Introduction:

• Brief introduction of the curriculum.
• Why to focus on deep tech entrepreneurship?
• The importance of innovation and entrepreneurship in today's tech-driven world.

Curriculum Overview:

Module 1: Understanding Innovation

• Innovation definition and its significance.
• The role of science and innovation in ensuring modern business development and competitiveness.

Module 2: Deep Tech Entrepreneurship

• The characteristics of a deep tech entrepreneur vs. a manager.
• Highlights of the key differences and similarities.

Module 3: Technology and Market Dynamics

• Discussion of the concepts of Technology Push and Market Pull.
• Discussion of how these concepts shape business strategies.

Module 4: Project Ideation and R&D Assessment

• Explaining the process of deep tech project ideation.
• Methods for assessing R&D results and their commercialization potential.

Module 5: Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy

• Discussion of the importance of IP strategy.
• Cases related to identification of technical effects including in information technologies and AI.

Module 6: Tech Commercialization and Evaluation

• Methods to evaluate deep tech commercialization prospects.
• Real-world examples and best practices.

Module 7: Technology Transfer and Partner Identification

• Explaining how technology transfer works.
• How to use technology offers and technology requests to identify the first industrial partners - proto-customers.
• The importance of identifying charter and mainstream industrial partners through Customer Development.

Module 8: Innovation Product Development

• Insights into developing innovation products based on deep tech.
• Strategies and steps for success in product development: from technology features to advantages, benefits and to value propositions for market segments.

Module 9: Entrepreneur Presentation Preparation

• Guide on how to prepare effective entrepreneur presentations.

Module 10: Investment Decision Making

• Explaining the process of investment decision making.
• Discussing the factors that influence investment terms and options.

Module 11: Accelerating Models - Case Studies

• Case studies of successful accelerating models in deep tech entrepreneurship.

Module 12: Investor Presentation Skills

• How to create compelling investor presentations, one-pagers, teasers and whitepapers.

Conclusion:

• Summarizing the key takeaways from the training program.

We encourage participants to commit the knowledge and skills in the world of deep tech entrepreneurship they’ve acquired in the programme to develop real work projects basing on the results of their bachelor’s and master’s projects.

We are enthusiastic about the future of deep tech entrepreneurship.