AALTO FELLOWS

2014

Intensive course, summer internship and study trip on high-growth entrepreneurship

The Aalto Fellows is a five-month study and work program designed to develop attendees a theoretical and practical understanding of the techniques of growing technology companies.

Aalto Fellows provides unparalleled opportunities in networking, international exposure, entrepreneurial employment, and private equity.

Aalto Fellows 2014 started with intensive classroom sessions in May. During Summer, the Fellows worked for real startup companies, organized mini workshops with those companies and prepared case studies for other Fellows. In September, the Fellows presented the case studies and headed to a study trip to Tel Aviv.

Overview

May Intensive course

June - SeptemberInternship

& Workshops

SeptemberCase presentations & Study trip to Tel Aviv

Course Schedule 2014

The course started with two weeks long intensive study period, which taught the Fellows the basics of high-growth entrepreneurship. The speakers were experts in their fields, including Tuomas Lang (Intera Partners), Kristian Ranta (Mendor), Katia Duncker (Bird&Bird), etc.

The topics covered included the key principles of leadership, team building, innovation, selling and creativity.

Intensive Course Summer Internships

“The intensive learning period in May was probably the most educational two weeks of my University studies so far.”

Heikki Koponen

“Aalto Fellows was one of the most transformative and enlightening experiences I have had during my university years. The course gave me great direction and encouragement, helping me to make the jump to the startup world.”

Aura Koljonen

Each Fellow worked for a real startup or PE company for the summer. During the summer, the Fellows prepared case studies to be solved by the other Fellows.

Each Fellow organized a workshop for other Fellows in his/her summer intership company to solve a real world business problem of the company.

“Definitely one of the most interesting trips I’ve been on. Mazel Tov!”

Vili Ärmänen

In the end of September, the Fellows went to Tel Aviv to learn from the local entrepreneurship ecosystem. The students visited startup companies, venture capitalists, accelerators, R&D centers, etc.

During the trip, the students learned e.g. that Israeli companies are successful as they aim to be global from the day one, they accept failure as a natural part of the path to success, and they dare to do things according to their vision no matter what others say.

Study Trip to Tel Aviv

Who are the Fellows? Who are the Fellows?

Pyry HuhtanenAalto SCI

Mea MäkijärviAalto BIZ

Henri SipiläAalto BIZ

Vili ÄrmänenAalto BIZ

Heikki KoponenAalto SCI

Mikko Latva-KäyräAalto SCI

Lotta WaldénAalto SCI

Anthony JonesAalto ENG

Aura KoljonenAalto BIZ

Matilde PelkonenAalto BIZ

Student’s Key Learnings

Aalto Fellows was truly amazing experience among my studies. Never have I learned so much during one course as in Aalto Fellows. On top of that, it didn’t feel like an ordinary course, but a great expe-

rience that just happened to teach me a lot.

My key learnings from Aalto Fellows were:

• How Venture Capital and other technicalities in early stage startup work. During intensive course in May, we had professionals tell from first hand perspective how it is like to found a startup, and it was both really interesting and educating.

• How a startup works from inside. I had a chance to work at a growing startup company (HeiaHeia) during summer. It was really eye-opening to witness startup daily functions from inside and be part of them.

• Lessons from top performers in Tel Aviv tough school of startups. There I learned how agile decision-making and aggressive expansion can make or break a startup.

I truly recommend Aalto Fellows for anyone who is even remotely in-terested in entrepreneurship and startups. It provides great learning experience and unique chance to work in some interesting companies. All this is done together with amazing people.

Pyry HuhtanenAalto Fellow 2014

“This program is the best learning experience available in Aalto. Great group, excellent content and an attitude of doing.”

Henri Sipilä

Aalto Ventures Program is an Aalto-wide study program on high-growth entrepreneurship for all Aalto students.

AVP offers a Master’s level Minor on high-growth entrepreneurship, as well as Thought Leaders’ Talks, international study trips,

special workshops and events.

What is Aalto Ventures Program?

1100 Students Enrolled

51Nationalities

6Schools of Aalto

AVP Offering Special Thanks toCourses

Choose from over 20 AVP courses or complete the whole AVP minor program to get inspired and learn the capabilities on being a successful entrepreneur.

Funders

Uitto Foundation

Workshops

Take a deep dive into the hot topics of today by signing up to AVP workshops on e.g. Mental Toughness, Crowdsourcing, Collaborative Innovation and much more!

Partner companies

Dealdash Fingertip Frosmo HeiaHeia Reaktor Polte Stylewhile Teollisuussijoitus Vaaka Partners Walkbase

Talks

AVP offers inspirational talks on Entrepreneurship from the leading entrepreneurial figures of today, notably Thought Leaders’ Talk.

Israeli Partners

eBay Google Campus JVP Klarna Lool Ventures Microsoft Ventures OrCam SifTech Yotpo

Visiting Experts

Alfred Colliander Katia Duncker Henri Grundsten Tuomas Lang Ray Lindberg Nelli Lähteenmäki Juha Mattsson Kristian Ranta Timo Rapakko Jaakko SalminenJenni Nyystilä Tomi Terho Olli Tiainen Ville Wikström

Responsible Teachers

Olli Vuola Petri Parvinen

Global Projects

Broaden your view of the World, learn from various cultural contexts, and meet exciting new people in Global Projects, such as the AVP Urban Challenge.

Aalto Ventures Program2nd Floor, TUAS BuildingOtaniementie 1702150, Espoo

avp.aalto.fi Contact us: avp@aalto.fi