Ask the Entrepreneur at ETH #7: Building an investable venture

Ask the Entrepreneur Workshop No. 7 with Dr. Karim Maizar: Building an investable vehicle

Our trainer: Dr. Karim Maizar is a partner at Kellerhals Carrard, a leading Swiss law firm, where he specializes in the fields of corporate law with a particular focus on venture capital, M&A and corporate governance. He is a long-term venturelab trainer and comanages the Startup Desk of Kellerhals Carrard: An expert in building an investable vehicle.

• Foundation to create a solid company
• Clearing legal aspects (incorporation, recruitment, regulations)
• Capturing intellectual capital

The workshop: The series of workshops is based on a mission and challenge approach to enhance the validation and execution of your business case. This is how we work together during our workshops:

• Intro with key tools, checklists and objectives, using benchmark examples from successful founders
• Identification of your individual priorities, key missions and tasks
• Definition of your objectives and milestones, with a focus on maximized value creation
• With experts' support, you work and exchange on the identified core missions for your startup
• Pitching, debriefing and challenging of your results. Get inputs to improve and accelerate

External industry experts/mentors/supporters will be invited to the workshops.

Apply if you have an innovative startup project and the ambition to conquer the world. Or if you are a master student, doctoral candidate, postdoc or member of staff at ETH or EPFL carrying a solid high-tech startup project.

The Ask the Entrepreneur Workshops will help you to:

• Shape your entrepreneurial proposal
• Build an execution track record
• Validate the contents of the "investment-ready" package and offer it to investors