InnovationLabs

Demo Day

George Dița — Tue, 20 May 2014 17:13:40 +0000

At this stage the teams should have a very well shaped product as well as a good product strategy. Each team will pitch their idea to a panel of investors in an attempt to secure funding for their startup or generate partnerships that will take their company to the next step.

Schedule

16:30 – Registration
17:00 – Intro Speech
17:15 – Pitches (Round 1)
19:00 – Dinner
19:45 – Pitches (Round 2)
21:00 – Farewell Reception and Distinction Announcement

Workshop: Final Pitch Preparation

George Dița — Thu, 15 May 2014 20:55:17 +0000

This session is dedicated for the preparation of the final pitch. This is the final chance of each team to get feedback and improve on their presentation skills and message delivery before meeting the investors.

The perfect pitch – talent or experience? We’ll find out from our very own Andrei Pitiș. Andrei will work with the teams so that their pitches will be remembered.

Tech-Talk: How to finance your early stage startup.

George Dița — Tue, 13 May 2014 17:01:34 +0000

Join us to listen and learn from Bogdan Iordache, CEO How To Web, the largest Tech Conference in Central and Eastern Europe. Bogdan will tell us about what early-stage investors are active in our region, what is of interest for each of them, the amounts of money one can raise from these investors and the future steps the startups can take.

Tech-Talk: Selling a tech product

George Dița — Tue, 06 May 2014 17:00:41 +0000

For any product to be successful, people have to want it and it has to get in to the hands of it’s users. Most of the time this means sells. Even the selling process for palpable goods can be difficult to understand, but with technical products, especially software, the selling process is even more niched. The product may come with additional mandatory services, like installation, support and updates; the licensing factor is a novelty, the channels are different etc.

That is why for the 6-th of May, Mihai Guran, Regional Operations Sales Director – Bitdefender, will shed some light on Selling a Tech Product. Aside from Bitdefender, Mihai’s experience extends to IBM, Dell and HP.

Workshop: Branding

George Dița — Mon, 05 May 2014 17:13:11 +0000

In the world of technology there are not many things that can protect a product. Ideas are always “borrowed” and improved by competitors, while patents are expensive and take a long time to obtain. One of the most effective way to protect and sell ones product is the brand. Teams will be advised on how to create a name and an ecosystem around they product and their company and make an impact on the consumers. Positioning, advertising and selling strategies will be attached to the emerging software.