YTBC X WADHWANI FOUNDATION

NEN Activate Program
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Naman Tekriwal

Chief Launch Officer
Young Tycoons Business Challenge

I am thrilled that we have such a fantastic program lined up for our Top 500 teams with the Wadhwani Foundation. The Activate Program is sure to facilitate these students with entrepreneurial know-how and help them enhance their output in YTBC 2021.

Being a high school entrepreneur myself, I understand how crucial such programs are for growth and building a strong foundation. With mentors from the Wadhwani Foundation, the Activate Program will definitely be an extended value-addition for our participants.


Niharika Gaur

Associate Director
Digital Learning, Wadhwani Global University

A warm welcome to all our teams! Wadhwani Foundation lives and breathes entrepreneurs and salutes the spirit of entrepreneurship. At Wadhwani NEN, – ‘YOU’, the aspiring entrepreneur, – are the center of our universe. The Activate Program is a Global Wadhwani Initiative that brings together the best young minds and extracts innovation, creativity and resilience in the face of trying business challenges.

The Activate program rides on great content, an exciting, action-packed journey of entrepreneurial discovery , facilitators you will fall in love with, and mentors who become your guide and friend for life. We are constantly amazed by the strength of ideas, willingness to experiment, and the tenacity displayed by young teams like yours.

We make you a promise – stay focused, stay determined, and the next 10 weeks will be a transformative experience, an adventure to remember!

We will meet soon. Until then - Stay Hungry … Stay Foolish … Stay tuned for more!

About the program

Wadhwani Foundation has spent over a decade advancing entrepreneurship education in India and other emerging economies around the world. In the last 15 years, we have created thousands of entrepreneurs who now lead several hundred ventures in 336 cities across India, Latin America, East & West Africa, and South East Asia.

We are thrilled to launch WADHWANI ACTIVATE – an experiential digital learning program that aspires to empower a generation of youth in emerging economies with an entrepreneurial mindset. This shall help educate students while at home, and nurture future job creators.

WADHWANI ACTIVATE is an entrepreneurship program that is especially crafted for high school students. This program comes with many exciting features including interactive sessions with entrepreneurs, master classes with experts, certificates & rewards for achievers, etc. Like all WF programs, this is also a free program.

WEEK 1OPPORTUNITY / PROBLEM

Identify, analyze, and validate new business opportunities

WEEK 2MARKET OPPORTUNITY

Identify your customer segment and create the Value Proposition

WEEK 3PRODUCT/MVP

Build a prototype/MVP and collect customer feedback

WEEK 4FINANCE & METRICS

Calculate and work on your Revenue, costs, and profits

WEEK 5COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Identify your Competitors and define your Competitive Advantage

WEEK 6BUSINESS MODEL & SUSTAINABILITY

Understand how to build a viable and sustainable Business model

WEEK 7BUILDING A TEAM

Learn about team building and hiring

WEEK 8SALES & MARKETING

Learn about sales and marketing basics. Be prepared to enter the market with an efficient Go-to- Market Strategy

WEEK 9INVESTABILITY & INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL COMPLIANCES

Learn about various funding options. Prepare funding and scaling plans.

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