The Timişoara IT Startup Generator project was launched Saturday, December 5th, in the presence of 22 participants coming from Timişoara "Politehnica" and Vest Universities, covering various fields of study but connected by their interest to learn about and practice IT start-up creation.
The project will consist of a number of 7 4-hour training modules, delivered in a mixed, theoretical and practical approach with the involvement of experts and practitioners from local and Bucharest IT companies and the Timişoara Software Business Incubator: Maria Diaconu (lMozaicWorks), Ciprian Adam (EBIG), Horaţiu Moldovan (Lasting), Octavian Chiş (Plugins), Florin Dumitrescu (Dumitrescu & Asociaţii), Adrian Erimescu (Realmedia), Călin Iepure (Space Rabbit), Ciprian Man (EBIG), Mile Roşu (Dream Production), Andrei Deheleanu & Radu Ticiu (Timişoara Software Business Incubator).
During the project the participating students will be encouraged and assisted towards development of innovative and sustainable business ideas and business plans, in a competitive approach, having as competitors mixed teams, including IT and non-IT students.
It is worth to mention that almost all the participants to the Timişoara IT Startup Generator were recently trained by Career Development Center, a Timişoara non-profit, in their Entrepreneur Factory project, in fields of personal development towards an entrepreneurial career.
The project programs includes the following modules
| Date | Theme |
| Sat, Dec. 5th, 10.00-14.00 | Project launching & team building |
| Thu, Dec. 10th, 17.00-21.00 | Business models, monetisation and financing of IT innovative businesses |
| Fri, Dec. 11th, 17.00-21.00 | Market & client needs understanding, marketing research |
| Sat. Dec. 12th, 10.00-14.00 | Business planning & Team building |
| Thu, Dec. 17th, 17.00-21.00 | Technologies and processed in IT products and services development |
| Fri, Dec. 18th, 17.00-21.00 | General resources for IT field entrepreneurs |
| Sat. Dec. 19th, 10.00-14.00 | Legal issues: company incorporation, IP protection, licencing, litigation. Team building |
