In this series, brought to you in partnership with Catalysr, industry experts will walk you through the key components of building and growing a small business. Join our weekly workshops as our industry experts deliver actionable knowledge and real world experiences.
In addition, you'll be able to put your new skills straight to work by crafting a video pitch for the Migrant Incubator Award – with your chance to win $10,000.
The Migrant Incubator Series is free to attend and open to university students, staff and the broader community. Topics are delivered online in an interactive format
Workshop topics include:
- What is a Lean startup?
- Prototyping and user-testing
- Building a minimum viable product (MVP)
- Understanding competition
- Building a team and culture
- Business models and metrics
- Pitching and storytelling
- Introduction to fundraising
Learn more about the series and how to submit your video entry:
https://www.acu.edu.au/locations/co-lab/migrant-incubator-series
Attending this workshop will ensure that you understand your startup’s why, what and how, as well as how to apply the lean startup methodology to get started on your journey. It will be led by Sakshi Thakur, Founder of Humanism Global and facilitated by Usman Iftikhar, CEO of Catalysr.
What you will learn
- ‘Starting with why’ and the golden circle framework by Simon Sinek, also known as the ‘Why, What, How’ model.
- The Lean methodology and the Lean Canvas model.
- To apply the Lean Canvas model to a startup or business ideas and how to validate your ideas.
Attendees of this workshop will be awarded the following digital badge:
- TBA
Speaker: Sakshi Thakur
Facilitator: Usman Iftikhar
