About
10 Hours Learn Network Get Mentored by Real Entrepreneurs. Build your own Startup
BSEImpact is a program to inspire Indian students to explore entrepreneurship as a career path, to delve into the dynamic startup ecosystem and create sustainable & profitable businesses.
BSEImpact is a hackathon which will take students across a series of tasks involving Problem analysis, Coming up with the right solution, Devising a MVP (Minimum Viable Product) and then finally delivering a Powerful and Impactful Pitch.
The Program
Learn
Learning is the progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
Learn what it really takes to build a startup.
Flash workshops and mentoring sessions by startup founders for students to learn bare minimum essentials of starting a business venture.
Network
It is an established fact that “succeeding in business is all about making the right connections.”
Your network is the people who want to help you and you want to help them. Get a chance to network with entrepreneurs, investors, founders, startup incubators, accelerators and talented students. Form the best core team for your venture!
Create
Pick a real world problem. Understand all dimensions of it. Ideate the best possible solution.
Now it’s time to transform this solution into a scalable, profitable and sustainable business.
Pitch
A powerful and impactful pitch is the stairway to achieving major milestones in the startup ecosystem.
An intense shark tank experience awaits you at BSEImpact!
The Format
Intensive Capability Building Program aimed at giving innovators a fresh perspective towards venture building, impact creating and scaling up.
Inviting applications of student groups (4-5 members).
Selecting top 10 groups.
Deadline for applications is July 30, 2019.
Intensive Capability Building Program aimed at giving innovators a fresh perspective towards venture building, impact creating and scaling up.
Reporting to venue for all selected student groups.
Basics of the hackathon are explained which includes the itinerary, rules and how they will be scored throughout the event.
Issuing problem statements to groups and stipulating the conditions under which the problems need to be solved.
Entrepreneur mentors are assigned to every group.
Groups figure out the ideal solution for the given problem statement.
Intensive Capability Building Program aimed at giving innovators a fresh perspective towards venture building, impact creating and scaling up.
Groups get provided flash training sessions on lean canvas, value proposition, go to market strategy and pitch deck. Mentors will help groups to develop their business plan and place it in the pitch deck format provided. This will be accompanied by dynamic challenges to which the groups have to match their solution and strategy with.
This time will be given to groups to add finishing touches to their pitch decks and confer with their mentors.
Pitch Sessions (3 minutes per group)
Intensive Capability Building Program aimed at giving innovators a fresh perspective towards venture building, impact creating and scaling up.
The hackathon will culminate into awards and incubation support provided through associated partners. As a part of post hackathon engagement, a weekend session on design thinking, product prototyping and go to market strategy can be conducted to provide deeper insights into these aspects
The Outcomes
Pick the problem you want to solve
Choose the sector you are interested in. Pick a problem. Analyse all aspects of it. Come up with the right solution.
Build your Startup A-team
Team building is extremely critical in starting your business. Get like minded people with complementary skill sets to kick-start your venture.
Learn From the Best
Learn the basics of lean canvas, value proposition, go to market strategy and revenue models from the best mentors and experts from the startup ecosystem.
Interact with Entrepreneurs
Get to know the challenges faced by entrepreneurs currently working on ventures in the sector you have chosen. Interact with them to validate your ideas and enhance your knowledge base.
Pitch in front of a Panel of Investors
Weave an impactful story around your venture and present it powerfully to a panel of investors.
Awards and Recognition
Get recognition from BSE. Cash Prizes and gifts in kind for the top performing teams.
Support from Startup Ecosystem
Opportunity to connect with startup incubators and accelerators that can support your venture by providing seed capital, mentoring, office space and many more resources.
Who should apply?
Final and pre-final year undergraduate students
Students trying to make a concrete career decision. Looking to explore the Campus to Startup segment instead of Campus to Corporate.
Project Groups
Existing groups of 4-5 students working on a college project wanting to develop a product or business mindset from a project approach.
Student Entrepreneurs
Young and motivated entrepreneurs who have already started working on building their startup and are looking for mentoring and networking opportunities.
Young professionals
Freshers looking to change career streams or want to make the move from corporate careers to entrepreneurial ventures.
**Applications will only be accepted in groups of 4 to 5 Members.
Partners
E-Cell Committees
Ecosystem Partners
