The pre-selection round of Kaleidoskoop also took place completely online this spring. Student teams selected based on three-minute video pitches will have the opportunity to present their ideas at the business festival Startup Day on 27 August. To participate in the pre-selection round, the teams had to record a three-minute video pitch where they presented
What benefits do STARTER alumnis see from the program themselves? We researched this in the fall semester of 2020 from STARTER graduates. Among the respondents there were representatives of 21 nationalities. Slightly more than half (60%) of the respondents had previous contact with business. One third had the example of parents of entrepreneurs. The most
This semester, the Mentor Feedback Carousel of the STARTER idea development programme was held online and lasted for a whole week. The Mentor Feedback Carousel is a stage in the programme ran by the sTARTUp Lab and gives student teams a great chance to get honest feedback and recommendations on their business idea. From 18
On February 18, the first online Idea Hackathon took place at UT sTARTUp Lab. The 5 hour Hackathon was on Zoom and participants could listen to an interesting seminar, present their ideas, and find teammates. In the beginning STARTERtartu alumni Roland Liinar, Merili Pärn, and Norman Vester shared their experiences and made also recommendations
STARTER alumnis are usually proud of their achievements and lessons learned and they kindly share their experiences. Here are some articles in Estonian: Team Pillbox (on the photo) Martti Saarme Henri (DeepPeat) Artur (Öko Motion)
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