This overview reviews the tenets and curriculum from TiE Youth Entrepreneurs Oregon. It is intended for anyone implementing Innovation and Entrepreneurship programs for high school students. If interested in licensing the TYE curriculum contact me!
4. “TYE seeks to promote risk-taking, leadership skills and innovation
among the next generation of earthlings. We use entrepreneurship
as a tool to teach fundamentals of building and running a business.
Our intent is NOT to create founders out of high school students
(although, that may happen). Instead, we believe the skills and traits
that make up successful entrepreneurs are essential in any walk of
life: taking ownership, building alliances, seeking help and applying
feedback, motivating a team without direct authority and above all,
working through challenging situations with grace and grit.”
TYE Oregon Manifesto
5. ENTREPRENEURSHIP LAB IN 3 PHASES
PROGRESSIVELY MORE INDEPENDENCE, EXPECTATIONS, READINESS
Phase 1 [Crawl]
• Learn Basics
• Curated Teams
• InventionLab
Phase 2 [Walk]
• Practice
• Self-Organized Teams
• Local Comp
Phase 3 [Run]
• One Team
• Honed sharp by mentors
• Global Comp
7. CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS
Customer
Validation
• Find & Talk to
Your Customer
• Get out of the
Building
Business Model
• Lean/Biz Canvas
• Product-Market
Fit
Execution
• Minimum Viable
Product
• Build Something
Teamwork
• Delegation
• Diversity
8. OUR STUDENTS ARE ON A JOURNEY
IT’S OUR PRIVILEGE TO BE GUIDING THEM
9. KICKOFF:
IDEALAB
• 40 minutes to
create 1 great
idea in 4 simple
steps
• Structured
Ideation
• Ideate wide ->
narrow
• Pitch to Parents
11. INVENTION LAB
• Eight Hours to apply Phase 1 new
Concept
• What We Accomplish
• Build a new Team
• Form a Lean Canvas
• Create a 5-minute Pitch
• Build a Low-Res Prototype
12. PHASE 2 – APPLY, ON YOUR IDEA
Workshop 1 Team Contract / Roles / Expectations Teamwork
Workshop 2 D. Thinking / Product-Market Fit Execution
Workshop 3 Customer Interviews Customer Validation
Workshop 4 MVP & Product Development Execution
Workshop 5 Business / Financial Model Business Model
Workshop 6 Tying it all Together / Storytelling Presentation
Workshop 7 90% Presentation Practice Presentation
13. “There is no Data Inside these Walls.”
- Steve Blank, creator, Customer Development methodology
48 Students | 10 Teams | 129 Interviews | One Day
15. PHASE 3 – IDEA TO OPPORTUNITY
• Global Competition Prep with top team(s)
• Hands-on Weekly Meetings with coaches
• Focused discussion with investors, domain experts
(using TiE network)
• Professional presentation review, practice
• Full Lean Canvas development with 50+ additional
end user, customer interviews
• MVP, physical prototype development
16. GLOBAL
COMPETITION
Top Teams from 20+ US, Canada,
India TYE Chapters
Students must raise their game -
$10k in prizes is at stake!
We reward the behaviors we want
to see.
24. ADD YOUR MASALA [FLAVOR]
• 3:1 Activity:Lecture ratio
• Local Entrepreneur Stories
• Fun activities & networking
• Frequent presentations
• Connect back to school
• Centers
25. STAFFING
Entrepreneurs
• Storyteller, Activity Leader
• Mentors (3 month notice)
• Charter Members
Student Leaders
• School Club Leaders
• Mentors, Student Council, Team Leaders
• Returning Students
Teacher
• Primary Instructor
• Continuity, Reinforcement, Snacks
• Education Entrepreneurs, Experienced Educators
26. WHERE TO GET MATERIAL
DEVELOPED IN-HOUSE
• Bug List / Passion List
• IdeaLab
• Team Contract
• Customer March
• InventionLab
CUSTOMER DEVELOPMENT
• Customer Development :
SteveBlank.com
• Design Thinking :
http://www.slideshare.net/shashijain1
/tie-youth-entrepreneurs-tye-design-
thinking
28. EVERYTHING ELSE
STORYTELLING
• Six Pitches (including Pixar Pitch):
http://www.danpink.com/wp-
content/uploads/2013/01/sixpitches.pd
f
• Amazing Google Stories
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aja
kwiU6MG8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4
vkVHijdQk
BUSINESS MODEL
• Lean Canvas
https://leanstack.com/lean-canvas/
• Business Model Canvas
http://www.businessmodelgeneration
.com/canvas/bmc
30. WHAT WE’RE CHANGING
1. Make Phase 1 self-contained. Make Phase 2 limited, by invitation.
2. Faster cadence in Phase 1, with longer sessions
3. 15 Students per Instructor
4. More Execution milestones (website, social, physical mockup)
5. More Leader training / Leader Roundtable
6. Post TYE Checkin/Follow-Up [Benson]
31. MAKING IT COMMON CORE
• Making it Measurable, Repeatable
• Systematic Activities
• Clear Descriptions and Outcomes
• High Reflection
33. TO DO
• LinkedIn Alumni group
• Facebook Page, Twitter -> Add instagram/Snapchat, YT for video
34. BENSON: CLASS + SCHOOL
• Portland, Oregon
• Serving Underprivileged
Students
• High School Algebra Class
• Print Shop
• 16 students
• 2 instructors