Postgraduate Entrepreneur Programme (PEP)
Selection
Week 0 Kick-off
Application Category
- With NTU IP and is applicant’s research topic OR not applicant’s research topic
- Without NTU IP, applicant’s own IP unrelated to his/her research.
- Match applicant to IP from NTU’s portfolio.
Meet our team of Entrepreneur-In-Residence to understand the proposed business case Receive Letter of Offer if successful.
Team Formation
Week 2
Attend networking event to meet potential co-founders, mentors and NTUitive ecosystem builders
Attend two weeks of masterclasses to find co-founders and form teams
MASTERCLASS 1 (5 modules)
- Deliver your Idea Through Powerful Powerpoint
- Essential People Management Skills to Build a Founding Team
- Finding Product-Market Fit
- Different Revenue Models
- Digital Marketing
Validation
Week 12
Participate in the 10 weeks start-up validation programme to validate technologies and discover viable business mo\dels
- Business Model Canvas
- Value Proposition Design
- Whole Product Concept
- Agile Development
Seed Funding
Week 24
Pitch for S$10,000 seed fund and spend the next 12 weeks working closely with mentors to iterate and improve on the Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
Attend two weeks of masterclasses
MASTERCLASS 2 (6 modules)
- Moving Forward with Your Prototype
- IP Considerations for Startups
- Writing a Compelling Business Plan
- Keep Accurate Financial Accounts
- Practical Legal Concern for Startups
- Raising the Right Kind of Financing
Launch
Incorporate, present at Demo Day and raise first round of fund
