Startup Georgia Bootcamp Agenda

Day 1 Wednesday, November 19th, 2014

Open to Public
Location: Marriott Courtyard Tbilisi

10:00 - 10:30

Welcoming Remarks and Introductions

GITA

10:30 11:30

Business Canvas 101: preview of each canvas element

Scott Gillespie, Jigsaw Group

11:30-12:30

Why Lean startup methodology? Recognizing the hype.

Mohamad Khawaja, N2V

12:30 -13:30

Lunch Break. (Take a sit with someone you do not know!)

13:30 - 14:30

Customer Discovery Process: Do people Care?

James Chung, George Washington University

14:30-15:00

Presentation On Value Proposition

Scott Gillespie, Jigsaw Group

15:00-16:00

16:00-17:00

Get Funding: Design and Deliver the Perfect Investor Presentation

Ira Korestsky, Expand USA
Investor Perspective: overview of potential sources
Marco Rubin, Exoventure

Day 2 Thursday, November 20h, 2014

Open to Public
Location: Marriott Courtyard Tbilisi

10:00 - 11:00

Overview of the Customer Discovery Process; current insights, clustering, and segments
Exercise: define segments for today and future
Scott Gillespie, Jigsaw Group

11:00 11:30

Paths for forming your Startup

Warren Haber, Exoventure

11:30 12:30

What to you do? how to Develop Your Own Compelling Value Proposition
Ira Korestky, Expand USA

12:30 -13:30

Lunch Break. (Take a sit with someone you do not know!)

13:30 - 14:30

Seed Investment Structure: Introduction to Term Sheet

Marco Rubin, Exoventure

14:30 - 15:15

Creating Your Linked In Profile

Ira Korestsky, Expand USA

15:15 - 16:00

Introduction to Conducting Business in the US and beyond

Val Livada, MIT

15:15 - 15:45

Getting a mentor: how to reach, keep a relationship and make the most of it
Spike Morelli, Spikelab

15:45 - 16:15

Lean startup for hardware products, examples of food trucks, fashion stores and
hardware
Spike Morelli, Spikelab

16:15 - 17:00

Social Media Campaign Strategy, Engagement, and Measure