Discovery: The Problem Initial Presentation Deliverables: Scenario A Problem Hypotheses tested? yes 1st Progress Report + Halfway Presentation Customer Discovery: The Product Product Hypotheses tested? yes 2nd Progress Report Business Model Canvas 3rd Progress Report Final Report + Final Presentation

  7. Customer Discovery: The Problem Initial Presentation Deliverables: Scenario B Problem Hypotheses tested? no 1st Progress Report + Halfway Presentation yes Customer Discovery: The Product 2nd Progress Report Product Hypotheses tested? yes 3rd Progress Report Business Model Canvas Final Report + Final Presentation

  8. Customer Discovery: The Problem Initial Presentation Deliverables: Scenario C Problem Hypotheses tested? no 1st Progress Report + Halfway Presentation yes Customer Discovery: The Product 2nd Progress Report 3rd Progress Report Product Hypotheses tested? Final Report + Final Presentation

  9. Progress Reports - Customer Discovery:Progressing and Focusing on Challenges

  10. Additional Information • The Four Steps to the Epiphany, by Steve Blank http://www.stanford.edu/group/e145/cgi-bin/winter/drupal/upload/handouts/Four_Steps.pdf • Business Model Generation, by Alex Osterwalder • Mentors (some of them): • Daniel Hulme – daniel@satalia.com • Dimitar Stanimiroff - dimitar@stackoverflow.com • Amir Sani - reachme@amirsani.com • John Spindler - john@capitalenterprise.org • Giles Russel – giles@netsensholdings.com • Rob Fitzpatrick - rob@thestartuptoolkit.com • Abdul Rahim - abdul@platinumlinks.co.uk • Marina Santilli - m.santilli@uclb.com (1 or 2 students)

  11. Any Questions or Suggestions?Dr. Itxaso del Palacioi.delpalacio@ucl.ac.uk@ItxasoLondon

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