YEP!Starter – Ukrainian entrepreneurship program where you will create your own startup with business mentors` support in 3 months!
Our educational program is not exclusively performed by theorists but practitioners: real entrepreneurs, lawyers, marketers, CISCO, Deloitte and Gravitec finance managers, international experts.
Without “lectures” and vacuity, only intense workshops and face-to-face mentorship sessions. When program ends, all teams shall present their projects to investors and attract financing.
YEP! is a community of more than 200 students passed through the YEP!Starter program who continually help one another to achieve success in the world of startups.
VictoriiaandDaryna challenged themselves and in 3 months created their own brand – wapa_wapa. They print children’ pictures on clothing and various accessories. By now girls have first permanent clients and cooperate with well-known brands.
GiftHubbegan their activities being the 2nd year students. Imagine, how many times they heard that they have lack of experience and shall find a “normal” job? Thousands! But they took it easy and launched their application on Product Hunt which was widely observed by top Ukrainian mass-media.
Dream Space team dropped the ball on the rules and created a startup. While their uni’ mates are actively designing CV’s, they are drawing up an investment proposal for the development of their own business.
During the 3 month you gonna work on your startup in team. According to the schedule you will visit the bootcamps to develop your project in Kiev or in Kharkiv. You choose the city yourself. The program is free)
Prestarter
for individuals
28.02-01.03| Kyiv 03-04.03| Kharkiv
Team formation Idea generation Creative thinking Ideation
Innovation Day
10.03| Kyiv, Kharkiv
BootCamp 1
10-11.03 | Kyiv, Kharkiv
Startup ecosystem Lean approach Mission, vision, values Design thinking Business model Customer development
BootCamp 2
24-25.03 | Kyiv 19-20.03| Kharkiv
Marketing Digital marketing Branding Project management Team Work
BootCamp 3 + Red Flags
14-15.04 | Kyiv 04-05.04| Kharkiv
Mentor sessions
BootCamp 4
28-29.04 | Kyiv 11-12.04| Kharkiv
MVP, Prototyping User experience design Finance, investments, legacy Sales, metrics Business ethics Presentation, pitching
Regional Final
14.05 | Kyiv 19.05 | Kharkiv
DEMO DAY
| Kyiv & Kharkiv
Mentors
TAAVI TAMM
Service Designer, Trainer & Co-Founder at lastesuu.ee.
RIINA NIINE
UX/Product Designer for a software company Fleet Complete Nordic.
MARET AHONEN
Executive Manager in CIE of the University of Tartu.
MARELLE ELLEN
Head of Marketing in Startup Day.
HARALD LEPISK
Inspirator, videographer, entrepreneur
YULIIA DEHTIAROVA
Business Analyst у Lizard Soft
YEVGEN OSMAK
Head of IT Department in Zeppelin International
Volodymyr Zubchenko
CEO Business-Leader School KNU, business coach
Vladislav Brazhnik
Designer in ШОМ
Viktor Kompaneyets
CBDO at DoDigital Agency
Valeriia Holierova
Innovation manager at yep
VADYM SYNZHERETSKYI
Co-Founder/CEO in BUKI
PAVLO PLASTOVETS
Deloitte, Chief Innovation Officer
Max Ivanzov
Head of sales, CarFinder, sales & project management
