Week 1

The 'Start up' course.
Teams of three to seven.

Business world Jargon: Business model, VALIDATION (proof), pivot, value proposition (VP), elevator pitch, minimum viable product (MVP), capitalism, supply/demand, B to B / C to C, disruption, freemium, iterate, lean, scaleable, traction, progress, expressions of interest, actual customers, earning money.

- Social Enterprise
- Civic Issue
- Commercialise
- Freelance - Agency.
- Work for customers / other businesses.

EVIDENCE.
MARKET.

What was the thing you didn't know you needed?
What happens to?...
What can I do with this?...
Think beyond > Develop something NEW.

SPECULATE

1. Design for the individual
2. Design for the environment
3. Civic & Cultural - caring & citizens
4. Social Good - international & domestic.

PROFIT AND NON PROFIT.

- Products
- Services
- Agency

Accelerators / Incubators.

Who is the market?
Why would they be interested?
What might the drivers be?

Trends?

Actually find some clients.
Are they interested?
Prove it.