{"id":1693,"date":"2022-02-04T10:27:47","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2022-02-04T10:27:47","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T10:27:47","slug":"call-for-4th-cohort-of-stanford-seed-spark-submit-your-expression-of-interest-by-9th-february-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/call-for-4th-cohort-of-stanford-seed-spark-submit-your-expression-of-interest-by-9th-february-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for 4th cohort of Stanford Seed Spark ! Submit your expression of interest by 9th February 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"boldgrid-section\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\">\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Venture Center&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>is happy to&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>bring you the<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fourth&nbsp;cohort of&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/seedspark.stanford.edu\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/seedspark.stanford.edu\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1644040865034000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3BjLLoLyhBtxp6P2DZBDhF\">Stanford&nbsp;Seed Spark<\/a>&nbsp;an online learning program designed by&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Stanford<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Seed&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>an initiative of&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Stanford<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Graduate School of Business<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Seed&nbsp;Spark curriculum has been developed by&nbsp;Stanford&nbsp;Graduate School of Business (GSB) faculty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Seed Spark is a five-month, online entrepreneurship program designed by Stanford Graduate School of Business and offered by Stanford Seed for early-stage entrepreneurs in traction or growth stages to build their strategy, grow their network, and ultimately boost their business acumen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Venture Center continues its partnership&nbsp;with the&nbsp;<strong><em>Stanford&nbsp;Seed Spark&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>program for their fourth cohort to facilitate this opportunity for the Venture Center start-ups.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Details about the program are given in the attached flyer<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/1?ui=2&amp;ik=7efceecc33&amp;attid=0.0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1723811189684663364&amp;th=17ec3524d4ff7444&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ92W7oz42q9U9XxHi7fZd1qkT3HgHSilSZhtDMNelHKw4nPnLI9EqdKTs-vJ1LI66x0hx79_4gvPSNDYJHlZhY4izQv0OZDkqm0BtFXF6t-gp1n_PlB0lny568&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_kz6i5zp10\" alt=\"11.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/1?ui=2&amp;ik=7efceecc33&amp;attid=0.0.2&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1723811189684663364&amp;th=17ec3524d4ff7444&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ_1CaPqZFomM3PgZlTae9tbGAl1OGwq3mcQovLYEzZUoBrrD-zwg14Tvz_tBGHiRrcYkMeHsRWZdeQaEt3He_04-xAREa0MhQg7Ff7HbGwy0Er8P2O3pB-kqSM&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_kz6i6fcz1\" alt=\"22.JPG\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Here are some key highlights of the program:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol class=\"\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stanford&nbsp;Seed Spark is a 5-month, online program designed for early&nbsp; stage entrepreneurs<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Time commitment from entrepreneurs: &nbsp;5-8 hours\/week<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hands on experience that features:<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a)Live video conference sessions with business experts to launch each learning module which help you to:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Identify your customer needs\/problem<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Develop and test your prototype\/solution<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Build value chain and Go-To-Market strategy<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Determine the right profit model<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Communicate your value proposition with A compelling pitch<\/p>\n<ol class=\"\">\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">b)Action-based curriculum with active, practical learning modules online with key activities and tools for early stage entrepreneurs<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">c)Huddles with peers to foster networking and share progress<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d)1:1 Mentorship support through meetings about program toolkits\/activities to implement business advice swiftly in their growing start-ups<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Which startups should apply ?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<li>Have a prototype or Minimum Viable Product\/service already in place.<\/li>\n<li>Officially registered business with clean records of handling financial transactions.<\/li>\n<li>Decent website with all relevant information. LinkedIn presence is a bonus.<\/li>\n<li>Looking for mentors to help them grow or raise funding<\/li>\n<li>comfortable with an entirely online learning program. Have an undisrupted internet connection and proficiency in using digital tools.<\/li>\n<li>An entrepreneur who is&nbsp;working full time in the start-up nominated for Spark program. (i.e. Throughout program duration, the nominated participant should not be&nbsp;running a different business&nbsp;or working full-time&nbsp;as an employee in any other organization).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Program fees:&nbsp;Rs 11,800\/ per entrepreneur&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>(approximately USD 150\/per entrepreneur)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(*Complete Refund<\/strong>&nbsp;of the program fees at the end of successful completion of the program and receipt of the certificate<strong>)<\/strong>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Apply for Expression of Interest<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>:&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/btcmpcjc\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/btcmpcjc&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1644040865034000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2hbspAnNABdFRhRZmPi7xe\"><strong>https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/btcmpcjc<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Expression of Interest&nbsp;Due Date:&nbsp;<u>February 09,2022(EOD)<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Program Starting Date: March 7, 2022<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><u>Program Ending Date: June 20, 2022<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venture Center&nbsp;is happy to&nbsp;bring you the&nbsp; Fourth&nbsp;cohort of&nbsp;Stanford&nbsp;Seed Spark&nbsp;an online learning program designed by&nbsp;Stanford&nbsp;Seed&nbsp; &#8211;&nbsp;an initiative of&nbsp;Stanford&nbsp;Graduate School of Business &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;- Seed&nbsp;Spark curriculum has been developed by&nbsp;Stanford&nbsp;Graduate School of Business (GSB) faculty.&nbsp; Seed Spark is a five-month, online entrepreneurship program designed by Stanford Graduate School of Business and offered by Stanford Seed for early-stage entrepreneurs&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/call-for-4th-cohort-of-stanford-seed-spark-submit-your-expression-of-interest-by-9th-february-2022\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Call for 4th cohort of Stanford Seed Spark ! Submit your expression of interest by 9th February 2022<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1693"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1695,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions\/1695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/funding.venturecenter.co.in\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}