ALPHA Innovation EU on LinkedIn: Innovation Campfire | How Amazon & Zappos Experiment to Grow & Scale Their… (2024)

The Letterkenny Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2024 are now open for submissions in over 15 categories including:💡 Excellence in Innovation♻ Sustainability Superstar🏅 Business Person of the YearApply here 👇https://lnkd.in/e37Vn45hClosing Date for Submissions - Monday 1 July at 12 PM 🔐#LKCBA24

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📣 Hear from #StartupBootcamp Participant Keith Carron as he outlines his journey on the programme to date 📣Keith has been conducting Customer Development interviews with Aws Al-adhami to identify insights on the problem they are solving, as they gear up to pitch during our Bootcamp Showcase in Mid-July 🚀 Want to work with ALPHA? Book one of our available coaching slots here:https://lnkd.in/eGKqCBSa #ALPHABootcamp #ALPHAInnovation #CustomerDevelopment #CustomerDiscoveryCoLab North West | Donegal County Council | InvestDonegal | Enterprise Ireland | North West City Region / Ireland Northwest | Donegal Tech Advocates | Donegal Diaspora | Donegal Digital | ERNACT | ATU Sligo Innovation Centre | Advancing Innovation in Manufacturing (AIM) Centre | Local Enterprise Office Donegal | Inishowen Development Partnership | Donegal Local Development Company (DLDC)

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The deadline for applications is fast approaching for Enterprise Ireland's New Frontiers programme Phase 2 ⏱Register Your Interest and apply here before midnight 📬https://lnkd.in/d3pHPnNCheck out what previous participants have to say about the programme👇#NewFrontiers #ALPHAInnovationInvestDonegal | Enterprise Ireland | North West City Region / Ireland Northwest

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June's edition of #InnovationCampfire series is live this Wednesday 12 June at 1:30 PM 📺Tune in to hear a quick 15-minute story, during your lunch about the mindset & culture of some of the world's most innovative companies 🚀Across our 6 episodes so far, we have featured 3M, Domino's, Frito-Lay, Stripe, the collaboration between Ford Motor Company & McDonald's & Spotify 📈Sign up and watch back at previous episodes👇https://lnkd.in/eDwGzB-2#ALPHAInnovation

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Meet the #ALPHABootcamp Class of 2024 🚀We are delighted to be working with a strong group of passionate, high-calibre founders, co-founders, and contributors tackling meaningful challenges ranging in the spaces of 🏥 Healthtech🥙 Food & Nutrition🔒 Fintech & Cyber Security👨💻 Edtech &Professional ServicesTomorrow, we will welcome our participants for Session 3 where we will recap their Customer Development Interviews & assemble a Problem-Solution Fit Canvas 📝 Over the coming weeks, participants will be gearing up to pitch their propositions at a pitch session in mid-July 📆 If you are interested in attending, comment below or contact us to join the waiting list for tickets:https://lnkd.in/epveDeKH#StartupBootcamp #ALPHAInnovationDonegal County Council | InvestDonegal | Enterprise Ireland

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New Frontiers Phase 2 is now open for applications 📭 An information session will take place on Tuesday 4 June at 12:30 PM ✅ Programme manager for Donegal & Sligo Geraldine Beirne will walk attendees through the application for Phase 2.To book and receive a link:👉 Register your interest today atnewfrontiersnw@atu.ie👉 Subject line: Phase 2 Lunch & Learn#NewFrontiers #ALPHAInnovation #Startups #Founders

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👉 Young people, we want you! 👈 The European Commission is launching a citizens' consultation on the future of cooperation after 2027 and we look forward to hearing your ideas on this topic 💡If you are between 16 and 30 years old, take part by completing this survey where you can share your thoughtshttps://lnkd.in/eDB24Bch❎ Closing date 7th June ❎ Your voice is important to shape the future of European cooperation after 2027 📣A joint initiative of the Interreg Atlantic Area Programme and ATLIC (Atlic Innoblue)#ALPHAInnovationDonegal Youth Service | Foróige | Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) | Young Social Innovators | Local Enterprise Office Donegal | Student Enterprise Programme | Donegal ETB | Atlantic Technological University | Donegal County Council | InvestDonegal | North West City Region / Ireland Northwest | WestBIC | Western Development Commission | Northern and Western Regional Assembly | ATU Sligo, Students' Union | theii.com | Inishowen Development Partnership | Donegal Local Development Company (DLDC) | Donegal Digital | ERNACT

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Check out Females in STEM Northwest: Building the Talent Pipeline taking place in the CoLab North West next Tuesday 28 May from 10:00 - 11:30 AM 🗓Register Here👇https://lnkd.in/gEGZuizQThe panel of Shagufta H., Anne McHugh, Sinéad Walsh & Mary McKenna, MBE will discuss the pivotal role of women in STEM, the challenges they face and the collective efforts needed to achieve gender equality for a future-proof regional economy ✅

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#StartupBootcamp 2024 is off to a flyer 🚀ALPHA Innovation EU welcomed 22 ambitious, courageous, open and dynamic individuals over the weekend and Monday to our latest edition 📅 We are delighted to welcome such an impressive group onto the programme.So far, we have been conducting interactives and exercises on⚠ Problem Framing💎 Value Proposition💬 Customer Development⚡ Lean Startup Methodology🛣 Routes to MarketBest wishes to our participants as they now set off to conduct their fieldwork. Over the coming weeks, they will be reaching into their respective markets, which may include you, or someone you know. Please make yourself available to them as they complete their Customer Development Interviews to gain deeper insights before their next session 🤝 Looking forward to the next few weeks as we gear up towards our showcase at the end of the programme! Stay tuned for more details...#ALPHAInnovation #ALPHABootcamp

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