Summer & Winter Schools
Location (s):
- Japan
Kyoto
Overview
Interested in entrepreneurship? Have an idea for a startup? Just getting started with your team and need help? Come learn from the best at Kyoto Startup Summer School, or KS³ for short, Japan's premier entrepreneurship program conducted fully in English, based at the KYOTO Design Lab. KS³ brings together world-class entrepreneurs and educators who are passionate about raising the next generation of entrepreneurs interested in making a lasting change in the world.
Details
KS³ Modules
Workshops - Learn the different startup skills and gain the necessary entrepreneurial mindsets.
- Design Thinking - Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities
- The Lean Startup Methodologies
- Introduction to Software Product Development
- Using Arduino for Mechatronics Prototyping
- Introduction to CAD and 3D printing
Lectures - Sessions covering various relevant must-know startup topics.
- Fundraising 101
- Incubators and Accelerators (Startup Ecosystem)
- How to do a great pitch
- Global Marketing for startups
- Developing Digital Products
- Integrating stories into a startup
- Nurturing entrepreneurial mindsets
- How to start a web startup
- How to start a hardware startup
- How to start a technology startup
- How to start an app startup
- How to start a services startup
Mixers - Interactive sessions with trailblazing entrepreneurs.
Startup Resources - Building tools and team spaces to create initial prototypes.
Mentorship - Advices from those active in the startup ecosystem to budding startup teams.
Opportunity is About:
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate:
Startup Teams
Already have a team and an idea? Apply as a team (2~5 people) and start building in our space. Join the workshops, lectures, mixers, and get dedicated resources and mentorship.
Rising Entrepreneurs
Just curious and itching to learn? Come join the workshops, lectures, and mixers and participate in Startup Weekend to test your newly gained skills.
Dates:
Deadline: May 31, 2017
Program Starts: August 21, 2017
Program Ends: September 08, 2017
Cost/funding for participants:
Startup Teams
10,000 yen per person (free for those coming from outside of Japan)
Rising Entrepreneurs
10,000 yen per person (free for those coming from outside of Japan) + Startup Weekend Participation cost (TBD but under 8000 yen)
