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UC BEEHIVE Accelerator
VisionA university startup accelerator producing a portfolio of investable startups* that offer
innovative and relevant products and services
*Investable startups are characterized by the innovation of the product/service offered, market growth potential, stewardship of money, and the ability of the team to execute.
MissionThe mission is to afford startup teams with sustainable support from application to graduation
by enabling an environment conducive for startups, fostering a strong network of stakeholders, and implementing quality assurance and control.
Values & Culture
Collaboration Innovation
Integrity
Industry Verticals
Technology & Engineering* Cultural Hospitality Eco-tourism Creative
Legal Finance Social Enterprise Healthcare Maritime
Pre-Acceleration
(71 days ~2+ months)
• Networking Event• Offline Campaigns• Social Media Campaigns• Call for Applications• Selection
Acceleration
(12 weeks = 3 months)
• Curriculum• Mentorship• Support & Services
Offered• Progress Monitoring• Activities• Evaluation
Post-Acceleration
• Program Evaluation• Seed Fund (Grant)• Funding Opportunities• Office Space• Networking Events• Startup Assistance
UC BEEHIVE Accelerator Model
Pre-Acceleration
Networking Event
93 attendees
+ cross-pollinate startup founders to achieve diversestartup team composition in the acceleratorprogramme through a co-founder “speed dating”
+ generate startup ideas for the acceleratorprogramme
+ promote UC BEEHIVE Accelerator
Offline Promotions
Graduate School Professorial LectureJanuary 26, 201966 attendees
PSITS Open ForumNovember 29, 2019260 attendees
UC ICT CongressFebruary 21, 20191,200 attendees
Online Promotions
Call for Applications
Dec. 17, 2018 – Feb 28, 2019Received 56 valid applications
Selection Process
1 – Elimination Round
• 56 total valid applicants• 20 applicants qualified for the next round
2 – Judging by Industry Experts
• 20 applicants were examined by Industry Experts• 15 applicants qualified for the final round (Stage 3)
3 – Final Interview
• 14/15 startups were interviewed• 10 startups were accepted into the programme
Stage 1 – Screening Process
Yes• The entry is a startup.• Team shows beyond just
funding/accelerator programme.• Team has conducted at least an initial
customer and market validation.• Application is well written and ideas are
clearly communicated.• Team follows the application
requirements.
Maybe• The entry is a startup.• The business concept is promising but no
customer/market validation.• The application is fairly written.• The team follows the application
requirements.
No• The entry is not a startup.• There is no innovation.• The team does not follow the application
requirements.• The application is poorly written.• The idea is not clear.
Stage 2 – Screening Process
Innovation
30%• Is the product/service solving a specific
problem? • Does it challenge a status quo?
Creativity
30%• Is the idea unique and novel? • Is it different from the alternative
solutions offered in the market?
Sustainability
20%• Is the market ready for the type of
solution? • Are the resources to develop and build
the product or service available? • Is the team capable to run the
business/start-up? • Is the team capable to develop the
product/service? • Do founders have the resources and skills
to bring the idea forward?
Stage 2 – External Judges
Mr. John BrenanWestBIC Business & Innovation CenterIreland
Dr. Marina CandiReykjavik UniversityIceland
Stage 2 – External Judges
Ms. Diane EustaquioIdeaSpace FoundationPhilippines
Ms. Brenda ValerioIdeaSpace FoundationPhilippines
Stage 2 – External Judges
Ms. Goldy YanchaPhilDevPhilippines
Ms. Tina AmperTechTalks.PH & GeeksOnABeachPhilippines
Stage 2 – External Judges
Ms. Alwyn Joy RoselAsian Institute of Management – Dado Banatao IncubatorPhilippines
Ms. Ilaria RegianniUniversità degli Studi GuglielmoMarconi Italy
Stage 2 – External JudgesMr. Petros RodakinasUniversity of ThessalyGreece
Ms. Anna ZygouraUniversity of ThessalyGreece
Stage 3 – Screening Process● Final Interview: Face-to-Face or Online● 14/15 startups were interviewed
Motivation 20%
Does the team have the right motivation and time to engage and complete the programme? Is the team aware of the entrepreneurial journey pitfalls?
Cohort by Program
Cohort by Category
Cohort by Industry Verticals
http://beehive-erasmusplus.eu/2019/03/20/the-genesis-2019-uc-beehive-accelerator-cohort/
Acceleration
The Curriculum
Ideation
Conceptualization
Commitment
Validation
Curriculum: Stage 1 - Ideation
Focus Areas
• Discovery • Problem Statement
Questions to Reflect by the Startups
• Is there a meaningful problem to solve?
• Is the market significant enough?
