1. Where Student Entrepreneurs Matter

2. founderslab
is
a
mentorship-­‐driven
Start-­‐Up
Accelerator
for
student
entrepreneurs
aged
18-­‐30.
Powered
by
a
network
of
start-­‐
ups
and
mentors,
founderslab
focuses
on
Technology
ventures
&
Social
Innova:on.
The
Founders
Formula
:
Good
Problem
+
Simple
Idea
+
Awesome
People
Founders
Lab
and
its
contents
are
copyrights
of
Founders
Lab
©
Empower
Plus
2011-­‐12.
All
Rights
Reserved.

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Lab
and
its
contents
are
copyrights
of
Founders
Lab
©
Empower
Plus
2011-­‐12.
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Rights
Reserved.
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4. OUR VISION
Being
a
Student
+
owning
a
Business
doesn’t
really
rhyme
–
at
least
not
in
the
minds
of
the
‘dads
&
moms’
generaWons.
StarWng
out
on
an
entrepreneurial
journey
as
a
student
can
be
really
painful…
founderslab works
very
closely
with
Students,
InsWtuWons,
Industry-­‐Mentors
&
Investors-­‐group
to
establish
a
holisWc
eco-­‐
system
potenWally
providing
an
accelerated
opportunity
for
the
growth
of
student
entrepreneurs.
founderslab
aims
to
launch
1,000
successful
student
entrepreneurial
start-­‐ups
by
2015.
Founders
Lab
and
its
contents
are
copyrights
of
Founders
Lab
©
Empower
Plus
2011-­‐12.
All
Rights
Reserved.

5. APPLYING TO THE LAB
No
lengthy
forms,
no
3-­‐working-­‐days
wai:ng
:me
&
let’s
do
away
with
protocols!
Applying
to
the
Lab
is
easy,
here’s
how
it
works;
#1)
Fill
up
a
Simple
applicaWon
on
the
website.
The
Mentors
will
get
in
touch
with
you
in
less
than
24-­‐hours.
#2)
You
will
receive
an
InvitaWon
to
the
Qualifying
Day.
(yes,
we
don’t
care
if
you
have
a
million-­‐dollar
idea
or
a
rich
dad,
everybody
goes
through
the
Q-­‐Day)
#3)
All
goes
well,
you
will
secure
a
Life-­‐Changing
spot
in
the
6-­‐
month
Internpreneurship
program
plus
receive
a
RM50,000.00
in
seed
funding
right
away.
(no,
it’s
not
for
your
new
iPhones)
Founders
Lab
and
its
contents
are
copyrights
of
Founders
Lab
©
Empower
Plus
2011-­‐12.
All
Rights
Reserved.

6. OUR BUSINESS
founderslab isn’t
all
about
a
high
ceiling,
nicely
painted
four
walls
powered
with
iMac
computers.
It’s
beyond
a
space-­‐definiWon…
We
conWnuously
seek
to
understand
every
bit
of
the
challenges
in
a
life
of
a
student
entrepreneur.
A
holisWc
end-­‐to-­‐end
development
process
is
crucial
in
determining
the
success
survival
of
a
student
entrepreneur.
MINDSET
SHIFT
MENTORING
FUNDING/
WORKSHOPS
PROGRAMS
ACQUISITION
Founders
Lab
and
its
contents
are
copyrights
of
Founders
Lab
©
Empower
Plus
2011-­‐12.
All
Rights
Reserved.

