ProgramsMBA Interterm (Spring 2023)ProjectsWork with the NYC Accelerator Starta VC! (New York, NY)

Project Title: Work with the NYC Accelerator Starta VC! (New York, NY)

Starta VC

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Project Title Work with the NYC Accelerator Starta VC! (New York, NY)
Project Topics Data Management Growth Strategy Marketing Product Design & Development Quality Control Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis Sales & Business Development Talent Management
Skills & Expertise Business Project Management Communications Creative Direction Email Marketing Experimentation & Testing Market Research Social Media Marketing Technical Training & Development
Project Synopsis: Challenge/Opportunity
Starta is a venture ecosystem to find, foster, and fund early-stage talent in tech. We work with early-stage international startups looking to scale their US market presence and raise capital. As a very ambitious venture capital fund and startup accelerator, we're continuously looking for ways to improve and be even more successful. 

Project Address: 220 E 23rd St, Suite 400, New York, NY 10010
Project Synopsis: Activities/Actions Required
  • Understand how our accelerator and venture fund operate;
  • Understand our venture fund investment criteria;
  • Analyzing our portfolio companies' success;
  • Make a competitive analysis of the other accelerators in NYC;
  • Understand the strengths points and weaknesses  of our competitors;
  • Interview the Starta team;
  • Interview our startups;
  • Create a report with Starta's weak points;
  • Create a report with the operative ideas and solutions that can be integrated into Starta, to improve those weak points.
Project Synopsis: Expected Results
The number of ideas that will end up being implemented in our workflow.

Project Timeline

Touchpoints & Assignments Date Type

Student Interterm Preferences Due

 Jan 11 2023 Evaluation

Students Project Matching Finalized

 Jan 18 2023 Event

Upload Resume & Complete Profile

 Jan 25 2023 Submission Required

CONFIDENTIALITY

 Jan 25 2023 Submission Required

Deadline for Travel Arrangements

 Jan 27 2023 Event

Pre-Engagement Meetings Begin

 Jan 30 2023 Event

Pre-Kickoff Self Assessment Survey

 Feb 10 2023 Evaluation

Temperature Check (Student)

 Mar 06 2023 Evaluation

PROJECT KICKOFF

 Mar 06 2023 Event

Temperature Check (Student)

 Mar 07 2023 Evaluation

Temperature Check (Industry Partner)

 Mar 07 2023 Evaluation

FINAL PRESENTATIONS!!

 Mar 09 2023 Submission Required

Post-Engagement Team-Assessment Form (Industry Partner)

 Mar 10 2023 Evaluation

Post-Engagement Peer-Assessment Form (Student)

 Mar 10 2023 Evaluation

Post-Engagement Self-Assessment Form (Student)

 Mar 10 2023 Evaluation

Student Temperature Check

 Oct 04 2023 Africa/Abidjan (UTC-00:00) Evaluation