Tools & Framework
• Javelin Board• Validation Board• Value Proposition Canvas
Curriculum: Stage 2 - Conceptualization
Focus Areas
• Problem-Solution Fit• Vision• Initial Strategy and Action
Questions to Reflect by the Startups
• Is the solution helping the customers/users?
• Where do we see ourselves 1, 3, 5 years from now?
• How will we be able to achive our vision?
Tools & Framework
• Problem-Solution Fit Canvas• Lean Canvas
Curriculum: Stage 3 - Commitment
Focus Areas
• Shareholders Agreement• Strategies• Resource• Initial Product
Questions to Reflect by the Startups
• Is this what we want to do for the do for the next 3-5 years?years?
• Are we prepared (mentally, financially, (mentally, financially, emotionally) to emotionally) to commit to this to this startup?
• What resources do we need to help us need to help us achieve our vision?our vision?
Tools & Framework
• Lifeline• Team building and self-awareness• Personality tests (Enneagram,
Genogram, Big 5, MBTI)• Equity splits• Founders Dilemma
Curriculum: Stage 4 - Validation
Focus Areas
• Product-Market Fit• Minimum Viable Product• Success Metrics
Questions to Reflect by the Startups
• How can we build a Minimum Viable Minimum Viable Product with with minimum resources?resources?
• How to test our MVP with with customers?
• Can we refine our value proposition?proposition?
Tools & Framework
• Business Model Canvas• Planning and Objective Setting
Setting
UC BEEHIVE Accelerator Mentors
14 mentors (and counting)Pro bono
Recruitment Process
Shortlisting
Invitation
1-on-1Meeting/Interview
Pooling
Onboarding
Matching
November 2018 March 2019
Mentors by Category
Mentors by Location
Mentors’ Portfolio
External Mentors Specializations
Mentoring Process1. Contact the Mentor*
Ask for an appointment
Schedule/re-schedule the meeting
2. Attend the Mentoring Session**
Attend the mentoring session.
Don’t be late.
3. Provide Feedback***
Fill-out the Google Form every mentoring session and give your insights and feedback.
*Majority of the mentors preferred to be contacted via email. **Mentoring session can either be face-to-face/offline, or online.***Each team member must give his/her insights and feedback in every mentoring session. The URL of the Google Mentor Feedback Form shall be sent to your email.
Support & Services Offered
BEEHIVE Startup Laboratory Support Services
BEEHIVE Startup Laboratory
BEEHIVE Startup Laboratory● BEEHIVE Workstations● BEEHIVE MOOC● Conference Room● Meeting Room● Private Nooks● Communal Area● Brainstorming Area● Lecture Room (120 capacity)● Access to Internet connection, telephone, BEEHIVE equipment● Office Supplies● Napping Station● Pantry & Dining Area
Support Services● Design & Multimedia● Accounting● Legal & IP● Financial Assistance per team● Counseling (3 hours/week)● Food & Refreshments
Activities
Launching OnboardingSessions
Startup Bootcamp
Learning Sessions
Prototype Checking
Progress Monitoring
Grit & Grind Friday
Clearance & Debriefing Week Demo Day
Launching of Startups
Date: March 20, 2019Channels: BEEHIVE website, FB page, UC BEEHIVE newsletter, email
Blessing + Open-House of BEEHIVE Startup Laboratory
Date: March 25, 2019
Startup Bootcamp: Design Sprint
Date: March 26 – 27, 2019Objective: to reduce the risk of failure when bringing new product, service or feature to the marketBootcamp Master: Mr. Albert Padin (Google Certified Design Sprint Master)Facilitators: Symph
Startup Bootcamp: Team Building + Personality Dev
Date: March 28 - 2019Objective: to help new founders work with teams and manage personal and team issuesBootcamp Master: Dr. Anna Kathrina Oaminal – Watin (Clinical/Organization/Educational Psychologist)Facilitators: AKVO Applied Psychology Center
Learning Sessions
● Design Sprint● Team Building + Personality Development● Business Communications● Building Team Portfolio● Visualizing your Business● Digital Marketing for Startups● Branding for Startups● Startup Talks: Teamwork, Business Registration, Taxation, Labor Laws,
IP & Data Privacy, Investments & Funding, Hustling● Pitching● Grit & Grind Friday: Fire Side Chat with Founders, Life after the
Onboarding Sessions
Startups Mentors
Bootcamp Masters
Workshop Facilitators
Activities Done: Oct – Dec 2018Schedule Activity
