Startup Thinking Lab: How Startup Ideas Actually Begin

For this session, we’ll bring together a small group of people interested in startups and venture thinking.

We’ll start with a short conversation with a guest speaker about how successful ventures actually begin, what founders notice, how opportunities are recognized, and what patterns tend to appear before something worth building takes shape.

After that, participants will form small groups and look at a concrete problem together, thinking through how it could evolve into something worth building.
Each group will then briefly share their thinking with the room, opening the floor for discussion, questions, and different perspectives on the ideas explored.

This isn’t a pitching event and we’re not trying to build a startup in one evening. The point is to think through real problems, exchange perspectives, and spend time with people who enjoy understanding how ventures begin.

To keep the conversations focused and engaging, the event will have a limited number of participants, so early registration is recommended.

Agenda
18:45 - Arrival & introductions
19:00 - Guest talk: How Startup Ideas Actually Begin
19:40 - Q&A with the speaker
19:50 - Group formation & problem exploration
19:55 - Small group discussion
Exploring how the problem could evolve into a potential venture
20:25 - Groups share their ideas
20:40 - Open discussion & idea analysis
21:00 - Networking & informal conversations
21:30 - End

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What to bring
Bring your curiosity, and if you’d like, a notebook and a pen. They might come in handy during the discussions.