Tetuan Valley

The course is a 6 week period of training and working on the implementation of an idea. Teams will choose an idea the first day and their goal will be to release a prototype by the end of the program. During each week, we will meet with all teams at our offices in what we like to call, the pizza night. During the weekly meetings, our staff will give a small lecture about how to build startups. After the lectures each team will present their achievements of the week, to us and the rest of the teams. They will also review their pitch, to prioritize developments, focus and improve communication skills.

There are some basic requirements we expect everyone to fulfill. Ideas for projects MUST be innovative. This means, we won’t accept already existing ideas. We don’t expect radically new ideas, but we do expect some degree of innovation. For example, Team A: We want to build a social network for my friends. FAIL! Team B: We want to build a system to exchange homework between fellow students. OK! Ideas WILL be executed, so pick something that can be done in 6 weeks of work. This doesn’t mean that you should choose something that takes 1 weekend to finish and spend the other 5 weeks playing Wii. We want you to be stressed, but know yourself and pick something you can handle without spending 6 weeks with next to no sleep. Teams will range from 1 to 3 persons max. Teams must have at least one technical member on board. We will not accept teams that do not have at least one technical member on board. Due to previous editions we’ve learned the hard way that it’s fundamental to have the technical skills on board if you’re going to make it to the end. So please, enroll with your friendly geek, you’ll need him! Physical presence WILL be required, so be sure you can attend all of the sessions during the 6 week before enrolling.No excuses will be allowed for non attendance. The course will be conducted 100% in English. Lectures and many materials like slides, videos, etc. WILL be in English. Students are expected to be able to participate and work in English, even if you are not fluent in the language. This program will require you to work. Homework will be handed and weekly progress WILL be expected. Any team that doesn’t complete their homework will be red flagged and possibly expelled from the program. So, if you really really don’t feel like working, avoid yourself some pain and don’t enroll. Participation is a must. Constructive criticism is expected from everybody, as well as motivation for other to develop and improve their pitch and demos. If you are reserved we recommend you to leave your shyness out the door. This program will require you to add value to and participate in the Tetuan Valley community. As a Tetuan Valley Startup School student/alumni, you will add value to the community by developing content or programs, promoting Tetuan Valley, acting as an ambassador/mentor for the program, and expanding the Tetuan Valley network.