London's 3 Month Intensive Startup Accelerator Programme

The IP Bootstrap startup accelerator programme helps entrepreneurs take their business over 3 weekends and 3 months of intensive coaching and workshops to where it is ready for growth and growth financing.

The programme launches on 17th August 2012 with Bob Dorf (http://bit.ly/N7VZW9) as Keynote (co-author Startup Owners Manual).

Register early as spaces are limited and entrepreneurs can also register from other sites.

Weekend dates for the programme:

17/18/19th August
12/13/14th October
23/24/25th November
28th November

FULL PROGRAMME CALENDAR HERE (http://bit.ly/M8GGLh).

This Meetup group Entrepreneur Price: £137

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You may have a tech product you have been working on for a while or a product you have already tried to raise money for, or maybe you've got some customers already. in all cases the programme, lasting 3 months will take you through the steps necessary in setting up a robust business.

The programme uses best practices for building a business coupled with real hands-on entrepreneurial experience.

Using a combination of Lean Startup, The Four Steps to Epiphany, Crossing the Chasm, and Miller Heiman methodologies, at the end of the programme you will:

Have pivoted several times and aligned your target market with your product development Defined your business model and extracted KPIs that measure your business growth Sat with potential customers and gottent their feedback Sat with potential customers and engaged in selling Developed a robust go-to-market strategy Begun executing that strategy Written a robust business plan Put together a financial model that stands up to scrutiny Considered your financing needs for growth and the options available

Here are some highlights of the programme:

IP Bootstrap does NOT take any shares in your company IP Bootstrap is a Social Enterprise company running to cover costs. We charge a very small fee for the entire programme but we are working hard to get even this sponsored. There are 3 weekend camps with plenty of webinars, clinics, individual meetings and mentor support in between. During the first day of the programme you can participate in 'speed dating' to supplement your team or simply join one. The first weekend you will shape your product from your customers perspective, think about your business model and develop a 100 day plan. In between the first and second weekend, you will pivot around your product and customer definitions and together with IP Bootstrap and mentors work towards securing some customers. The second weekend will see you developing a go-to-market plan for your target market and what, when and how to communicate with it, how you will sell to it through multiple channels, and KPIs to measure your success and growth. In between the second and third weekends, again with the help of IP Bootstrap and mentors you will begin to execute your plan gaining more customers and beginning to build a robust business plan and financial model, as well as practicing and improving your presentation skills. During the final weekend you will fine tune your business plan and financial model and prepare a presentation for the 'viable business' graduation the following wednesday. This will not only be attended by all the sponsors for your programme but Angels and VCs also, so have your handouts and business cards ready.