With the contest, the Startup Incubator Berlin (SIB) promotes and rewards innovative startup ideas implemented using the Lean method. A total prize money of 13,000 euros is up for grabs. Young startups with an academic background that are in the pre-founding phase, as well as companies up to a maximum of one year after founding, are eligible to participate.
The competition requirements are deliberately kept low-threshold to make participation easier for teams at the beginning of their startup journey: A video of no more than three minutes is all it takes to enter the online public vote in January and stand a chance of winning. All information on how to submit can be found here on the website.
Since the kick-off of the Make It Lean Contest, many interested parties have taken part in our workshops, and a toolbox for applying the Lean Startup method remains available here on the Startup Incubator Berlin website. Even those who missed the workshops can still take part in the contest. There is also the opportunity for direct expert feedback from workshop coaches Norman Nemitz and Shai Hoffmann. Upon prior registration, the coaches will be available from December 10 to 15, 2020.
The public online vote in January gives all participating teams the chance to reach a broad audience with their startup idea. The Startup Incubator Berlin will support this voting phase with a communications campaign in traditional media as well as on its social media channels.
The submission deadline for the Make It Lean Contest is Sunday, January 3, 2021 at 11:59 PM. Among all competition entries received by December 18, 2020, three Amazon vouchers worth €50 each will be drawn as an “Early Bird Prize.”
All details about the competition here: https://www.startup-incubator.berlin/make-it-lean-contest-2020/
