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
15 ambitious teams were selected on the 10 of December at Kaleidoskoop pre-selection to present their ideas at Kaleidoskoop Final and at Delta X Finals. One of the biggest students’ pitching competition Kaleidoskoop pre-selection took place for the 15th time and brought together 30 teams from different fields and locations such as Tartu, Pärnu, Narva.
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
Four hours long intensive online pitching training session with Gleb Maltsev turned out to be an eye-opening experience for many teams. Participants were committed and very eager to find out how to become even better pitchers. Roland Liinar, the leader of team Haip! commented, “I really liked it! Gleb was very energetic and it was
Students’ business idea competition Kaleidoskoop invites student teams to join the competition for the 15th time already. In the online competition, every student team has three minutes to present their idea to a panel of judges. Registration for the pre-selection is open until midnight on 7 December. To enter the pre-selection of the competition, the teams have to
In each semester, students start developing their ideas in the sTARTUp Lab to gain entrepreneurial experience. A key role in this process is played by mentors who, based on their experience, give feedback to teams, share valuable advice and help them make useful contacts. From 22 to 29 October, 17 teams had online meetings with 20 mentors
Expand your network Your mentor, as an outsider, has access to a whole new network of individuals you may not know. You can glean from their wisdom as well as your mentor’s. Networking with new people boosts your opportunities exponentially. As the saying goes, “It’s all about who you know.” Personal growth One of the