The Startup Camp

How time flies! It’s nearly five years since the Vaasa Start-up camp and gosh - the Finnish start-up scene has transformed since.
Where are you? Have the business ideas started up?Please tell us what has it become of you? Did our little camp make any impact to speak of?

Check uot the latest Vaasan Ikkuna newspaper. Startup camp is mentioned on page 18 and a half page photo :)

http://www.digipaper.fi/vaasanikkuna/98792/

Vaasan Ikkuna - Digipaper - Kansi Kansi

3 days, 17 hours, several ideas and a lot of great people!

Now that you learned how to develop and test your business ideas you might be interested in legal issues of how to establish your own business. CONDUCTUS Nordic Education arranges a one day session about basic knowledge and is designed for the entrepreneur who wants to start their own business in Finland. Their event event at Åbo Akademi in Vaasa covers important topics such as business forms, permits and notifications, business plans, financing, taxation, value added tax, insurances, price-setting, marketing, leadership and human resources. For some more information check out this link:
http://www.conductus.fi/education.html

Conductus Nordic Education | Education Almost anyone can become an entrepreneur and the most successful entrepreneurs have learned to do what they do. Starting your own business can be exciting however there is a lot to think about.

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http://www.uwasa.fi/ajankohtaista/uutisia/startup_leiri/

Uutiset: Startup-leirillä liikeideat lähtevät lentoon Vaasan yliopiston johtamisen yksikkö järjestää yrittäjyydestä kiinnostuneille yliopisto- ja korkeakouluopiskelijoille The Startup Campin 31.5–2.6.2012. Kolmipäiväisen tapahtuman aikana osallistujat jakavat liikeideoitaan, muodostavat joukkueita sekä kehittävät ja testaavat tuote- ja palveluideoita.

Hey everyone,

The time has come and the event officially kicks off tomorrow! We have attached directions and an outline of the schedule to help you find it. There will be pizza and sodas to help us relax and get to know each other, so make sure to come on time with an entrepreneurial spirit and a great attitude! Here is a summary of important facts:

Who: You and many other Vaasa entrepreneurship enthusiasts
When: 16:30 to 20:30 on 31 May 2012; 16:30 to 20:30 on 1 June 2012; 10:30 to 19:30 on 2 June 2012
Where: University of Vaasa, Building: Fabriikki, Room: 119, First Floor
What: The Startup Camp in Vaasa
Why: To learn a new method of validating business ideas, meet lots of other interesting and intelligent people and have a great time doing it!

Can’t wait to get started!

On behalf of the Startup Camp Team,

Kevin

For those of you with access to Helsinki Times: An interesting article on small and medium-sized enterprises as the new growth engine of Finnish economy.
http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/news/index.php/columns/columns/viewpoint/2332-entrepreneurship-carries-finland-2

Entrepreneurship carries Finland A sea of change in the structure of the Finnish economy has already occurred, and entrepreneurs run the small and medium-sized enterprises that are the new growth engine, writes Jussi Järventaus.

Today's video is about Minimum Viable Products (MVPs). An MVP is issued to early adopters in your target market, with only the most essential features for the purposes of testing your hypotheses and learning. The outcome of your MVP release will drive the next iteration of your business model (articulated in the form of a business model canvas).

Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner: Eric Ries, Author - Building the Minimum Viable Product In the successful build-out of a lean startup, entrepreneur and author Eric Ries suggests adapting the rules of creating the minimum viable product. Rather than getting the product "right"; or employing the "release early, release often" philosophy of soliciting customer feedback for product develop...

Hey startup campers!

With each passing day, the excitement is growing. I can't wait to come work with you on your ideas. In the last post, I shared a high level over view of what lean startup is all about. Today and in the coming posts, I want to cover some of the tools firms use when they are "running lean."

Today's video is about the Business Model Canvas, a tool you use to map out your entire business model in a simple, visual manner.

Stay tuned!

Kevin

Business Model Canvas Explained A 2 minute overview of the Business Model Canvas, a tool for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. This method from the bestselling management book Bu...

Hi fans,
please remember to sending us an email to [email protected] to sign up for the event (if you haven't done yet). Just clicking the 'LIKE' button is not considered a registration.
We're really looking forward to seeing you all in 5 weeks!

Hey everyone,

I wanted to send a brief note expressing how excited I am to come spend time with you, share my experiences in using Lean Startup methodologies and help you more efficiently and effectively launch your new venture! Below you will find a high level intro to Lean Startup featuring Eric Ries, the founder of the movement. I will post more specific content about Lean startup, business model generation, minimum viable products (MVP) and other useful concepts as the event draws closer.

For now, spread the word and get your friends excited and involved (sign up by sending e-mails to [email protected]). Please feel free to post questions or comments here on the page and I can't wait to meet you all in person :)

nähdään pian!

Kevin

Entrepreneurship Can Be Learned http://www.facebook.com/leanstartupmachine "Lean Startup Machine is the leading edge of this movement. It's the arrow-head of the spear." Eric Ries, Author T...