ETH AI-powered Lean Startup Academy
No bla, just do - Turn your idea into a startup with the power of AI!
Hands-on entrepreneurship during the next Spring semester.
(no application process)
The Lecturer
Project based learning!
- Learn what it takes to be an entrepreneur, no theory-bingo & 100% learning-by-doing!
- Fast-prototype your idea, get real customer feedback and learn how to pitch
The Kickbox Framework
The teams will work with the KICKBOOK innovation framework to get from idea to a tangible prototype and real market feedback.
Meet entrepreneurial leaders!
During the first rounds of the "Lean Startup Academy", the students had the chance to talk to leading voices in the entrepreneurship and lean startup world and challenge their ideas with them. Here for example with Mark Randall, former Head Innovation at Adobe and inventor of Kickbox.
Media Coverage
Collection of articles about Kickbox
HSG Center for Entrepreneurship
An article about the pilot of Kickbox Academy during the "High-tech startup management" course with students from ETH and HSG.
Bottom-up Innovation with Kickbox
This article looks at the most important lessons learned during the implementation of Kickbox.
Experienced Kickbox coaches picked five helpful and proven tips for supporting intrapreneurs on their first steps.
Way too many times people assess bottom-up driven innovation basically as a good idea but don’t see it as an adequate solution for their own organization.
Swisscom KMU-Magazin
Article about the long-term effect of the Kickbox programme within an organisation, showcasing the most successful Kickbox projects developed at Swisscom. (only in German)
Impact Hub Zurich
An article about the intrapreneurship program @ Swisscom and the intersection between corporates and startups. (only in German)
