Gary Leyden's presentation from Female Founders Open Night March 2016

8. Female Founders Accelerator Programme
Female Founders Accelerator
• 6 months office space at NDRC
• Programme –
– First three months – Focus on validating the business
model
– Second three months – Focus on Investor readiness
• Investor Day – December 2016

12. Stages of a Start-
up
PROBLEM/
SOLUTION
FIT
PRODUCT/
MARKET
FIT
SCALE

13. Stages of a Start-
up
PROBLEM/
SOLUTION
FIT
PRODUCT/
MARKET
FIT
SCALE
DoIhaveaproblemworthsolving?

14. Stages of a Start-
up
PRODUCT/
MARKET
FIT
SCALE
HaveIbuiltsomethingthatpeoplewant?
PROBLEM/
SOLUTION
FIT

15. Stages of a Start-
up
PROBLEM/
SOLUTION
FIT
PRODUCT/
MARKET
FIT
SCALE
HowdoIaccelerategrowth?

19. Workshops
Technology

20. Inve stm e nt
Re adine ss Le ve l
Identify and Validate Metrics that matter
Validate Value Delivery
Prototype High-Fidelity Min. Viable Product
Validate Revenue Model
Validate Product/Market Fit
Prototype Low- Fidelity Min. Viable Product
Problem/Solution Validation
Market Size/Competitive Analysis
Complete First-Pass Business Model Canvas
IRL 9
IRL 8
IRL 7
IRL 6
IRL 5
IRL 4
IRL 3
IRL 2
IRL 1

33. No.2 University
Business
Accelerator in the
World 2015
No.1 University
Business
Accelerator in the
Europe 2015
But is NDRC
really as good as
they say?