OIST Innovation Startup Accelerator Bootcamp

Bootcamp Program

WEEK ONE: Jan 15-20, 2024
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Date 15 Jan 2024 16 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2024 18 Jan 2024 19 Jan 2024 20 Jan 2024
Venue L5D23 L5D23 L5D23 L5D23 L5D23 Off-site
Theme Introduction Where to Play Job to be Done Funding and Team Sales and Customer Discovery Off-site
09:00-10:30

Welcome: Gil Granot-Mayer, EVP, OIST Innovation

Team intros

 Creating a market opportunity set Jobs to be done framework Basic startup financials II and funding Customer discovery and interview skills Off-site
10:45-12:00 Campus and core facilities tour Score options in attractiveness map Find struggling moments Building your team and hiring people Formulate hypothesis and experiments Off-site
12:00-13:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Off-site
13:00-14:00 Structure bootcamp and structure pitch deck Create market slide Hear what customers don't say Teamwork and individual coaching Guest lecture: Eli Lyons, Co-founder and CEO, GenomeMiner (Accelerator alumni) Off-site
14:15-16:00 Market opportunity navigator Basic startup financials Customer value proposition slide Teamwork and individual coaching OIST Innovation x Ryulab symposium Off-site
16:00-17:00 Guest lecture Guest lecture: Dr. Olga Elisseeva, Founder and CEO, HerLifeLab (Accelerator alumni) Guest Lecture: Dr. Tadahisa "Hardy" Kagimoto, CEO, Helios KK OIST teatime OIST Innovation x Ryulab symposium Off-site

 

WEEK TWO: Jan 22-27, 2024

Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Date 22 Jan 2024 23 Jan 2024 24 Jan 2024 25 Jan 2024 26 Jan 2024 27 Jan 2024
Venue L5D23 L5D23 L5D23 L5D23 L4E48 Departure
Theme Prioritation and planning Pitch training 1 Pitch training 2 Pitch Day (invitation-only) Pitch Day (public) Departure
09:00-10:30 Impact-Uncertainty matrix Pitching 1: storytelling Pitching 4: stage skills Pitch Day (invitation-only) Final pitch day prep Departure
10:45-12:00 Milestone planning: 6 months Pitching 2: mental prep Putting it all together

Pitch Day (invitation-only)

 Final pitch day prep Departure
12:00-13:00 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Departure
13:00-14:00 Finalize slide deck Pitching 3: voice and breathing Test runs

Pitch Day  (invitation-only)

 Pitch Day (public) Departure
15:00-16:00

Guest Lecture: "Markets and Customers" Dr. Shosuke Kiba, Managing Partner, United Materials Incubator

 Guest lecture: Nishant Singh Rana (CEO) & Pankaj Kumar (CTO), Vyorius (current Accelerator team) Team work and coaching

Pitch Day (invitation-only)

 Pitch Day (public) Departure
16:00-17:00 Team work and coaching Team work and coaching [CANCELLED] Guest Lecture: "Advanced Techniques for Business Growth",  Dominik Steiner, Founding Partner, 650 Fund

Pitch Day (invitation-only)

 Pitch Day Networking (public) Departure

 

Lodging

Kafuu Resort Fuchaku  |  TEL: +81-98-964-7000


246-1 Aza Fuchaku Shirifukuchihara, Onna-son, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa 904-0413
Hotel Name in Japanese: カフー リゾート フチャク コンド・ホテル
Address in Japanese: 〒904-0413 沖縄県国頭郡恩納村字冨着志利福地原246−1

MAP Code : 206 127 348
Google Map

  • One shared room (double occupancy) is provided to each team
  • Check-In: 14 January 2024 | Check-Out: 27 January 2024
  • Incidentals (room service, meals, spa treatments, etc.) will not be covered
  • Lodging costs will not be covered if you choose to stay at another location
  • Lodging costs will not be covered before 14 January 2024 or after 27 January 2024

 

Ground Transportation: Naha Airport <--> Kafuu Resort

Kafuu Resort is ~50km from Okinawa Naha Airport. There are several ground transportation options. Please be aware that many of the buses end their service between 6:00pm-7:30pm. Taxis are the only option for arrivals after 7:30pm.

Okinawa Limousine Bus | Approx. 80 mins | Cost 1,730 Yen

 

Okinawa Airport Shuttle | Approx. 80 mins | Cost 1,400 Yen

 

Okinawa Local Bus | Approx. 120 mins | Cost ~1,500 Yen

  • Timetable
  • Take Bus #120 Nago Aiport Line
  • Disembark at Fuchaku bus stop | Kafuu Resort is ~6 mins walk
  • Payment on bus in cash only

 

Taxi | Approx. 60 mins | Cost ~12,000-17,000 Yen depending on time of day

  • Look for taxi stands marked "long-distance taxi"
  • Be aware that many taxis may not accept credit cards
  • DIDI app may also work, but service may be intermittent

 

Currency Exchange at Airport

We recommend that you have Japanese Yen cash on hand for ground transportation and other incidentals. Buses and many taxis do not accept credit cards. You may exchange currency at your local airport or arrival airport.

 

Travel Bursery

Participants will receive a travel bursary from OIST as a reimbursement of the actual cost of the air ticket, up to the amount shown in the table below, whichever is less.

Domestic Flights: OIST will reimburse the actual expenses of the economy-class air ticket from mainland Japan to Okinawa, and from Okinawa to mainland Japan. OIST cannot reiumburse business-class domestic air ticket expenses.

To receive reimbursement, you must submit the following:

  • Airfare receipt that shows ticket price paid
  • Boarding passes (must be in paper form)

 

Per Diem

Please be aware that the cost of meals will not be covered during the Bootcamp. OIST will provide a per diem of 2,400 Yen per day for each work day, which Participants will receive along with their travel bursery after the completion of the Bootcamp.