Programs
As a startup incubator, PLNT offers multiple programs that can help you further develop your skills in entrepreneurship and innovation. For starting entrepreneurs (early-stage startups) or for talents who want to develop their ideas and themselves. Wherever your ambition lies, we’ll teach you all the skills YOU need!
Which program suits you?
If we’re talking about entrepreneurship, we often speak of an entrepreneurship journey; a so-called ‘startup journey’. When starting your own business, you go through different phases: Ideation, Validation, Market & Funding Readiness, and Market Entry & Scaling. Within each of these phases, PLNT offers a matching program. But what do the phases mean?
- Ideation: you get to work on conceiving and developing ideas. Where do you see market chances? Which problem would it solve and for who would it be?
- Validation: this phase is all about gathering evidence that there is demand for your product or service.
- Market & Funding Readiness: get your startup ready to go to market and make a plan to receive your next funding.
- Market Entry & Scaling: you are ready to accelerate sales of your product or service; you want to grow!
Unsure which program suits you best? Contact our Incubation Lead, Charlie!
Get inspired
Next to following our programs, you can also get inspired by:
- participating in our events and/or hackathons organised bij PLNT or partners.
- swinging by our Community Drinks: every thursday from 17:00 – 19:00 at PLNT.
- get to know our student organization PLNT Students.
- attending classes on entrepreneurship. Did you know that we help mboRijnland, Hogeschool Leiden and Universiteit Leiden with developing their modules around entrepreneurship?
Ideation
This is the first phase within entrepreneurship. At this stage, you seek inspiration, develop entrepreneurial skills, are introduced to entrepreneurship and we help you develop an idea.
Validation
Are you ready to take action with your idea? Before you can launch your startup, it is important to validate your idea. That means you start researching potential customers, collecting feedback and gathering evidence that your business idea is viable.
Market & Funding Readiness
We also call this phase ‘incubation’. In this phase, you get your startup ready to launch. You will learn how to build a healthy team, create a business model, and set up a plan to bring in funding.
Market Entry & Scaling
In the startup world, this phase is also known as “Acceleration. As an established startup, you have validated your idea and are ready to accelerate your sales. You prepare for the next round of investment and possibly expand your team.
Sprout
Get individual business, marketing and sales coaching and receive peer feedback from the Sprout community.
