Do you have an innovative idea and would like to found your own start-up? 
Or do you feel like an innovator and would like to work in the start-up ecosystem? 

If you consider yourself an innovator and aspire to make an impact on the world through your work, this is the perfect moment to take action! The Startup Bootcamp will help you explore essential topics to deepen your understanding of the skills and roles of both innovators and startup founders. The program consists of 5 modules of 3 hours each and will be in English.

Students interested in participating in the Startup Bootcamp must first attend an individual meeting, the Innovator Interview, with a Career Advisor from the Career Service. After registering for the Bootcamp, a Career Advisor will contact you to schedule the interview. At the end of the program, each participant with at least 80% attendance will receive the Startup Bootcamp Digital Badge.

 

FIND BELOW EACH MODULE DETAILS: 

1. Innovation and its complexity
February, 26th, 14:00 - 17:00 – Career Lab, Building 2, Campus Leonardo
Speaker: Carmelo D’Andrea, Startup Mentor 

• Looking forward starting from today: economy, society, life in 2030
• What does really matter to you
• Make your choiches: what if you want to found a startup? This is the the real life of a startup
• What is the true meaning of the words "Innovation" and "startup"?
• Do's and Dont's in startup world
• The key elements of the echosystem: founders, clients, investors

Deep Talk with Lorenzo Benedetti, CEO and Founder at DISPLAID 

Speaker: Giovanni Giacomozzi, VC Investor 360 Capital 

• Investments

Speaker: Francesco Matteoni, Tech Europe Foundation 

• TEF Presentation

 

2. Valorisation tools and strategy
March, 2nd, 15:00-18:00, online
Speakers: Nicola Soloperto, Francesco De Vito, Raffaele Pio Miceli, TTO

• Introduction on Intellectual Property Rights
• Types of IPRs (patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks)
• Patentability requirements Novelty, inventive step, industrial application
• Prior art search exercise
• How to read a patent
• When to read a patent
• Where to read a patent
• Why file a patent

Deep Talk with Anastasiia Nosova, Co-Founder & CEO at Cyrillic

Deep Talk with Angela Tumino, Professor at Politecnico di Milano and Co-founder of Gekomile 

 

3. Market Strategy and Team Play
March, 10th, 15:00 -18:00, campus Leonardo
Speaker: William Fornaciari, Professor at Politecnico di Milano and Co-Founder of Blue Signals 

• Market Strategy: A startup’s testimonial

Speaker: Mariagrazia Brunetti, Startup CEO 

• How to build a team

Speaker: Andrea Veca, CEO 

• Identifying staffing requirements

Deep Talk with Massimiliano Annoni, Professor at Politecnico di Milano and PoliMill's Scientific Coordinator 

 

4. Innovation Value
March, 17th, 15:00 -18:00, online
Speaker: Giacomo Garbagnati, from Studio Garbagnati 

• License, Assigment or Startup
• The different types of agreements and negotiations
• Startup and legal issues
  

Deep Talk with Luca Forni, CEO of Akamas  

Speaker: Luca Passoni, Partner - Fondo Tech Transfer at CDP Venture Capital SGR

• Financing

 

5. Challenges for a successful Startup
March, 23rd, 15:00-18.00, aula Alpha (building 24), Campus Leonardo
Speaker: Eduardo Camerlengo, Hr Director at Protiviti 

• The Mindset of the Innovator

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• Startups and sustainability

Deep talk with Sonia Peggiani, Cofounder of Enigma 

Speaker: Matteo Zanchi, Head of Strategic Planning at PKB

• Management of failure

Workshop “Find your Co-Founder” with Career Service