{"id":5033,"date":"2024-11-22T17:11:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T16:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/?page_id=5033"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:33:34","slug":"start-up-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/en\/start-up-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Start-up Library"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5033\" class=\"elementor elementor-5033 elementor-1306\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f597dfc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f597dfc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48a36f3\" data-id=\"48a36f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba8588 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ba8588\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ada6770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ada6770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MPF Start-up Initiative<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65369f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"65369f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49744c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49744c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-18.-Feb.-2026-16_06_01-1024x683.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5016\" alt=\"Grafik mit dem Titel Start-up Library und dem Untertitel Resources to learn about the journey of founding a start-up\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-18.-Feb.-2026-16_06_01-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-18.-Feb.-2026-16_06_01-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-18.-Feb.-2026-16_06_01-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ChatGPT-Image-18.-Feb.-2026-16_06_01.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e1bbcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8e1bbcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-369e041 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"369e041\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Discover our comprehensive knowledge platform that will make it easier for you to start your own business. Learn from experienced entrepreneurs, use methods such as the Business Model Canvas and perfect your marketing and pitch techniques. Our content collection is designed to give you a quick and in-depth approach to entrepreneurship.<\/p><p>Grow, perfect and realize your ideas &#8211; with the help of the MPF Start-up Library.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0905ccf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0905ccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76280f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"76280f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;all_collapsed&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;multiple&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"science\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"science\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><p class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Discover the Impact - Take your idea from research to application <\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e13a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76e13a0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b287d8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b287d8a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d3667 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20d3667\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ea4b4a elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7ea4b4a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/WAMwyAm0ySw&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b4b06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0b4b06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17a7ec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17a7ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Discover the Key Skills for Entrepreneurial Success<\/h4><p>In this video, you will discover the six key skills that define successful entrepreneurs, grounded in Amy Wilkinson&#8217;s groundbreaking research and interviews with 200 highly successful entrepreneurs.<\/p><p>Learn how to optimize your mindset, develop critical entrepreneurial abilities, and thrive in today&#8217;s fast-paced business environment. Use this knowledge to achieve long-term success.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e0bb6f elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1e0bb6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/start-up-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information about entrepreneurship as a career option<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f82b6e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f82b6e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a0ebd elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"16a0ebd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5e7336 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5e7336\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8594bdb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8594bdb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e70056f elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"e70056f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/Ihs4VFZWwn4?si=Sv5Llb2mGcyB49KY&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b397dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7b397dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ff309 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09ff309\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Develop an Entrepreneurial Mindset<\/h4><p>In this video, learn how to cultivate an entrepreneurial mindset to achieve your goals and seize new opportunities. Learn the strategies to assess risks, overcome obstacles, and pave the way for success in your career or business.<\/p><p>This video is aimed at anyone who wants to advance their career or start their own business. Discover how an entrepreneurial mindset can boost your success!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cdc38d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8cdc38d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecc1710 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ecc1710\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94751a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94751a4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d08e4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d08e4c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aee3709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"aee3709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/downloads.ewor.com\/resources\/ewor-entrepreneurship-productivity-bible.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EWORs-Entrepreneurship-Productivity-Bible-1024x601.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3998\" alt=\"Entrepreneurship Productivity Bible\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EWORs-Entrepreneurship-Productivity-Bible-1024x601.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EWORs-Entrepreneurship-Productivity-Bible-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EWORs-Entrepreneurship-Productivity-Bible-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EWORs-Entrepreneurship-Productivity-Bible.jpg 1073w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0751987 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0751987\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efeefff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efeefff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Pay attention to your entrepreneurial DNA &#8211; with your strengths and weaknesses<\/h4><p>Use this information as a guide to invest your time wisely to realize ambitious goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29d23a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e29d23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7194897 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7194897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb42af5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb42af5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aefa740 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aefa740\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da1511f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"da1511f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Willingness-to-take-risks-and-resilience.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Willingness-to-take-risks-and-resilience-work-life-balance-as-a-founder_AR_2025-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Willingness-to-take-risks-and-resilience-work-life-balance-as-a-founder_AR_2025-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Willingness-to-take-risks-and-resilience-work-life-balance-as-a-founder_AR_2025-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Willingness-to-take-risks-and-resilience-work-life-balance-as-a-founder_AR_2025.jpg 757w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"science\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69b250 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f69b250\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9376d17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9376d17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Elevate your journey as a founder<\/h4><p>Cultivate resilience, embrace strategic risk-taking, and establish a sustainable work-life balance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"ideation\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"ideation\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><p class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> shaping ideas - turning concept to opportunity <\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d228570 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d228570\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74b4499 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"74b4499\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eb908e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9eb908e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a0a1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"4a0a1a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/LaEaNp3f_50&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-984acc3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"984acc3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63eb1bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63eb1bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Be inspired by Uira\u2014Max Planck scientist, entrepreneur, and one of the first participant in the MPF Accelerator.<\/h4><p>Lucid Genomics is a health tech start-up that aims to detect genetic diseases faster and more accurately using AI-supported DNA analysis. It was founded as a spin-off of the Max Planck Institute and Charit\u00e9 and combines state-of-the-art sequencing technologies with machine learning to decode the entire genome, including the \u201cdark genome.\u201d With pre-seed funding of \u20ac1.3 million, the company is continuing to develop its platform, particularly for rare genetic diseases and cancer diagnostics.