Content Introduction
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Admission, Rights and Obligations
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Study Structure
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Six Course Lines
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Course Line Competencies
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Course Line Startup
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Course Line Startup: Organization of Education
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Course Line Startup: Course Description
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Course Line Summerschool Startup
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Course Line Summerschool Startup: Organization of Education
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Course Line Summerschool Startup: Course Description
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Learning Agreement
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Introduction We at Incubator Academy Rotterdam hope that all students will enjoy their time at the incubator. The successful progression of your study will contribute to the enjoyment you experience when enrolled. To further a good study climate we want to bring clarity about what you can expect from us. This Student Handbook will contribute to achieving this. Board and staff of Incubator Academy Rotterdam
Who are we
Who are you
Incubator Academy Rotterdam at Rotterdam
You are a student or alumni of one of the study
University of Applied Sciences is a collaborative
programs, or an exchange student from one of the
program of School of Commercial Management
partner universities, of Rotterdam University of
Studies and Rotterdam Business School, designed
Applied Sciences
to help young student entrepreneur succeed at both their bachelors and their startup.
You are entering (or have entered) the profiling phase of your Bachelor (the end level of your study
We help young entrepreneurs solve problems
program). That implies that you seek advanced
commonly associated with running a startup, and
knowledge, and strive to gain critical insights into
combine startup activities with studying for a
the theories and principles of modern
Bachelor Degree. The sole purpose of a regular
entrepreneurship. It indicates that you can
startup incubator is to help entrepreneurs grow
Independently work on complex, and unstructured
their business. At Incubator Academy Rotterdam
problems, and you are willing and able to improve
we cast a wider net, we help students grow.
methods and adapt standards to the situation.
What we offer
But most important: You feel familiar in a complex
We provide:
and unspecified context. And you embrace failure
Great 24-7 workspaces @ CIC Rotterdam
as the quintessence of learning.
Free coaching Startup battles and network opportunities
What we seek
Help with business basics
We are recruiting individuals with:
Help with business etiquette
Entrepreneurial potential
Help with presentation skills
A clear vision
Comprehensive business training programs
Tons of passion
Individual counseling
And the attitude to prove it
Management team counseling Connections to higher education resources Connections to strategic partners
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General provisions Applicant is enrolled as a student of one of the study programs of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Applicant is an alumni of one of the study programs of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences. Applicant is an exchange student from one of the partner universities of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences.
Admission To be eligible for Incubator Academy Rotterdam, the applicant must have earned 116 credits. These credits are broken down as follows: First year study program completion (60 credits). Second year study program 56 credits.
Start date The course line of Incubator Academy Rotterdam starts on 1 September and/or 1 February according to the course line description.
Rights and obligations Partaking in the course line of Incubator Academy Rotterdam (IAR) shall result in the following rights at least: Participation in the eduction and study-coaching provided by IAR. Admission to assessments, resits and examinations. Free use of the incubator space, when participating as peer coach for IAR. The rights stated in the Student Handbook of the study program of enrollment.
A final check is performed in july or januari before the
Partaking in the course line of Incubator Academy
start of the program.
Rotterdam will be subject to the following obligations at
Entry requirements
the very least:
Applicant will be admitted into Incubator Academy
Mandatory participation in practical exercises.
Rotterdam upon:
Mandatory participation during school weeks in the
Meeting the requirements of the Selection Committee
Venture Cafe Rotterdam.
during a selection interview.
Good behavior, in accordance with the rules laid
Meeting the entry-level requirements.
down by the incubator and the university.
Signing the Learning Agreement Incubator Academy
The obligations as stated in the Student Handbook of
Rotterdam in consultation with the Exam Board
the study program of enrollment.
Chairperson op the study program.
A personal contribution of â‚Ź 100 per calendar month
Selection interview The Selection Committee assesses the applicant during a selection interview on (a) entrepreneurial strength, (b) vision, and (c) feasibility of the business model. The applicant hands in following documents: Results of the entrepreneurial test at ondernemerstest.nl, explaining their entrepreneurial potential. The entrepreneurial vision driving the startup. A Business Model Canvas, explaining why the business model has good prospects to become repeatable, scalable and profitable. Motivational essay, explaining intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in max. 600 words. Applications have to be handed in by mail before 1 July prior to the start date 1 September, and 1 December prior to the start date 1 February.
on the usage of the incubator space, when not participating as peer coach for IAR.
