Kickoff Workshops & Meetups
Are you at the beginning of your own startup journey and looking for exciting startup workshops and networking? Then you’ve come to the right place!
From Co-Founder Matching, Trend Labs to create a promising business case to informative Meetups with our Program Managers. Get to know our different formats and become part of our community.
In our Founders Home you will find the right workshop for you!
(Events are hosted only in German)
Find your business case for your own startup!
Still looking for co-founders for your complementary founding team?
Learn more about our Startup School and get a detailed insight into the program.
IDEATION WORKSHOPS
The goal is to develop a technology-based business idea and make it big. But what makes a really good idea and how do you find it?
Every successful startup began with a good idea. As a founder, you want to find an idea that really goes through the roof and excites you at the same time. Behind such an idea is rarely a spontaneous flash of inspiration, but much more often a structured process.
The paths to a sensible business idea can be diverse. We show you how you, as a prospective founder, can recognize a good startup idea and in which areas business ideas are currently particularly worthwhile.
Choose the workshop focus that fits your interests & develop a promising point of departure for your startup journey.
Tech Lab
Focus: HR Tech / People Management
Goal: Use cases for HR business models including potential analysis
For tech enthusiasts,tech experts and founders
06.09.2023 | 17:30 - 21:30
Founders Foundation
Obernstraße 50, 33602 Bielefeld
Industry Trend Lab
Focus: Sustainability, Industry Zero
From trends & challenges of the industries to the business case
Goal: Digital B2B business models
For industry experts and experienced professionals
31.08.2023 | 16:30 - 20:30
Founders Foundation
Obernstraße 50, 33602 Bielefeld
Four tips to continuously collect good ideas
How to efficiently observe and generate business ideas:
- Use your expertise: Maybe you know one area particularly well and have already encountered problems here.
- Exchange ideas with your environment: Whether it’s your circle of friends, your family or your work environment – other people often face completely different problems. You should therefore always go through the world with open eyes and ears.
- Conduct a market analysis: Only those who know their industry and the potential wishes of their customers can position their idea successfully. A competitive analysis can also show you whether there are already competitors with a similar idea.
- Observe social trends: From climate change to automation to urbanization – profound changes constantly require new solutions. For startups, this means that there are a large number of areas in which they can start with an innovative idea.
Get more inspiration by joining our event or browsing our website.
Co-Founder Matching
You want to meet like-minded people in order to finally make your startup a reality? You are looking for comrades-in-arms to realize your ideas? Or would you like to join a team with your skills and build something big?
Then this workshop is your chance. We bring together ambitious talents and founders who want to build a scaling business model together from scratch.
Finding the right co-founders is an important step on the journey to a successful company. An essential success factor of scaling startups is their founding team: “A-teams” are more productive, faster and more resilient.
But finding the right co-founder is not always easy. Not only the skillset must match, but also the personal level must harmonize if the founding team wants to go through the ups and downs of a startup together.
No matter whether with or without an idea. No matter if with or without a team. Come by and become part of a unique community.
With some theory about what makes a good and complementary founding team and important questions to ask your potential co-founders, we will start matching.
Meet like-minded people and find your “perfect match” to rock the startup journey together. Be there!
21.06.2023 | 15:45 - 16:45
Schloss Münster
Schlosspl. 2, 48149 Münster
Info Meetups
Whether you are simply interested in startups or already working on a concrete business idea, our Startup School could be your next step. Our Info Meetup is the perfect opportunity to clarify all your questions about our programs.
In one hour, you will learn all the essential details about our programs and get your questions answered.
05.07.2023 | 17:00 - 17:45
Founders Foundation
Obernstraße 50, 33602 Bielefeld
Our Hosts
Dr. Sebastian Kortmann is Director of the Amsterdam MBA and Professor of Strategy and Innovation at the University of Amsterdam Business School. He is one of the "40 Under 40 Most Outstanding Business School Professors Worldwide". With his entrepreneurial experience as a founder, his scientific background and his cross-sector industry expertise, Sebastian Kortmann is our first choice when it comes to industry trends, B2B markets and innovation through technology.
Dennis is Program Manager of the EdTech Next Incubator at Founders Foundation. He was a consultant for the Accelerator at SpinLab and helped build an e-learning startup. He has a lot of experience in B2B startup sales consulting.
Miriam is the Program Manager of the Startup School at Founders Foundation. She has a well-trained eye for startup talent, especially gained through her previous role as Talent Acquisition Manager, and mentors and guides Startup School talents toward their own startup.
Any questions left?
Our Program Manager Liesa will be happy to answer all your questions.
E-Learning for Entrepreneurs of the Future
You want to learn the basics for your startup journey as often and whenever you want? In the free version of our first e-learning course, you can expect exclusive first-hand learning content from more than 20 founders and VCs from the German startup and tech scene as well as experts from the Founders Foundation. Start your own startup journey with us!
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