EIT Jumpstarter Evaluation Survey

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EIT Jumpstarter – (called initially EIT Business Idea Competition) is a pre-acceleration program for stratups organized by European Institute of Innovation and Technologies – EIT communities (EIT Food, Health, RawMaterials, Manufacturing, Urbanmobility, Innoenergy, NewEuropeanBauhaus) which starts in March with recruitment of participants, Business Planning Bootcamps in May/June and further regional training and mentoring for entrepreneurial talents in September. Idea holders selected in an open call received training on structuring their business ideas, value proposition for customer, selection of beachhead market, basic finance, talking to the customer. Teams form different areas work together to better develop their business concepts and be able to start their business at the after finishing the training. Some teams participate in local trainings in their regions. Program has been conducted in both on-site and on-line formats from 2018 until now and evaluated and new activities were added throughout the years. Each year with approx. 20-30 teams from each thematic field went through it. From 2019 on it ends with Grand Finals where teams compete for the prizes up to 10000€.    

On behalf of EIT Food and University of Warsaw we would like discuss your startup idea that was submitted to EIT in the joint cross-KIC business idea competition EIT Jumpstarter. The interview is needed for the evaluation of EIT initiatives and designing better tools that support startups. Your answers will be used to compare experiences of various participants of the program, through aggregate statistical analyses. Our survey will take about 10 minutes

Q1. Based on the business idea that was submitted in the EIT competition,

Q1.1. Did you start development of a new product or service?

Q1.2. Have you developed a new product or service?

Q1.3. Did you establish startup operations?

Q1.4. Did you incorporate the startup / formally registered a company?

Q1.5. Is the initial startup team still working together on this business idea?

Q1.6. Do you maintain regular contacts with the initial startup team?

Q1.7. Have you experienced any problems with your startup team, for example keeping all team members involved in the startup?

Q1.8. When planning for the company, did you have initial implementation plan, including expected deadlines such as product introduction or launch of service?

Q1.9. Have you changed your initial implementation plan including expected deadlines?

Q1.10. Have you changed the initial business idea for a product or service in the course of working on the establishment or development of the startup?

Q1.11. Have you experienced any personal challenges that made it difficult to pursue the development of your startup?

Q1.12. Did you employ people in your startup?

Q1.13. Did you register sales revenues?

Q1.14. Are the revenues sufficient sources of your personal incomes?

Q1.15. Did you receive a regional, national or international grant, other than EIT to support this startup?

Q1.16. Was the grant sufficient to cover costs of the startup?

Q1.17. Did you change the name of the startup compared with the initial proposal submitted to the EIT competition?

Q1.18. Does your startup have a website?

Q1.19. Does your startup protects intellectual property (for example by patenting)?

Q1.20. Does your startup plan to protect intellectual property (for example by patenting)?

Q1.21. Do you think that your startup is innovative?

Q1.22. Does your startup have any direct competitors?

Q1.23. Does your startup have formally contracted professional advisors or board of directors?

Q1.24. Does your startup cooperate with universities or research institutes?

Q1.25. Does your startup carry out activities abroad?

Q2. How many people work for this startup (as employees or collaborators)?

Q3. How many hours per week do you spend working on this startup?

Q4. How do you assess the results of your startup or attempts to implement your business idea so far:

Q5. Please try to think back about your initial startup idea.

Q1.26. Do you think that your startup idea was attractive for potential customers when you proposed it?

Q1.27. Do you think that your startup idea was competitive when you proposed it?

Q1.28. Do you think that your startup idea is still attractive for potential customers?

Q1.29. Do you think that your startup idea is still competitive?

Q1.30. Have there been changes in the market or customer needs that made your initial idea less competitive?

Q1.31. Have there been changes in the market or customer needs that made your initial idea less attractive for potential customers?

Q6. How was the startup related to your previous educational background?

Q7. How was the startup related to your previous work experiences?

Q8. Now I would like to talk a bit about your other experiences.

Q1.32. Were you also involved in another startup as a founder?

Q1.33. Were you also involved in another startup as an employee or a team member?

Q1.34. Did you participate in other startup support programs, offered by organizations other than EIT?

Q1.35. Did you participate in training or academic education related to management or entrepreneurship?

Q1.36. Was the startup idea related to your previous studies?

Q1.37. Was the startup idea related to your previous employment?

Q1.38. Have you got experiences of being employed by a scientific organization?

Q1.39. Have you got experiences of being employed by a company (other than a startup)?

Q1.40. Have you got experiences of being employed by a governmental organization?

Q1.41. Have you got experiences of being employed by a non-governmental organization (NGO)?

Q1.42. Have you got experiences of managing other people at work?

Q1.43. Are you currently employed by a scientific organization?

Q1.44. Are you currently employed by a company (other than a startup)?

Q1.45. Are you currently employed by a governmental organization?

Q1.46. Are you currently employed by a non-governmental organization (NGO)?

Q1.47. Have you got a doctoral degree?

Q1.48. Have you attended doctoral studies?

Q1.49. Did any of your parents work for a company?

Q1.50. Did any of your parents establish or manage a company?

Q9. How many years of work experience do you have in total?

Q10. On a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 is the highest grade, please evaluate how confident you are that you could perform the following tasks:

Q1.51. Know the steps needed to place a financial value on a new business venture.

Q1.52. Pick the right marketing approach for the introduction of a new product or service.

Q1.53. Work with a supplier to get better prices that help a new venture become successful.

Q1.54. Estimate accurately the costs of running a new project.

Q1.55. Recognize when an idea is good enough to support a major business venture.

Q1.56. Recruit the right employees for a new project or business.

Q1.57. Convince a customer or client to try a new product for the first time.

Q1.58. Convert a useful scientific result into a practical application.

Q1.59. Develop your own original hypothesis and a research plan to test it.

Q1.60. Understand the concept and limits of a technology well enough to see the best ways to use it.

Q1.61. Design and build something new that performs very close to your design specifications.

Q11. On a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 is the highest grade, please give your answers to the following questions:

Q1.62. The idea of establishing a startup that is highly risky but may generate high profits appeals to you.

Q1.63. If you see an opportunity to join a start-up company in the next few years, you will take it.

Q1.64. Do you often think about ideas and ways to start a new company?

Q1.65. Do you feel that at least once in your life you will take and chance and start your own company?

Q12. Can you summarize key benefits that you’ve gained through participation in EIT program for startups?

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Interviewer

We appreciate your commitment, we know that sometimes it’s hard to find the most suitable moment for the agency  therefore as a thank you, in exchange for your  participation in the study  a 15% discount on the quantitative research / market analyzes or strategic analyzes  is to be used (EU). The discount Is valid by May 30 th, 2023. Please keep it in mind.

CeBRiS Market Research Agency Team