Termination At the request of the student, as described in the Student Handbook of the study program of enrollment. At the request of the Executive Board, as described in the Student Handbook of the study program of enrollment. At the request of the alumni. At the request of the Selection Committee Incubator Academy Rotterdam, where (a) student/alumni has failed to absolve one or more courses in the course line with the minimum grade "sufficient" (5.5), (b) student/alumni has failed to fulfill the obligations described in the Student Handbook Incubator Academy Rotterdam.
Exchange students Admission, and selection will be handled through the International Office. Start date, rights and obligations, and termination will be tailored to specifications of the study program of your home university.
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Educational model
Coaching
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences has opted
All students are assigned a coach, to aid them in
for a specific educational model, the ROM
their progress throughout the course line. The
(Rotterdams Onderwijs Model). The aim is for
coach organizes mandatory meetings at the
education to be provided in close interaction with
beginning and end of each school week, to discuss
professional practice. The ROM is expressed in terms
the progress of the startup. The coach will also hold,
of knowledge, practice and student-driven learning
on a weekly basis, counseling sessions in which
pathways.
he/she discusses topics that are of importance for the startup or the student entrepreneur.
As part of the student-driven learning track the
When necessary the student can make an
student is able to choose subjects him/herself on
appointment with the coach to discuss a topic of
basis of his/her own learning objectives and
his/her choosing.
competencies. Incubator Academy Rotterdam gives the student this choice on the subject of (startup)
In addition to coaching, student are obliged to take
entrepreneurship.
part in Venture Cafe Rotterdam (every thursday afternoon), where they will network with
Incubator Academy Rotterdam focusses mainly on
(inter)national startup entrepreneurs. These sessions
the practice-based learning track in which the
are mandatory during school weeks. Venture Cafe
professional practice itself is the mentor on how to
Rotterdam is a form of peer coaching, where
address problems. The student substitutes courses
students can call upon the support and guidance
from the practice-based learning track in his study
offered by the startup community Rotterdam.
program for courses of Incubator Academy Rotterdam. Upon meeting the conditions stated in the course description, the student will be awarded the corresponding credit points.
Assessment of course line Every course in the course line is assessed the same year. Resits take place during the academic year in
The incubator will provide concepts and skills
which the course is assessed.
belonging to the knowledge-driven track, to help students tackle practical problems. But these provisions will be extracurricular and no credit points will be awarded to these activities.
The course description explains the following with regard to the assessment to be taken: The form or manner and order in which the course is assessed.
Language
How the final assessment is arrived at
Education shall be delivered in Dutch. It shall be
(assessment criteria).
possible to derogate from this for the course line in
How much time is available.
the following instances:
Number of credits that can be earned.
Where a course relates is predominantly
All specific matters that students need to know
international in its orientation.
about doing the assessment.
Where a guest lecture is to be delivered by a lecturer that speaks a language other than Dutch.
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Five course lines
Thesis Startup
Incubator Academy Rotterdam offers 6 distinct
The Thesis Startup is open to all students of
course lines:
Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, who have
Startup. Minor Startup (available 1 September 2017). Minor Accelerator (available 1 September 2017). Thesis Startup (available 1 September 2017). Thesis Accelerator (available 1 September 2017).
permission of the Exam Board of their study program
Summerschool Startup.
Thesis Accelerator
Startup The Startup Incubator aims at students from the School of Commercial Management Studies in the third year of their Bachelor studies. The course line covers a full academic year and is specifically designed to fit in with the third year curricula of the study programs Small Business and Retail Management, and Commercial Economics.
to enter this course line. The course line covers the second semester of the fourth year of the Bachelor studies.
The Thesis Accelerator is open to all students of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, who have absolved the course line Startup, Minor Startup, or Minor Accelerator and have permission of the Exam Board of their study program to enter this course line. The course line covers the second semester of the fourth year of the Bachelor studies. Summerschool Startup This course line aims at exchange students from
Students form other schools within Rotterdam
partner universities of Rotterdam University of
University of Applied Sciences are welcome to join,
Applied Science, who want to work on their startup.
but will need permission of the Exam Board of their study program. Individual provisions can be made, in
The course line is specifically designed as a
mutual agreement between Incubator Academy
pressure cooker, and off- and online courses are
Rotterdam and study program.
combined, to fit in with the thight schedule of an exchange student.
