Aalto Entrepreneurship Society was established in 2009 by a group of students in Helsinki. The problem we want to solve is that the best students don't thrive to be entrepreneurs. We are creating an eco-system in the new Aalto University and Finland that will create successful companies.

1. Aalto Entrepreneurship Society
Creating a student-run growth entrepreneurship catalyst in
Aalto University
Contacts:
Kristo Ovaska: 045-6343283/kristo.ovaska@gmail.com
Facebook: Aalto Entrepreneurship Society
Blog: www.aaltoes.com

2. Problem Statement
The best students don’t thrive to be growth entrepreneurs

3. Why?
According to 150 Aalto students

4. Solutions
According to 150 Aalto students

5. AES?
 Mission
 Vision

6. AES mission
Growth entrepreneurship is seen as the number one
target for the best students

7. AES inspires the best students to become
growth entrepreneurs
Investors
Internationally
Experienced
recognized status
Entrepreneurs
100 students
Mentors and
networking abroad
alumni
annually
International
contacts Success stories are
the key to activation
Official status
at Aalto
2009 2013
10 20 30 40 50 ambitious
startups catalyzed

8. AES catalyzes the Aalto
entrepreneurship scene
Nr 1
Success
Career
Stories
Choice
Best
Best Place
Ecosystem
Best
Students

9. How?
 Bringing people together
 Activation events
 Action events

10. AES brings people together
Aalto students
Networks
Research
AES
Ambitious Entrepreneurs and Growth Startups

11. AES events are the catalyst of
entrepreneurship
1. Activation
2. Action

12. Activation events givet the spark for
entrepreneurship, new ideas and creates teams
• Entrepreneurs
Startup Evenings
• AES Alumni
• Companies
Startup Fairs
• Resources • Legal
Workshops
• Business Plans
• Informal
• etc
Startup Meets • Networking
• Bootcamps
International
• Talkoot
Events
Linkages to other
communities

13. Action events match teams with problems and
solutions
Spark
Teams Students
Problem
bootcamps
VTT exploration
meetings
Alumni projects
Research group
Ideas
meetings
Pre-Talkoot
Pitching Evening
Business Plan
Talkoot
Execution
Startup Talkoot
Boot Camps
Graduation

14. The organization of AES
 Aalto Entrepreneurship Society r.y. 2009
 Action plan

15. AES is the first student society at Aalto university
Currently 960 members and growing,
100-200 participants in events
AES Team
Board
Advisory
Board

16. Action Plan
2009/5 2010
Organizing
Event Concepts
IT, web, register
Continuity
International Contacts
Investigate Social Entrepreneurship
Organizing of new board

17. Problem Statement
The best students don’t thrive to be growth entrepreneurs

18. AES Solution
 AES provides the basis of entrepreneurship at Aalto
 Teams
 Problems and solutions
 Resources
 AES success stories bring in the best entrepreneurial
students
Students regard growth entrepreneurship as the nr 1 career choice