Start-up Initiative

Science

The Start-up Journey of the MAXpreneurs Initiative consists of the phases: Science, Ideation, Pre-Founding and Start-up & Scale-up. In the early science phase of a potential start-up, we would like to introduce you as a scientist to the world of entrepreneurship.

Are you inspired for a potential spin-off and want to qualify yourself to actually go down the path?
Would you like to know which methodology you can use to develop a potential business model for your project, obtain initial customer feedback and plan your market entry?
Would you like to develop a process tailored to your need for working your spin-off and be supported by experienced mentors?

Become part of our MPF Founders Lab!

In our online program, you (and your potential team) will go through various qualification workshops that are essential for a successful start-up:

Start-up Basics: Avoid stumbling blocks and learn our tips & tricks for your path to a spin-off in Germany.
MPF Business Model Canvas: Develop a potential business model using the Business Model Canvas technique.
Market & Competitor Analysis: Get to know tools with which you can analyze your potential business environment.
Lead Customer: Work according to the lean start-up approach: generate customer feedback and conduct successful interviews.
Start-up Process: Define and visualize your individual start-up process.

Through these workshops, we lay the foundation for your project and prepare you in the best possible way for the next steps towards your spin-off.

The content is taught over period of four weeks on Tuesdays from 16.00-18.00 and Fridays from 14.00-16.00.

We will publish the dates for 2026 soon.

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In the next step, we would like to transfer you to the individual, personal coaching of the experienced start-up coaches of Max Planck Innovation GmbH by participating in our Start-up Club.