Alumni of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences are also welcome to join this course line. Minor Startup The Minor Incubator aims at students from all schools of Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, who want to startup a business. The course line covers
The exhange students will work side by side with students and alumni, mainly form School of Commercial Studies and Rotterdam Business School, who work on their own startup. Summary
the first semester of the fourth year of the Bachelor studies. Minor Accelerator The Minor Accelerator is open to all students and alumni who have successfully absolved the course line Startup or Minor Startup, and who want to transform their startup in a full grown business. The course line covers the first semester of the fourth year
Course Line
Credits
Time Line
Startup
35-37
Year 3 Quarters 1-4
Minor Startup
30
Year 4 Quarters 1-2
Minor Accelerator
30
Year 4 Quarters 1-2
Thesis Startup
s.p.
Year 4 Quarters 3-4
Thesis Accelerator
s.p.
Year 4 Quarters 3-4
Summerschool
16
Year 3 Summer
Startup
of the Bachelor studies.
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Characteristic the competencies
For big companies these sequential processes make
A graduate distinguishes himself on the basis
sense. Established companies know their markets,
of competencies. These competencies have
they know their customers, and they know their
been derived from the professional practice.
competition. For them it all revolves around flawless
They express not so much what a graduate has
execution to gain a competitive advantage.
learned (in terms of education), but more what a graduate is capable of (in terms of actions
Starting up a company is a completely different
and assignments that are relevant for the
game. It is a messy business, all about searching for
profession.
the unknown, and working lean, with only one goal in mind: rapidly growing your business. This process is
These capabilities have changed drastically
iterative rather than sequential. It is about testing
over the last few years. In the last quarter of the
ideas as quickly as possible in order to learn, then
20th century, startups thought they knew the
create better designs, and test again. It is about
correct path for their startup journey. They
creating a design driven culture where failing is a
adopted a methodology for product
good thing... as long as you learn and grow.
development, launch, and life-cycle management almost identical to the processes
This iterative Build-Measure-Learn process and
used in large companies. These processes
culture, where startup founders work lean and grow
provided detailed business plans, checkpoints
(their business) are characteristic for the
and goals for every step toward getting a
competencies students learn at Incubator Academy
product to market.
Rotterdam.
Competences The student is able to adopt a professional approach and, as such, ensures that the processes of starting up a business, are developed, guided and implemented. Translated into competencies for School of Commercial Management (COM) and Rotterdam Business School (RBS) this looks like: Incubator Academy Rotterdam
COM: CE, SMM, SBRM, RBS: IBL
RBS: IBMS
1. Initiating and creating products and services.
Build-Measure-Learn
2. Performing, interpreting, assessing and evaluating market research. 3. Market analysis and competitive analysis.
1. International business competencies. 2. Generic management competencies.
4. Developing marketing policy. 5. Preparing, implementing and revising various plans.
Work Lean
7. Communicating in a foreign language. 8. Market communication. 9. Managing a company, business unit or project.
Grow
10. Interpersonal skills. 11. Intrapersonal skills.
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3. Functional core competencies. 4. Interpersonal development competencies. 5. Task oriented competencies.
6. Intrapersonal development competencies.
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"The pursuit of traction is what defines a startup"
Content The course line Startup consists of 6 courses: Problem-Solution Fit (8 credits) Product-Market Fit (8 credits) Traction Channel Fit (8 credits) Business Model Fit (6 credits) Growth Hacking Traction (3-4 credits) Venture Cafe Rotterdam (2 credits)
The total amount of credits (37 credits) in this course line covers the practice-based and student-driven learning pathways in the curricula of the study program Commercial Economics, Sport Marketing and Management, and Small Business and Retail Management.
Full Academic Year: 4 Trimesters
Traction Channel Fit
Growth Hacking Traction
You have evidence that the traction
You have evidence for rapid
channel you focus on is the
traction.
most promising one.
Problem-Solution Fit
Product-Market Fit
Business Model Fit
You have evidence that customers
You have evidence that your
You have evidence that your
care about certain jobs, pains, and
products and services, pain
value proposition can be
gains.
relievers, and gain creators are
embedded in a profitable and
You have designed a value
actually creating customer value
scalable business model.
proposition that addresses those
and getting traction in the market.
This fit entails a laborious back and
jobs, pains, and gains.
You strive to validate or invalidate
forth between designing a
You don't yet have evidence that
the assumptions underlying your
value proposition that creates value
customers actually care about your
value proposition.
for your customers and a business
value proposition.
model that creates value for your organization.
Venture Cafe Rotterdam You have evidence that you actively participated in Venture Cafe Rotterdam for at least 35 meetings.
