I am a student of the The School of Economics and Business Administration in the University of Tartu. I have participated in many different business-related programs, but the STARTER program stands out from all of them. While other programs I have participated in focus on traditional entrepreneurship, the STARTER program taught me to think about
Winner team of STARTERtallinn autumn 2020 was Paper Reborn. It’s leader Joanna talks about what she learned in program and how big was the role of mentors. Where did the idea come from? How did you find your way to the STARTERtallinn program? The idea first came to me in the August of 2020 and
STARTER programme is offered in Estonian universities in many regions. You can find STARTER in University of Tartu Startup Lab, in TalTech Mektory, in UT Pärnu College and Tallinn University Haapsalu college and so on. Leader of Startup lab Maret Ahonen explaines, how university and STARTER programme can help students with their ideas. In UT
At the STARTER Launch Event we offer you inspiring speeches on different areas of life and future. We will have huge idea generation workshop. If you have an idea – you can share it with others and find team mates, if you don’t have idea yet – this is the opportunity to come up with
We all have ideas how one or another situation could be improved. Often we do not think beyond the idea or even if we do, we immediately run into obstacles. But there are always people who have an irresistible desire to find out whether the idea creates value for many and is also a business
We are honoured to introduce – winner of the STARTERtallinn Autumn 2020 is team PAPER REBORN! This team is planning to produce waterproof paper modular walls from paper-waste. Members of the team are Joanna Lättemägi and Tyana Verstraete, both from Estonian Academy of Arts. One of the two Inspirational Prizes at the STARTERtallinn Autumn 2020
STARTER autumn brings together many young and entrepreneurial people in Tallinn, Pärnu, Narva and Tartu! Come to hackathon or just join STARTER with your team and idea! STARTERnarva idea hackathon 25.09 from 13.00 to19.00 UT Narva college STARTERpärnu idea hackathon 23.09 from 16.00-19.00 UT Pärnu college STARTERtartu idea hackathon 17.09 from 16.00 to 21.00 UT
And we have the winners of STARTER Spring 2020: GRAND PRIX – team Deeppeat (provides a clean and quick solution to oil spills on both dry land and bodies of water, with Estonian natural peat based oil collection mats); INSPIRATION PRIZE – team MedicSOS (smartphone application that connects to most smart-watches in order to track
Our work, life and studying is more virtual that it has ever been. Unbelievable that it is even possible, but it is. STARTERtallinn workshops will also be virtual – short versions will be recorded and links to watch and learn will be sent to teams registered in the program. Additionally reading lists and materials for
Mentor Feedback Carousel in STARTERtartu is already running in a virtual environment due to COVID 19. Although we greatly value face-to-face meetings the new reality has made us all push boundaries and go virtual. Seminars will be virtual also, as long as needed. The Mentor feedback event has always been the highlight of STARTERtartu programme.