After the successful first-ever NOBALIS hackathon held on 26 September, 9 student and university staff teams joined the NOBALIS EICD program and kickstarted their startup idea development. The first Intense Development Day on 20 October marked the beginning of the mentoring program for the participants with hands-on workshops and 1-1 deep sessions. Yelena Zhovnikova, Head of Business Development at Fundwise, hosted a workshop on business model development. And Gunta Grīnberga-Zālīte, a Professor at Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, introduced the participants to effective marketing and sales strategies.
The Second intense Development Day will take place on 9 November. The workshops will be dedicated to sustainable product development and MVP by Ragmar Saksing, Tehnopol GreenTech Cluster Manager, as well as impact measurement and management by Jaan Aps, CEO at Stories For Impact.”