October 24, 2018 Presentation of the UC BEEHIVE Accelerator Roadmap to the University of Cebu management
November 19 – 29, 2018 College Campaign Period (by invitation only)December 3 – 12, 2018 College Campaign Period (by invitation only)
December 7, 2018 Date & Dash at UC-BaniladDecember 13, 2018 Date & Dash at UC-LMDecember 14, 2018 Date & Dash at UC-MainDecember 17, 2018 Start: Call for Applications for the 2019 UC BEEHIVE Accelerator cohort
Activities Done: Jan – Feb 2019
Schedule ActivityJanuary 1 – February 27, 2019 Resume: Call for Applications
January 14 – February 18, 2019 Recruitment Period: Mentors & Coaches
February 4, 2019 Launching of the UC BEEHIVE Accelerator Facebook Page
February 20 - 28, 2019 Online Onboarding Sessions with External Mentors
February 28, 2019 Deadline: Call for Applications
Activities Done: March 2019Schedule Activity
March 1, 2019 Stage 1 – Preliminary Screening
March 4 – 9, 2019 Stage 2 – Judging by Industry Experts
March 11, 2019 Submission of Results by Stage 2 External JudgesMarch 12, 2019 Announcement of Top 15 via Email for Final Screening
March 13, 2019 Stage 3 – Final InterviewMarch 15, 2019 Announcement of the Top 10 Startups for the 2019 Cohort of the UC BEEHIVE
AcceleratorMarch 18, 2019 Morning: Startups OnboardingMarch 18, 2019 Afternoon: In-House Mentors OnboardingMarch 20, 2019 Launching of the Batch Genesis
Activities Done: March 2019Schedule Activity
March 25, 2019 Deadline: Revised Business Concept (based on the Judges’ Comments/Feedback)
March 25, 2019 Afternoon: Blessing + Open-House of the BEEHIVE Startup Laboratory
March 26 – 27, 2019 Startup Bootcamp: Design SprintMarch 28 – 29, 2019 Startup Bootcamp: Team Building & Personality Development
March 29, 2019 Workshop: Business Communications March 30, 2019 First Email Contact of Startups to their Mentors
April 2019 ActivitiesSchedule Activity
April 1 – 30, 2019 Mentoring Sessions
April 4 – 5, 2019 Crash Course: Building the Team PortfolioApril 4 – 5, 2019 Week 1 Team Check-in
April 22 – 27, 2019 1st Prototype Checking
April 23, 2019 Workshop: Visualizing your Business
April 24, 2019 Workshop: Digital Marketing for Startups
April 25 – 26, 2019 Weeks 2 – 4 Team Check-in
April 27, 2019 FB Live Session
May 2019 ActivitiesSchedule Activity
May 2 – 3, 2019 Week 5 Team Check-in
May 2 – 31, 2019 Mentoring Sessions
May 4, 2019 FB Live Session
May 9 – 10, 2019 Week 6 Team Check-in
May 11, 2019 FB Live Session
May 16, 2019 Startup Talks on
•Business 101
•Labor Laws
•Intellectual Property & Data Privacy•Investments and Funding
May 17, 2019 Workshop: Branding for Startups
May 18, 2019 Workshop: Pitching & Hustling
May 23 – 24, 2019 Weeks 7-8 Team Check-in
May 25, 2019 FB Live Session
May 27 – 31, 2019 2nd Prototype Checking
May 30 – 31, 2019 Week 9 Team Check-in
June – July 2019 ActivitiesSchedule Activity
June 1, 2019 FB Live SessionJune 1 – 14, 2019 Mentoring Sessions
June 7, 2019 Grit & Grind FridayJune 8, 2019 FB Live Session
June 10 – 14, 2019 3rd Prototype CheckingJune 15, 2019 FB Live Session
June 17 – 21, 2019 Pitching Rehearsals WeekJune 17 – 21, 2019 Clearance and Debriefing WeekJune 19 – 20, 2019 Weeks 10-12 Team Check-in
June 22, 2019 FB Live SessionJune 24 – 28, 2019 Preparations for the Demo Day
July 5, 2019 Demo DayJuly 8 – 12, 2019 Post-Evaluation Week
Progress Monitoring
Weekly Team Check-in Monthly Evaluation Mentoring Session
Feedback
Prototype Checking Team PortfolioAttendance to
Bootcamp, Learning Sessions, and Events
Team Portfolio
Team Milestones Team ReflectionsMinutes of Weekly Team Check-ins
Mentoring Session Feedback
Curriculum Deliverables
Other Evidence/Documents
Curriculum Deliverables• Javelin Board• Validation Board• Value Proposition Canvas
Stage 1 - Ideation
• Problem-Solution Fit Canvas• Lean Canvas
Stage 2 - Conceptualization
• Shareholders Agreement• Roadmap/Milestones/Action Plan with metrics
Stage 3 - Commitment
• Business Model Canvas• Business Plan• Initial KPIs• Startup Funding Canvas
Stage 4 - Validation
Startup Evaluation● Award Criteria● Startup Stage● Readiness Levels:
○ Technology
○ Market
○ Innovation
○ Investment
○ Startup
Questions?Contact:
Sheryl Satorre-Estella: [email protected]: [email protected]: @UCBEEHIVEAccelerator