7. Crea:ve
Kitchen™
–
a
high-­‐impact
entrepreneurial
workshop
focuses
on
the
Mindset
Shi^
+
Crea:ve
Intelligence
+
Innova:ve
Idea:on.
Co-­‐designed
together
with
the
Founders,
CreaBve
Kitchen™
is
hosted
in
the
Higher
Learning
InsWtuWons
for
(budding)
student
entrepreneurs.
A
special
series
of
this
workshop
is
also
hosted
quarterly
in
the
Lab
MINDSET
SHIFT
(Kuala
Lumpur,
Penang,
Kuching
&
Kota
Kinabalu).
Learn
more…
WORKSHOPS
The
Internpreneurship
is
a
mentorship-­‐driven
Accelerator
program
tailor-­‐made
to
suit
the
life-­‐cycle
of
student
entrepreneurs.
This
program
runs
for
4-­‐6
months
with
an
intake
of
15
start-­‐ups
per
cycle
(2
cycles/year).
Founders
in
this
program
goes
through
an
extensive
mentoring
on
Business
Modeling,
Business
Setup,
Market
ValidaBon,
Stakeholders
MENTORING
Engagement,
Proof-­‐of-­‐Concept
and
Launch
Planning.
Learn
more…
PROGRAMS
“Graduates”
from
the
Internpreneurship
program
are
‘heavily’
crunched
&
prepared
in
building
business
valuaWon
and
to
set
out
on
their
Funding
Series.
The
Lab
has
established
trusted
relaWonships
with
regional
investment
groups
(i.e.
venture
capitals
&
angel
investors)
in
ensuring
a
sustainable
FUNDING/
and
fast-­‐track
growth
of
a
Student
Entrepreneur.
Learn
more…
ACQUISITION
Founders
Lab
and
its
contents
are
copyrights
of
Founders
Lab
©
Empower
Plus
2011-­‐12.
All
Rights
Reserved.

8. Mentors-­‐Start-­‐Up
Matching
MENTORS
START-­‐UPS
Prototyping
Design
Thinking
Collabora:on
Mentorship
ROLES
&
RESPONSIBILITIES
ROLES
&
RESPONSIBILITIES
-­‐Specific
domain
experWse
focus
:
-­‐Focus
segment
:
youth
18-­‐30;
Sokware,
Technology,
Consumer
student
entrepreneurs,
start-­‐ups.
Services,
Business
Development,
-­‐Intake
:
30
start-­‐ups
per
year
on
2
CommunicaWons,
Social,
intakes.
EducaWon,
MarkeWng
&
Finance.
-­‐High
customer-­‐focused
&
user-­‐
-­‐Mentors
to
Founders
raWo
of
1:3.
centric
start-­‐up
ideas
–
customer
-­‐High
commitment
to
Live
&
experience.
Breathe
with
the
Start-­‐ups.
-­‐High
discipline
&
commitment
-­‐Intensive
100-­‐hours
(min)
towards
entrepreneurial
growth.
commitment
in
4-­‐6
months
with
-­‐Based
in
FoundersLab
–
KL,
start-­‐ups.
Kuching,
Kota
Kinabalu,
Penang.
-­‐Possible
seed
funding
investment
-­‐100-­‐hours
(min)
of
faceWme
with
(RM5,000
–
RM50,000)
Mentors
(4-­‐6
months).
-­‐Coach
&
Guide
start-­‐ups
towards
-­‐Min.
8-­‐hours
with
local
VCs/
Funding
Series/AcquisiWon
phase.
angels.
-­‐Extremely
focused
with
the
END
•
FUNDING
SERIES
in
mind
–
funding
series
/
acquisiWon.
•
ACQUISITION
LOCAL
GLOBAL
Founders
Lab
and
its
contents
are
copyrights
of
Founders
Lab
©
Empower
Plus
2011-­‐12.
All
Rights
Reserved.

9. APPLY NOW!!!
No
lengthy
forms,
no
3-­‐working-­‐days
wai:ng
:me
&
let’s
do
away
with
protocols!
Applying
to
the
Lab
is
easy,
here’s
how
it
works;
#1)
Fill
up
a
Simple
applicaWon
on
the
website.
The
Mentors
will
get
in
touch
with
you
in
less
than
24-­‐hours.
#2)
You
will
receive
an
InvitaWon
to
the
Qualifying
Day.
(yes,
we
don’t
care
if
you
have
a
million-­‐dollar
idea
or
a
rich
dad,
everybody
goes
through
the
Q-­‐Day)
#3)
All
goes
well,
you
will
secure
a
Life-­‐Changing
spot
in
the
6-­‐
month
Internpreneurship
program
plus
receive
a
RM50,000.00
in
seed
funding
right
away.
(no,
it’s
not
for
your
new
iPhones)
Founders
Lab
and
its
contents
are
copyrights
of
Founders
Lab
©
Empower
Plus
2011-­‐12.
All
Rights
Reserved.