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa63ec3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fa63ec3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c63fe53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c63fe53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efceee6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efceee6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc19923 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc19923\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216ac43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"216ac43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/NZINmtuTSu0&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bb866 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2bb866\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab3e42a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab3e42a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Basics of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship<\/h4><p>The video features Drew Houston, founder and CEO of Dropbox, discussing his entrepreneurial journey and insights.<br \/>It covers how he moved from early interests in computing and gaming to building a major technology company; the evolution of Dropbox from an idea into a scalable business; key lessons about product-market fit, persistence, and team building; and reflections on innovation and leadership in a fast-growing tech environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ce208b elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3ce208b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/start-up-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information about business administration and entrepreneurship<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23b8e53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"23b8e53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf1cf0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7cf1cf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2804034 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2804034\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16c6fa7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16c6fa7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed8d4ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ed8d4ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=Th8JoIan4dg&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b831b88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b831b88\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed843f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aed843f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Evaluate your Idea &#8211; Part I<\/h4><p>You can learn how to find start-up ideas and do an initial evaluation through this video. It will also help you to improve your way of thinking about start-up ideas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3de0b0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3de0b0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/start-up-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information about idea generation and validation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6aea581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6aea581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0246f63 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0246f63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5acdb3c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5acdb3c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b8cfc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b8cfc0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b763241 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b763241\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=hyYCn_kAngI&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab2fd20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ab2fd20\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12cf8ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12cf8ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Who is your customer and how do you target them with the right product?<\/h4><p>YC Partner and former Head of Growth at Airbnb, Gustaf Alstr\u00f6mer, shares practical, step-by-step advice for one of the biggest challenges of every start-up phase: getting your first customers.<\/p><p>Whether you&#8217;re building a B2B or B2C company, Gustaf breaks down proven strategies to help you start selling, validate your product, and grow from zero to traction. You\u2019ll learn how to \u201cdo things that don\u2019t scale,\u201d develop your sales skills as a founder, and design your first repeatable sales funnel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88cdb9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"88cdb9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ea30be elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1ea30be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6f0073 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6f0073\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86e7e00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"86e7e00\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d9db6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"17d9db6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=oWZbWzAyHAE&amp;t=1s&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e474ab3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e474ab3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95eef09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95eef09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Business Model Development<\/h4><p>Business Model is a fancy term of &#8220;how you make money&#8221;. there are only 9 business models &#8211; chose one!<\/p><p>YC Group Partner Aaron Epstein talks about different startup business models, how to monetize, and how to price your product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19e5395 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"19e5395\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/start-up-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information about business model development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5fe2e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5fe2e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20948d0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"20948d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274ae49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"274ae49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6af9273 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6af9273\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ac2f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"2ac2f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/17XZGUX_9iM&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763bdd9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"763bdd9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9451439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9451439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>First communication (to an investor)<\/h4><p>YC Partner Kevin Hale goes over how to package up your idea and communicate it to an investor. He shares his tips on how to craft your pitch in a clear and concise way that effectively grabs your audience&#8217;s attention.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a643c4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a643c4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/start-up-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information about first communication<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c59ca4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3c59ca4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1aeba12 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1aeba12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce8cf8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ce8cf8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4079995 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4079995\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7043a30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"7043a30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/lw2X3PxKlAY&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc81b12 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc81b12\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ef59e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ef59e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How to present a perfect pitch as a seed-stage start-up<\/h4><p>In this video, Michael Seibel, CEO of Y Combinator, shares his experience and tips for creating a compelling early-stage start-up pitch. He discusses the key elements investors want to see and how to effectively communicate your story.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70c9154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"70c9154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da7d5d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2da7d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49bda69 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49bda69\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccd51f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccd51f8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2ac7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9b2ac7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=QRZ_l7cVzzU&amp;t=63s&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;lazy_load&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ideation\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cb4561 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cb4561\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ef6a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3ef6a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Building an MVP and getting your first users as a pre-launch start-up<\/h4><p>Y Combinator Group Partner, Michael Seibel, explains how to build a minimum viable product (MVP) for your start-up idea. Using examples from real YC companies, Michael walks through how to determine your MVP feature set, build prototypes and demos for user testing, and present your MVP to early customers or investors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fd0b44 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8fd0b44\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/start-up-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information about prototyping and product development<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><p class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> validating your vision - building the foundations for success <\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75b4145 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75b4145\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f483a2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f483a2c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4c97d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4c97d4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34bb504 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"34bb504\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/youtu.be\\\/3boKz0Exros?si=ouJDpfwum59jtDUK&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340fd54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"340fd54\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44398f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44398f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Discover how to turn a group of strangers into a team<\/h4><p>Business school professor Amy Edmondson studies &#8220;teaming,&#8221; where people come together quickly (and often temporarily) to solve new, urgent or unusual problems.<\/p><p>Recalling stories of teamwork on the fly, such as the incredible rescue of 33 miners trapped half a mile underground in Chile in 2010, Edmondson shares the elements needed to turn a group of strangers into a quick-thinking team that can nimbly respond to challenges.