About Pre-Incubation Program
During the early stages of entrepreneurship, having the right environment and the right network is highly important. The Pre-Incubation Programs gives a nascent entrepreneur the right platform to launch his /her idea and move forward to develop it into a marketable Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
Stages of the Pre- Incubation Programme
Stage 1: 3-day Long Capacity Building workshops which will include
- Ideation Process
- Developing Business Model Canvas
- Effectuation and Networking
- Structured inputs on ideation to implementation etc.
Stage 2: Group Mentoring Sessions
- Weekly review and mentoring sessions
- Workshops on Communication Business Model
- Training on Effective pitching etc.,
Stage 3: Developing Minimum Viable Product
- Lean operations
- Managing early phases of financing
- Preparing an investing roadmap
- Early stage market research and idea validation
- Fine Tuning the Investor Pitch
Benefits of the Programme
- Cohort-based, Peer learning and Synergies
- Exposure to cross-sectoral startups
- Structured management Gyan needed for early-stage entrepreneurs
- Opportunity to interact with IIM faculties and students across programs.
- Getting mentorship from industry experts, successful Entrepreneurs, CEOs of leading companies and IIM Alumni
- Handholding by fellow startups who are in their incubation and accelerator program phase
- Investor and media connect
Program Duration
Typically such programs would be of 3-6 Months depending upon the cohort and their industry mix.
Who can apply
· Anyone who have an idea and want to start their own venture
· Want to be a part of a cohort-based structured program
· Need not be a registered company as a company as yet
· No equity involved.
How and when to apply
Prospective candidates shall look for announcements regularly on this portal. Prospective participants are requested to fill the interest formfor timely updates/notifications.
Cohort Code Launch Date Application status
COHORT – PIP201901 TBA TBA
COHORT – PIP201902 TBA TBA
COHORT – PIP202001 TBA TBA
Selection Process
Business Plan/Lean Canvas Evaluation followed by Pitch infront of an expert panel comprising of Experts from the Industry, Successful Entreprenures at different stages of their business, Startup Mentors and IIM Professors.