StartupReady
Your Path to Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Why StartupReady?
StartupReady is a program that will initiate you into the world of entrepreneurship and innovation. Designed for students from all faculties and programs,this experience will help you develop your understanding of what it takes to be innovative and entrepreneurial while enhancing your employability skills for the startup world and beyond. It doesn't get much better than that.
How we do it
An entrepreneurial mindset is fueled by curiosity, geared towards problem-solving, and driven by a desire to bring about change in the world. And so in completing this certificate, you will:
- Build your entrepreneurial mindset and skills in the areas of agile management, presentation and storytelling, customer discovery, prototyping and design thinking
- Expand your network with like-minded peers and industry leaders through collaborating with students across disciplines
Earn your StartupReady certificate at your own pace during your time at Concordia.
How it works
01
Interactive Workshops
Complete throughout the academic year:
- Intro to Design Thinking
- Intro to Customer Discovery/User Experience
- Entrepreneurship 101
- Prototyping and Usability Testing
- Practicing Agility: Lean Startup and SCRUM Basics
- Pitching
02
Startup Course
Session dates:
Fridays, 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. | March 11, March 18, March 25 & April 1, 2022
Being StartupReady
Upon completion of both steps of Concordia’s StartupReady program, you will earn your StartupReady certificate and be ready to contribute to Montreal’s vibrant start-up community, and beyond.