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Education At Incubator Academy Rotterdam we will help you train
Conversion table
in several different ways to become a successful
The course line Startup consists of 6 courses.
startup entrepreneur.
These courses can be converted into the courses in
Twice a week, you will get personal coaching. Once a week, you will meet with peer coaches. Every week you will be presented with a set of tasks. To secure maximum flexibility you will be able to perform these tasks at your own leisure, provided you finish all the tasks within the timeframe allotted to the individual courses in the course line. Every week you will attend lectures in the knowledge-drive pathway of your study program. The tasks and additional literature will be provided digitally in aNewSpring, and will be discussed during the coaching sessions. Timetable Monday: Kick-off at Vasteland. Together with your team and your coach you establish your weekly goals, and design a process (following the lean startup principles) to achieve
the student-driven and practice-base learning tracks of the curriculum of the study program the student.
Study program Small Business and Retail Management Stage (SMBSTG40R3 and SMBSTG41R3): Problem-Solution Fit Product-Market Fit Traction Channel Fit Project Strategie (SMBPRJ33R3) and Project Internationalisering (SMBPRJ34R3): Business Model Fit Project Final Case (SMBPRJ35R3): Growth Hacking Traction Loopbaanbegeleiding (SMBLBC31R3): Venture Cafe Rotterdam
Study program Commercial Economics Stage (CCESTG34R3)
these goals.
Problem-Solution Fit
You work at Vasteland in close proximity to the
Traction Channel Fit
coaches of the incubator.
Product-Market Fit
Marketing Today (CCEMTD02R3) and Marketing Game (CCESTG02R3)
Tuesday and Wednesday: You work by yourself at incubator CIC Rotterdam, or compatible office-space, realizing the goals you have set for this week.
Business Model Fit Growth Hacking Traction Loopbaanbegeleiding (CCELBC22R3) Venture Cafe Rotterdam
Don't forget to "get out of the building" and validate
Study program Sport Marketing and Management
the assumptions you make, directly with your
Stage (SMMSTG02R3)
customers.
Problem-Solution Fit Product-Market Fit Traction Channel Fit
Thursday: Together with your team and your coach you wrapup the week at CIC Rotterdam. Did you achieve your goals? What did you learn? What are the implications for the next week?
Sportpraktijkkeuzepunt (SMMSKP03R3) and Sportproject (SMMSPR08R3) Business Model Fit Growth Hacking Traction Talentontwikkeling (SMMTOW07R3) Venture Cafe Rotterdam
You participate in Venture Cafe Rotterdam at CIC Rotterdam. This is your peer group: Rotterdam entrepreneurs. Mingle, network and learn or teach. Friday: Today you will attend lectures at WTC for courses in the knowledge-driven pathway of the curriculum of your study program.
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Problem-Solution Fit
Course Name
Problem-Solution Fit
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, trimester 1 and 2
Credits
8
Level
End level
Goal
The student finds evidence that customers care about certain jobs, pains, and gains.The student has designed a value proposition that addresses those jobs, pains, and gains. Student not yet have evidence that customers actually care about their value proposition.
Practical Exercise
Yes
Assessment
Report combined with oral assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Report combined with oral assessment
Literature
Value Proposition Design by Alex Osterwalder (ISBN 978-1-118-96805-5)
Product-Market Fit
Course Name
Product-Markt Fit
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, trimester 1 and 2
Credits
8
Level
End level
Goal
The student finds evidence that his/her products and services, pain relievers, and gain creators are actually creating customer value and getting traction in the market. Students strive to validate or invalidate the assumptions underlying their value proposition.
Practical Exercise
Yes
Assessment
Report combined with oral assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Report combined with oral assessment
Literature
Value Proposition Design by Alex Osterwalder (ISBN 978-1-118-96805-5)
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Traction Channel Fit Course Name
Traction Channel Fit
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, trimester 1 and 2
Credits
8
Level
End level
Goal
The student select a traction channel and finds evidence that the traction channel he/she focuses on is the most promising one.
Practical Exercise
Yes
Assessment
Report combined with oral assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Report combined with oral assessment
Literature
Traction "How any startup can achieve explosive customer growth", by Gabriel Weinberg (ISBN 978-0-241-24255-1)
Business Model Fit
Course Name
Business Model Fit
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, trimester 3 and 4
Credits
5
Level
End level
Goal
The student finds evidence that his/her value proposition can be embedded in a profitable and scalable business model.
