Oasis500 Boot Camp program for 10 teams from the
Jusoor’s Entrepreneurship Competition 2014-2015
Training Date: 12 April
Duration: 3 weeks
Location: Amman, Jordan
Oasis500 has partnered with Jusoor to offer 10 teams from Jusoor's Entrepreneurship Competition the
chance to participate in a three-week entrepreneurship boot camp and training. A five-day boot camp
will be hosted by Oasis500 on April 12th, 2015 in Amman, Jordan, followed by two-weeks of business
model training, feedback sessions and live pitches.
Oasis500 strives to create opportunities for individuals to start their own innovative companies in the
fields of ICT, digital media and mobile applications. By providing high quality resources and support, the
Oasis500 boot camp has become regarded as the leading entrepreneurship and business training for ICT
startups in the MENA region.
Oasis500 offers boot camps and investments to help entrepreneurs pursue their dreams. The Oasis500
team strives to nurture the ideas of entrepreneurs, growing seeds into fruit-bearing businesses. Global
and regional experts lead portions of the boot camp, guiding entrepreneurs on topics like marketing,
hiring, and user growth. Oasis500 team members conduct sessions on topics like raising venture capital,
business modeling, and overcoming failure.
The typical Boot camp entrepreneurship training includes the following:
· Finance
Investment and business terms
Revenues and cost forecast
Income statement workshop
· Technology Marketing and the Chasm
Creating a growth IT business
Crossing the chasm
Technology start-up marketing
· Branding & Marketing
Executive summary and Investment focused Company profiles
Persona, customer segmentation and branding
· Pitching
How to pitch to investors and essential tips
Live pitches and pitch assessments
· Group Interactions and Exercises
Daily successful case studies from regional and local entrepreneurs
Sales lifecycle
Why companies fail, what to avoid
Teamwork and time management
· Business Model
Introduction to creating a business model canvas
Customer profiling/segmentation
Value proposition
Case studies and practical workshops
After the boot camp, entrepreneurs send their pitches to the investment team in order to receive
tailored feedback. Select entrepreneurs attend a three-day business model training program to help
identify a path to scalability and profitability. Over the course of the following two weeks, entrepreneurs
engage in a feedback loop with the Oasis500 investment and acceleration team in a series of pitches.
The purpose is for the entrepreneurs to modify and improve their pitch decks, financials, go to market
strategy and execution. After entrepreneurs edit and improve their pitch to the required level, they are
selected to pitch to the Oasis500 CEO who makes the final decision on the investment.
This Bootcamp is in partnership with Jusoor Entrepreneurship Program and Competition 2014-2015.
Testimonial videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf_iVZ2RYgA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq_tO1mHsLg
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