Silicon Beach Startup 101 Course

Silicon Beach Startup 101 Course
Where technology meets the beach

Where: Downtown Santa Monica
Dates: August 10-14, 2015
Time: 9AM-5PM
Course Costs:
5 Days – $599 (Early Bird till July 15)
5 Days - $759
Overview:
Over the course of 5 days, you will learn not only what an MVP, proof of concept, go-to-market strategy, and user experience design are, but also learn to pitch, meet with real investors and Silicon Beachmentors and learn from already successful startups.
You will be introduced to the Silicon Beach Community in action.
It all starts with vision and continues with dedication.

What is included (5 Day Course):
5 Days of learning sessions led by 15 Silicon Beach professionals: Instructors, Mentors and Investors
Meeting 5 Successful Startups
Visiting 5 Tech Hubs
1 Pitch/Demo Night
5 Breakfasts
5 Lunches

SMNT Startup Course
Course Agenda:
Monday:
Module: Intros/Strategy/Lean Framework
9AM Breakfast, Introductions
10AM Intro to the Silicon Beach and Startup World
11AM From Vision to Strategy and Product
12PM Lunch with a Startup
1PM Lean Startup Framework
3PM Private Tour of 2 Tech Hubs
5PM Happy Hour (Optional)

Tuesday:
Module: Marketing/Bus Dev/Technology
9AM Breakfast, Idea generation
10AM Branding/Marketing/Social Media
11AM Customer Development
12PM Lunch with a Startup
1PM CTO and Technology Development
3PM Private Tour of 1 Tech Hub
5PM Happy Hour (Optional)

Wednesday:
Module: Revenue/Finance/Pitch
9AM Breakfast with Mentors
10AM Revenue Creation
11AM Startup Financials
12PM Lunch with a Startup
1PM The Art of The Pitch
3PM Private Tour of 1 Tech Hub
5PM Happy Hour (Optional)
6:30PM Santa Monica New Tech Event: Pitch and Demo

Thursday:
Module: Team building/Funding/Legal
9AM Breakfast/Open Coffee Club
10AM Building the Team Basics
11AM Legal Help
12PM Lunch with an Investor
1PM Getting Funding
3PM Private Tour of 1 Tech Hub
5PM Happy Hour (Optional)

Friday:
Module: UX/Scaling/Lessons for Startups
9AM Breakfast with Mentors
10AM User Experience Design
11AM Product Development
12PM Lunch with a Startup
1PM How to Scale Your Business
2PM Avoiding Major Startup Pitfalls
3PM Lessons Learned and Next Steps
5PM Happy Hour (Optional)

Please, purchase your tickets via Eventbrite. Tickets are non-transferable.

Cancellation Policy:
3 Weeks or more before August 10, 2015 – Full refund, except Eventbrite fees.
2 Weeks or more before August 10, 2015 – 50% refund, except Eventbrite fees.
1 Week or less before Aug 10, 2015 – Non-refundable.

Travel Arrangements:
If you need help with arranging airfare/accommodations, contact dick@letstravel-sm.com or make your own arrangements via Airbnb.com or priceline.com.

Background:
For the last 3 years, Santa Monica New Tech invited local and international web and mobile startups to pitch/demo at our events. We helped grow three big tech communities: Los Angeles, Paris and London. Over the years, we learned that to launch a startup is one thing and to make it successful is another. And so we are announcing our first course on how to do tech startups right.

http://www.meetup.com/Santa-Monica-New-Tech/

http://smnewtech.com/silicon-beach-startup-101/

We hope you can join us!