Practical Exercise
Yes
Assessment
Report combined with oral assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Report combined with oral assessment
Literature
Value Proposition Design by Alex Osterwalder (ISBN 978-1-118-96805-5) Business Model Generation by Alex Osterwalder (ISBN 978-0470-87641-1)
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Growth Hacking Traction Course Name
Growth Hacking Traction
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, trimester 3 and 4
Credits
5
Level
End level
Goal
The student builds a self-perpetuating marketing machine that reaches millions by itself, and has evidence for rapid traction.
Practical Exercise
Yes
Assessment
Report combined with oral assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Report combined with oral assessment
Literature
Fifty Shades of Growth by Sid Bharath (free download by LemonStand) Growth Hacker Marketing by Ryan Holiday (ISBN 978-0-698-17691-1)
Venture Cafe Rotterdam Course Name
Venture Cafe Rotterdam
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, trimester 1, 2 3, and 4
Credits
3
Level
End level
Goal
The student finds evidence that he/she actively participated in Venture Cafe Rotterdam for at least 35 meetings.
Practical Exercise
Yes
Assessment
Report combined with oral assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Report combined with oral assessment
Literature
None
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"The pursuit of traction is what defines a startup"
Content The course line Startup consists of 6 courses: Problem-Solution Fit (2 credits) Product-Market Fit (2 credits) Business Model Fit (2 credits) Traction Channels (2 credits) Growth Hacker Marketing (2 credits) Startup Incubator (6 credits)
The total amount of credits (16 credits) in this course line covers the knowledge-driven and practice-based learning pathways for (startup) entrepreneurship in the curriculum of a study program at a Business School.
Summercourse: 4 weeks
Traction Channels
Growth Hacker Marketing
You learn what traction channel are
You learn how to build a self-
and how you choose one for your
perpetuating marketing machine.
startup.
Problem-Solution Fit
Product-Market Fit
Business Model Fit
You learn what jobs, pains, and
You learn how to test if your
You learn to imbed your
gains are, and how to design
products and services, pain
value proposition in a profitable and
a value proposition
relievers, and gain creators are
scalable business model.
that addresses those jobs, pains,
actually creating customer value
and gains.
and getting traction in the market.
Startup Incubator You have evidence for a problem-solution fit, a productmarket fit, business model fit, and rapid traction for your startup.
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Education At Incubator Academy Rotterdam we will help you train in several different ways to become a successful startup entrepreneur. Twice a week, you will get personal coaching. Once a week, you will meet with peer coaches. Every week you will be presented with a set of tasks. To secure maximum flexibility you will be able to perform these tasks at your own leisure, provided you finish all the tasks within the timeframe allotted to the individual courses in the course line. Every week you will be lectured on a number of theoretical startup topics, in small study groups. The tasks and additional literature will be provided digitally in aNewSpring, and will be discussed during the coaching sessions.
Timetable Monday: Kick-off at Vasteland. Today you will attend lectures at Vasteland for courses in the knowledge-driven pathway of the curriculum of your study program. Tuesday and Wednesday: Together with your team and your coach you establish your weekly goals, and design a process (following the lean startup principles) to achieve these goals. You work at Vasteland in close proximity to the coaches of the incubator. Don't forget to "get out of the building" and validate the assumptions you make, directly with your customers. Thursday: Together with your team and your coach you wrapup the week at CIC Rotterdam. Did you achieve your goals? What did you learn? What are the implications for the next week? You participate in Venture Cafe Rotterdam at CIC Rotterdam. This is your peer group: Rotterdam entrepreneurs. Mingle, network and learn or teach. Friday: Today you will attend lectures at Vasteland for courses in the knowledge-driven pathway of the curriculum of your study program.
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Problem-Solution Fit
Course Name
Problem-Solution Fit
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, July
Credits
2
Level
End level
Goal
The student learns what jobs, pains, and gains are, and how he/she can design a value proposition that addresses those jobs, pains, and gains.
Practical Exercise
Seminar, and online supported selfstudy
Assessment
Written assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Oral assessment
Literature
Value Proposition Design by Alex Osterwalder (ISBN 978-1-118-96805-5)
Product-Market Fit Course Name
Product-Markt Fit
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, July
Credits
2
Level
End level
Goal
The student learns to test if his/her products and services, pain relievers, and gain creators are actually creating customer value and getting traction in the market.
