Aneesh Zutshi, UNIDEMIAntonio Grilo, UNIDEMI

Coordinator

Project Overview

Creating pathways for first time Entrepreneurs

Bringing First Time Entrepreneurs closer to the Startup Ecosystem Build Entrepreneurial Community at University level Create a pool of resources for first time Entrepreneurs Facilitate Pre-Acceleration Internationalization

Support young Startups

Digistart 6 main initiatives

1. Common Open Application for Idea Stage Startups2. Talent Forum3. MOOC 4. Research5. Student Support Centre 6. Organization of Workshops, Seminars, Contests, and

Training

Key Focus of Partners

London

Malmo

Lisbon

Lisbon

Targeting Early Stage Startups in Lisbon Working closely with UNIDEMI to establish a model

for University-Ecosystem Collaboration Establishing Pre-Accelerator Beta Start

Targeting more mature Startups in Sweden Training Sessions Investor Matching

Online Platform Common Open Application for Pre-Accelerators Talent Forum for Founder Dating, Talent Matching

Bringing Entrepreneurship to the University Launching Startup Entrepreneurship Courses Support centre, events Research Activities related to Startup Ecosystem

Key success metrics Number of … Persons affected Cources 5 2080 Training sessions 8 422 Confereneces 2 400 Workshops 3 Meet Ups 30 950 Internationalisatio activities 5 245 Business development 70 155 Networking activities 132 1315 Start Ups 138 Master thesis completed 5 Scientific papers published 3

Main Initiatives: Open Application Open Application Platform

Improvements in F6S Platform Back-end and Design Idea Repository Match-making

Idea Submission Workflow

Strategies to incentivise mentors and attract investors Proposal VS Real-World Incentivising Mentors Attracting Investors

Main Initiatives: Talent Forum Need and Availability of Human Resources for Startups

Current Outlook on Startups in European Employment Sector and Economy The Main HR Problems Startups Face in Europe Current Available Options to Improve HR in Startups in Europe How DIGISTART Can Help: Key Solutions

Processes for ensuring greater reliability of human resources Importance of HR in recruitment in Startups Identifying processes that ensure reliability with DIGISTART

Main Initiatives: MOOC Repository

About digital entrepreneurship Ideas Products Team Business model Pricing and marketing Location Accelerations Funding Establishing a company

Digital Business Ecosystems Course

DIGISTART Videos

Videos of Failing Forward Provided by Life Project

Main Initiatives: Research Whitepaper on Agent Based Modeling Tool to simulate Online Businesses

Report on factors that define success or failure of Startups

Data Management Plan

Research works Relationship between Investors and Accelerators Mapping of startup ecosystems based on Type of Startups The Evolving Nature and Business Models of Accelerator Programmes in Europe Trends in Startup Strategy by Corporates Steps for developing a startup

Conference/Journal Papers: “Simulation and Forecasting of Pricing Models for an online procurement platform using

Agent Based Simulation Model”, Journal of Simulation, pp. 1–14, 2017. "What is a Digital Entrepreneurship Ecosystem: Players and Processes", International

Conclave On Innovations in Engineering & Management (ICIEM-2016). “Interconnectivity between Ecosystem Builders and Investor Groups in European Startup

Ecosystems”, 7th International Conference on Systematic Innovation (ICSI 2016).

Main Initiatives: Student Support Centre Event Date

Startup Inspiration Training Session at FCT, Lisbon 7 Oct 2015

How to internationalise your startup – Workshop at Malmo 25 May 2015

Accelerate your business by DIGISTART - Training session at Malmo 16 June 2015

FCT Entrepreneurship Course, at FCT, Lisbon Feb 2016

DIGITAL NOVA, University pre-accelerator, at FCT, Lisbon May to July 2016

i3 Masterclass, Porto 25 Oct 2016

FCT Entrepreneurship Course, at FCT, Lisbon Jan-Feb 2017

Website

An office inside Industrial Engineering department (FCT/UNL)

Main Initiatives: Organization of Workshops, and …Event Type Event Date

Major Workshop

Lisbon Investment Summit + IE Venture 4-5 June 2015

Bringing Entrepreneurship Culture to Universities 22 Oct, 2015

FCT Entrepreneurship Course Feb 2016

Conference AW Seminar: Meet Europe’s hottest startup hub, Malmo 18 Aug 2016

We Start Lisbon international conference (with MyWay), Lisbon 21 Oct 2016

Training Session

How to Interationalise, Clusterland , Sweden 25 May 2015

Accelerate your Business, Clusterland, Sweden, 16 June 2015

2 Panel discussion - STARTUP OLÉ Salamanca (Welcome) 9 Sep 2015, 8 Sep 2016

ICT 15, Lisbon, (My-Way) 20 Oct 2015

Startup Inspiration Talks 7 Oct 2015

i3 Masterclass, Porto 26 Oct 2016

Betai comes to Nova Nov 2016

Contests European wide contests Year 1, Year 2

Acceleration Program DIGITAL NOVA, University pre-accelerator, at FCT May to July 2016

Main Initiatives: Future Planning

SEUN Startup Europe University Network

Startup Europe comes to Africa