Start-up Mentoring Program
The Start-up Mentorship Program is developed by Elab to connect entrepreneurs-in-residence with students and teams at VinUni who have startup ideas. This arrangement allows mentors to enhance their mentorship skills and give back to the community, while mentees get the help they need to achieve their personal/professional goals, and developing more confidence in turning their ideas into feasible solutions for wide adoption.
Other mentorship programs may be quite general and help you with different aspects of your personal and professional development. Our program focuses on helping you solve challenges related to turning your innovative ideas into reality, gain skills related to innovation and entrepreneurship, and create real-world impacts.
With a mentor pool of 100+ industry mentors in diverse fields (startup founders, CEOs, venture capitalists, social entrepreneurs, UX/UI experts, accountants, professors, etc.), our mentorship programs generally fall into one of three program formats which are built based on actual needs of mentees, each with their own opportunities and challenges:
Start-up idea stage: Consult mentees who have a startup idea and wonder how to turn the idea into reality and share difficulties they can face with.
Start-up incubation: Support mentees to deal with difficulties in operating, building catchy Pitch Deck, launching MVP to the market or connecting resources to promote the product market. Moreover, in this stage, mentees also get advanced training by industry leaders and founders for start-up teams.
Fundraising stage: Provide guidance to mentees on how to calculate their company’s valuation and create a comprehensive cap. Support them in drafting term sheets and facilitate connections with external investment funds and angel investors.
INDUSTRY MENTORS
Elab carefully selects a limited number of experienced mentors who play a number of roles based on the needs of each individual and team.
UNIQUE FORMAT OF MENTORING PROGRAM
With a mentor pool of 100+ industry mentors in diverse fields (startup founders, CEOs, venture capitalists, social entrepreneurs, UX/UI experts, accountants, professors, etc.), our mentorship programs generally fall into one of three program formats which are built based on actual needs of mentees, each with their own opportunities and challenges:
PROFILE MENTORS
EIRs
In the startup field, EIR is a term referring to experienced entrepreneurs and experts participating in a program to provide resources and necessary support for the development of startups.
Aiming to connect a network of experienced mentors in the industry, Elab’s EIR program is specifically designed for VinUni startups to assist in overcoming challenges and planning specific business strategies. The EIR program is built on collaboration between Elab and top mentors, bringing a distinctiveness to developing the talented young entrepreneurial community at VinUni.
PROFILE EIRs
Advanced training
Advanced training goes beyond basic principles, equipping learners with specialized expertise and problem-solving abilities required to excel in their field. Through a combination of classroom instruction, hands-on workshops, and real-world applications, participants can expand their skills, stay ahead of industry trends, and unlock new career opportunities.
Provide perspective
Advisory board members provide perspective on issues ranging from the start up process and fundraising, to product development and distribution of equity to employees. They bring their experiences and wisdom to help our teams succeed.
Provide feedback
Advisory board members provide regular feedback on strategy, products, pricing, sales strategy, marketing plans, investor decks, legal factors and many of the other issues that entrepreneurs explore as they undergo their journey.
