From Portugal to the World: Innovation-to-Business Journey | UT Austin Portugal – TxEEE Online Course

Overview

What makes an entrepreneur successful? Where do good ideas come from? How do we manage the ups and downs of a founder’s life? These are some of the questions and doubts that entrepreneurs may encounter along the way. To demystify them, UT Austin Portugal Program and TxEEE are launching the first edition of the “From Portugal to the World: innovation-to-business journey” course, starting on May 29 and lasting until June 21.

This online advanced training opportunity is designed for Portuguese researchers, academics, early stage entrepreneurs, and industry professionals who want to take their product to the market.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn from Mitch Jacobson – Executive Director of Austin Technology Incubator at The University of Texas at Austin – and Cam Houser – Founder of Actionwork, Entrepreneur Educator, Program Developer, and Facilitator – to take part in various challenges to test, for example, their resilience, ability to resolve business breakdowns and deliver cohort pitches and feedback.

Here’s a sneak peek of what you might expect from this course with Cam Houser: 

The curriculum flow from idea-to-launch, with a focus on product/service design for researchers. Participants will learn state-of-the-art entrepreneurship skills to launch their businesses through engaging lectures, hands-on learning, dedicated office hours, and expert mentoring. At the end of the course, participants should have acquired, among other skills, technical-minded knowledge.

 

I want to register

 

We have 30 vacancies to fill in. Participants without primary affiliation to Portuguese institutions will not be accepted into the course. Register until May 24 unless all vacancies are assigned before the deadline.

No tuition fees will be charged to Portugal-based participants as UT Austin Portugal is covering all training costs. Therefore, make sure that you can commit to this course if you are accepted into it.

Agenda

*All hours according to Lisbon time zone (GMT) | Time Zone Converter here.

Week 1 – Entrepreneurs and Mindsets

• May 29, Wednesday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Lecture, Cam Houser and Mitch Jacobson
• May 31, Friday (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.): 1-1 Sessions/Group Coaching*, Cam Houser and Mitch Jacobson

Topics:

• • What makes an entrepreneus successful?
  • How do we manage the ups and donws of founder life?
  • Hands-on: Resilience Challenge

 

Week 2 – Ideas and Markets

• June 3, Monday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Office Hours**, Cam Houser and Mitch Jacobson
• June 4, Tuesday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Office Hours, Cam Houser
• June 5, Wednesday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Lecture, Cam Houser and Mitch Jacobson
• June 6, Thursday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Office Hours, Mitch Jacobson
• June 7, Friday (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.): 1-1 Sessions/Group Coaching, Cam Houser and Mitch Jacobson

Topics:

• • • Where do the good ideas come from?
    • How do we identify attractive market opportunities?
    • Hands-on: Problem/Founder Fit Ideas Challenge

 

Week 3 – Business Model

• June 10, Monday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Office Hours, Mitch Jacobson
• June 11, Tuesday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Office Hours, Cam Houser
• June 12, Wednesday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Lecture, Cam Houser and Mitch Jacobson
• June 14, Friday (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.): 1-1 Sessions/Group Coaching, Cam Houser and Mitch Jacobson

Topics:

• • • • What constitutes a sound business model?
      • How do we identify defensible value props?
      • Hands-on: Business Breakdowns

 

Week 4 – Pitching and Presenting

• June 18, Tuesday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Office Hours, Cam Houser
• June 19, Wednesday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Lecture, Cam Houser and Mitch Jacobson
• June 20, Thursday (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.): Office Hours, Mitch Jacobson
• June 21, Friday (3 p.m. – 5 p.m.): 1-1 Sessions/Group Coaching, Cam Houser and Mitch Jacobson

Topics:

• • • • • How do we articulate a value prop?
        • How do we win over the room?
        • Hands-on: Cohort Pitches Feedback

 

*Group Coaching: These sessions are optional. The participants will get 1-1 coaching and they will book times with a scheduling tool.

**Office Hours: These sessions are optional, too. Participants can just show up. Unlike 1-1 coaching, office hours will be conducted with others in the Zoom so that all can benefit from the learning being shared.