Lean Startup Entrepreneurial Training Program

Program Summary

"DISCOVER THE LEAN LAUNCHPAD METHODOLOGY"
Learn how to identify commercial opportunities that can emerge from academic research by working on a real technology development case. In this program, participants will use, as case studies, technologies developed at OIST and will apply skills learned in the course to identify potential customers of the technology.

FY2024 Program Details

Date/Time: This course consists of 5 sessions. *The first 3 sessions are in-person.
Sep 27 (Fri) 14:00-17:00 
Sep 28 (Sat) 10:00-17:00
Sep 29 (Sun) 10:00-17:00
Oct 11 (Fri) 9:00-12:00 Mid-check-in (Zoom)
Oct 25 (Fri) 9:00-12:00 Final presentation (Zoom)

Language: English

Seats Available (for OIST): 15

Participants: Students, researchers, and administrative staff from OIST and partner universities

Lecture Titles (in 2023): Customers and Value Proposition, Customer Discovery Basics and Best Practice, Business Model Canvas Workshop, Customer Segmentation Workshop, Value Proposition Workshop, Customer Discovery Workshop, Customer Discovery Interview Sheet Review, Business Model Canvas Review, Investor Math

Application: will open in July 2024.

Certificate

Participants will receive a certificate at the end of the program. (Must attend all 5 sessions.)

Team

OIST applicants can sign up either as a team or as an individual with or without a technology.
If you sign up as an individual without a technology, you will be assigned to a team that closely matches your research expertise.

Inquiries

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact bd@oist.jp

Sponsored by OIST Innovation

Co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Graduate School