What to do with an idea?
You are a participant in the DLab and have a start-up idea that you want to realize or would like to know how to design a customer-oriented product? At cetup.ID you will learn how to test, develop and present an idea within a few weeks.
During the program, you will work according to the Lean Start-up approach - an agile method for developing customer-focused products and viable business models as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. The entire program is based on self-learning modules and takes place digitally, making it ideal for integration into your daily routine. In this way, you continuously drive your business idea forward and pitch your milestones to our team of experts. The goal of the program is to develop a first concept for your own business.
Everything important at a glance
Who can participate: Anyone with an innovative, novel and scalable startup idea who is an active participant in the DLab program.
Format: Online
Duration: 8 weeks
Registration deadline: Friday, 03.05.2024, 2 p.m.
Program start: Monday, 06.05.2024
Program End/ Final Pitch Day: Friday, 05.07.2024
Important: Optimally, and actually necessarily, you form teams with a team size of 2-4 people before the program starts. When registering, please enter the same team name in the registration form. If necessary, you can also participate as a single person. However, just like in real life, it is always easier to build a startup as a team.
Your Benefits
- You learn how to test a start-up idea and develop it further in a target-oriented way.
- You determine your learning rhythm, duration and use of resources and pitch your idea at the end of the program at the Final Pitch Day.
- You will learn how to develop a target group-oriented value proposition and formulate an initial business idea.
- You will benefit from the expertise of our startup experts and network with participating idea generators.
- You will learn new digital collaboration tools and methods that will help you in your studies and career.
Contact for further questions
Please email cetup@tu-dortmund.de
cetup.ID is just the beginning ...
Once you have completed cetup.ID, we invite you to participate in cetup.PREINC. There, accompanied by our more experienced mentors, you will further develop your business model and capture every angle of your business model in detail.
Afterwards, you can apply to participate in the incubator program cetup.INNOLAB. In this intensive start-up program, you will identify individual weaknesses of your business model under the guidance of experienced mentors and coaches. A strong network of founders and partners from the region enables many contacts and accompanies the innovative ideas of the participating teams with versatile support.