Turning Your Idea Into a Startup 

Øyvind Henriksen, Founder POQ Studio

Tuesday, April 9th from 18:30 -20:00

ABOUT THIS CLASS

Got a business idea and wondering how you can turn it into a successful start-up? In this class you’ll learn how to move forward at each stage, from the first spark of an idea through to product development, funding, and customer acquisition.

The class is aimed at both aspiring entrepreneurs and startup teams. It should be useful if you’re still working out how to turn your idea into reality, or if you're already working on something and looking for guidance to take you over the next hurdle.

TAKEAWAYS

The first three milestones you’ll need to present your idea: The pitch, the mock-up and the first draft of your business model

The concepts you need to make your idea a success: the minimum-viable-product, first customers, and the path towards a viable business model.

Discover how to tell when you’re ready for proper funding, and where you can find it.

Practical tips for London-based entrepeneurs, including hiring developers, where you should be based, and the best places to network and get feedback.

Level Pre-requisites/Preparation

None

Bio

Oyvind Henriksen is the co-founder of Poq Studio – Poq Studio makes it easy for fashion brands to get branded mobile apps and websites. It is a funded company with 9 employees, and joined the Seedcamp accelerator in 2012. Before Poq Studio, Oyvind spent 10 years as the tech lead of InCreo, Norway's leading E-commerce agency. He wrote his first lines of Pascal at 12, and made his first money building and reselling computers at 14.

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