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbfaef9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dbfaef9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093103e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"093103e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5ff713 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5ff713\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9801361 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9801361\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a9a25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"11a9a25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=-30m8D6gTrg&amp;t=372s&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c8ff9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46c8ff9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228c24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"228c24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Networking is one of the most crucial skills needed for success<\/h4><p>How can we each build a network of meaningful relationships to maximize our impact? How do I learn to network?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-182e3f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"182e3f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a77d01 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1a77d01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e68ce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2e68ce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-687c1e5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"687c1e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36b4cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e36b4cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Phase-4_Leitfaden-LegalAdmin_MPF-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LegalAdmin-1-768x395.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5102\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LegalAdmin-1-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LegalAdmin-1-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LegalAdmin-1-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LegalAdmin-1.jpg 1116w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0deb372 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0deb372\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf4a8ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf4a8ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Elevate your journey as a founder<\/h4><p>Cultivate resilience, embrace strategic risk-taking, and establish a sustainable work-life balance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8183ae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8183ae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee2f7cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee2f7cd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c807ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c807ee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5080fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a5080fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/standardsinstitute.de\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"284\" src=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot_Admin-Legal-768x284.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-4014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot_Admin-Legal-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot_Admin-Legal-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot_Admin-Legal-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot_Admin-Legal-1536x569.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot_Admin-Legal.jpg 1885w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5c72e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e5c72e8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c2269d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c2269d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Admin and Legal &#8211; Practical Guide for Scientific Founders I<\/h4><p>Find standard templates which are designed to be as simple and technically consistent as possible while balancing the interest of all parties fairly. Watch out: Standard documents may not replace individual legal and tax advice!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12adce6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"12adce6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92088dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"92088dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ade59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f1ade59\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35af93d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"35af93d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ewor.com\/founder-resources\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"183\" src=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LegalAdmin2-300x183.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LegalAdmin2-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/LegalAdmin2.jpg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1232\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55498e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55498e2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1942b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e1942b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Admin and Legal &#8211; Practical Guide for Scientific Founders I<\/h4><p>Access standardized legal templates tailored for start-ups which will help streamline essential legal processes. However, always consider seeking professional legal and tax advice for specific needs!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414e4ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"414e4ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/start-up-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information about admin and legal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><p class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> launch and beyond - take the leap and scale your venture <\/p><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-336a3e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"336a3e6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5a9607 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d5a9607\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de7fd49 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de7fd49\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3bc71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ca3bc71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=6pY7EjqD3QA&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e9a6a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11e9a6a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44402b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a44402b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>How to successfully sell anything<\/h4><p>Why do we like what we like? Derek Thomson explains the psychology of Sales.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a901f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a901f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36fb334 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"36fb334\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f103f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4f103f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cfcb59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"0cfcb59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=SJPUm4RAtvA&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65b2cd3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65b2cd3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92e67cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"92e67cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Branding &amp; Marketing in the age of AI<\/h4><p>Learn from legendary Setz Godin how AI is reshaping the future of branding and marketing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55f85e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"55f85e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/start-up-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information about sales and marketing<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c74e6dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c74e6dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc315d2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bc315d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d40bb1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7d40bb1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5428260 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5428260\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de8b0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"de8b0c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=LBC16jhiwak&amp;t=1s&quot;,&quot;yt_privacy&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a0be2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"78a0be2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-609f268 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"609f268\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Cash is as life blood. If you run out of cash, your business dies.<\/h4><p>Get to know the most common mistakes startups make with their finances and how you can prevent them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b670d5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b670d5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-786c3a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"786c3a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-661018f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"661018f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c3b21 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7c3b21\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b3057a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3b3057a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/growth.tlb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Finance-ManagementControlling-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-5020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Finance-ManagementControlling-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Finance-ManagementControlling-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Finance-ManagementControlling-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Finance-ManagementControlling.jpg 1467w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1233\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-120c78b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"120c78b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c95285e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c95285e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Calculate how much funding you need.<\/h4><p>Calculate when your start-up will reach profitability and how much capital you\u00b4ll burn through before then.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0364ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f0364ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/startupinitiative.maxplanckfoundation.org\/start-up-library\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More information about finance management and controlling<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e9549 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69e9549\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3981c03 elementor-widget 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