Practical Exercise
Seminar, and online supported selfstudy
Assessment
Written assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Oral assessment
Literature
Value Proposition Design by Alex Osterwalder (ISBN 978-1-118-96805-5)
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Traction Channel Fit Course Name
Traction Channel FitO
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, July
Credits
2
Level
End level
Goal
The student learns what traction channels are and how to choose the appropriate traction channel for his/her startup.
Practical Exercise
Seminar, and online supported selfstudy
Assessment
Written assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Oral assessment
Literature
Traction "How any startup can achieve explosive customer growth", by Gabriel Weinberg (ISBN 978-0-241-24255-1)
Business Model Fit
Course Name
Business Model Fit
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, July
Credits
2
Level
End level
Goal
The student learns to imbed a value proposition in a profitable and scalable business model.
Practical Exercise
Seminar, and online supported selfstudy
Assessment Written assessment Minimum Score 5.5 Resit Oral assessment Literature Value Proposition Design by Alex Osterwalder (ISBN 978-1-118-96805-5) Business Model Generation by Alex Osterwalder (ISBN 978-0470-87641-1)
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Growth Hacker Marketing Course Name
Growth Hacker Marketing
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, July
Credits
2
Level
End level
Goal
The student learns how to build a self-perpetuating marketing machine that reaches millions by itself.
Practical Exercise
Seminar, and online supported selfstudy
Assessment
Written assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Oral assessment
Literature
Fifty Shades of Growth by Sid Bharath (free download by LemonStand) Growth Hacker Marketing by Ryan Holiday (ISBN 978-0-698-17691-1)
Startup Incubator Course Name
Startup Incubator
Author
S. Vavier, J. v.d. Hoek, N. Ploegman
Year
Year 3, July
Credits
6
Level
End level
Goal
The student finds for his startup evidence for a problem-solution fit, a product-market fit, business model fit, and rapid traction.
Practical Exercise
Yes
Assessment
Report combined with oral assessment
Minimum Score
5.5
Resit
Report combined with oral assessment
Literature
None
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Contracting parties Student Name: ________________________________ Student number: ________________________ Study Program: _________________________
and Incubator Academy Rotterdam
Paragraph 1: Startup
Paragraph 4: Obligations
The student runs a startup: a temporary organization
Partaking in the course line of Incubator Academy
looking for a repeatable, scalable and profitable
Rotterdam will be subject to the following obligations at
business model.
the very least:
During school weeks, the student works a minimum
Mandatory participation in practical exercises.
of 40 hours in his startup.
Mandatory participation during school weeks in the
The Incubator Academy Rotterdam is not liable for
Venture Cafe Rotterdam.
damages, for debts or for failure to meet the
Good behavior, in accordance with the rules laid
responsibilities or obligations connected with the
down by the incubator and Rotterdam University of
startup activities of the student.
Applied Sciences.
The student will take out a liability insurance for
The obligations as stated in the Student Handbook
his/her startup.
2016-2017 of the study program of enrollment.
Paragraph 2: Course line The student takes part in the course line: Startup Minor Startup Minor Accelerator Thesis Startup Thesis Accelerator Summerschool Startup Start date: __________________________
Paragraph 3: Rights Partaking in the course line of Incubator Academy Rotterdam shall result in the following rights at least: Participation in the education and study-coaching provided by Incubator Academy Rotterdam. Admission to the assessments, resits and examinations. Free use of the incubator space, when participating as peer coach for Incubator Academy Rotterdam. The rights stated in the Student Handbook 2016-2017 of the study program of enrollment.
Participation as peer coach on behalf of the Incubator Academy during 80 hours, when making free use of the incubator space as mentioned in paragraph 3. The peer coach activities will be planned in dialogue with Incubator Academy Rotterdam and student. A personal contribution of â‚Ź 100 per calendar month for the usage of the incubator space, when not participating as peer coach for Incubator Academy Rotterdam.
Paragraph 5: Termination of the contract At the request of the student, as described in the Student Handbook 2016-2017 of the study program of enrollment. At the request of the Executive Board, as described in the Student Handbook 2016-2017 of the study program of enrollment. At the request of the Selection Committee Incubator Academy Rotterdam, where (a) student has failed to absolve one or more courses in the course line with the minimum grade "sufficient" (5.5), (b) student has failed to fulfill the obligations described in the Student Handbook 2016-2017 Incubator Academy Rotterdam.
Rotterdam: _______________ Student: ______________ Incubator Academy Rotterdam: ______________
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