Professional Documents
Culture Documents
How do I deal
How do I make
with papers/legal
money?
etc?
Ideal Engine
Things That are Not That Important for them As We May Think:
1. Money to start
2. Offices
Methodology: Step 1; Ideas
Methodology: Step 2; Team
Connections
Imagine Cup
Startup Weekend
Community Offline Events (technical and
entrepreneurship events)
Community Online Networking
Methodology: Step 3; Tools
Incubation Offices
Free software
Technology transfer
Methodology: Step 4; Bureaucracy
Technology Consulting
Business Plan Consulting
Methodology: Step 6; Funding
Exposure at events
PR
Methodology: Step 8; More
Connections
Telcos
Banks
Software houses
Organizations
Global Connections
Results
150 startups joined MIC’s programs
300 companies (SMEs, System Integrators, ISVs, Large Accounts)
engaged
6 startups enrolled in the incubation program
100k Students downloaded for free MS software to innovate, 3000
students enrolled in Imagine Cup, the world’s biggest technology competition ,
6000 students trained online and offline
8000 attendees in 120 events on technology and entrepreneurship
15 teams with 150 people turned their ideas into early-stage startups at
Startup Weekend Athens
Participate in the biggest Cloud Computing RnD project in Europe
Lessons Learned