LEADING INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS AND ACCELERATORS HAD A MASTER CLASS IN ASTANA AT 500 STARTUPS AND INNOPOLIS UNIVERSITY

LEADING INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS AND ACCELERATORS HAD A MASTER CLASS IN ASTANA AT 500 STARTUPS AND INNOPOLIS UNIVERSITY

15.04.2025 18:50:01 209

Invited speakers shared the experience of successful cases and told the most innovative ways to create startups.

Master class speakers talked about the tools needed to guide a successful entrepreneur, how to use Industry 4.0 technology for the successful development of a startup, what marketing and sales strategies are the most effective for startups, how to enter the 500 Startups accelerator and how to attract investments in Silicon Valley

One of the speakers is Marvin Liao, a partner of the 500 Startups accelerator, which has invested in more than 500 companies in 60 countries of the world. According to Marvin Liao, the key moment in the development of a successful startup project is feedback from customers. Thanks to this, you can always know what stage your business is in, what difficulties there are in the project in order to eliminate shortcomings in time," Marvin Liao noted.

Also, the former commercial director of Yahoo emphasized the need to monitor trends and trends in his business. Such an approach helps to choose the right product for clients, to improve it on time, and gives a clear idea of ​​how to properly use the services of your project.

According to Tatiana Canzavelli, one of the 10 most influential women in Health IT, it is important to clearly understand why colleagues are needed when creating a startup project. First, information about the benefits of cooperation with a partner. In the second - what benefits do you bring to these partners, why do they need you. The third slide is what your collaboration with your partner will bring to your mutual clients. If your company does not have the answers to these three questions, then there will be no question of cooperation, because this is how a successful business works," believes the mentor of the 500 Startups accelerator, Silicon Valley investor, founder of the Open Health Network IT-startup.

The master class also talked about the importance of experimenting with your startup ideas. As Mikhail Sverdlov, mentor of Innopolis University, founder of many successful Internet startups in the field of e-commerce and B2B, noted, the more experience, the more chances for success. In addition, the speaker says that the goal of all startups is continuous movement, "an idea must develop to become a successful business".

The master class was held in order to increase the competence of technological entrepreneurship, stimulate interest in technological entrepreneurship and develop innovative startups.

The recording of the presentation of the event can be viewed on the Agency's YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9waVhvuTu0).

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mps/press/news/details/23928?lang=kk