2015 - NASA strikes off to a New Horizon with its first mission to Pluto, STAR WARS’ Force Awakens again by launching its 7th episode and TÜBINGEN creates a milestone in Medical Technology by founding its first STARTUP SCHOOL. Big news for a small city, so have a look at how we handled this demanding task!
After the game is before the game: Lukas brings the achievements of summer back to our minds. Great to hear that round two is in preparation already!
The last 100 days have been extremely exciting. 16 teams have come a long way from having a rough idea to shaping it into a valid business model. Ten of the teams presented their amazing progress at Demo Day proving Tübingen’s high potential in the field of medical technology to visitors from industry, university and press.
This is the end of the beginning. We just experienced 10 weeks of Lean LaunchPad – transforming our rough ideas into actual startups. It’s a great achievement but also a scary project if we think about what’s coming next.
This Monday Nils Hoegsdal and Joaquin Soucheiron, our guest from bwcon, talked about the necessity of thinking about each penny to spend when hunting up sources of capital.
Two dudes tent in the desert, suddenly a lion comes along. One of them starts to panic, the other one puts on his running shoes. First one: “You’re crazy, you can’t outrun the lion!” Second one: “I don’t have to outrun the lion. I have to outrun you!”
"This project is unique in Germany!" An exciting message - and one among many - that the MedTech Startup School got to share with the press on Lean Monday #6. High-ranking representatives from the University Hospital Tübingen joined Christoph, Lukas, Nils and the projects' doctors in presenting the project to journalists. Read Lukas thoughts on this milestone!
Each second there are thousands of information trying to get through to a human brain. You face a hard competition the moment you talk about your business to an investor. Having the perfect pitch on your mind makes it easier for you to stay calm and present yourself. In an interview Dirk Lehmann summarizes the most important tips for your elevator pitch.
As a medical doctor Christoph Zrenner embraces the chance to transform everyday problems at work by creating businesses to help solve them. He knows about all the difficulties and risks of startups. Though most of all he sees the passion, the potential and the brains at the MedTech Startup School that have the power to change the world.
In order to find your market niche you shouldn’t only interview potential customers but also each other: Do you understand my poster at all? At what point of my presentation did you fall asleep? Be honest with each other!