MVP
Project Definition Stage: founding team, MVP building, initial funding
Pre-Seed
Pre-Seed Stage: marketable product (PoC) in search of business model, first round of funding (€0.3-1M), first hires
Seed
Seed Stage: Second round of financing (€1-5M), business model iteration, team expansion
Structure & Governance
How is the startup structured and how does it finance its growth? How can all stakeholders be involved in the decision-making process ?
⭐ Protection of the company’s purpose
How can founders put words to the deep purpose of their entrepreneurial activity?
Are the operations of the startup aligned with the mission?
How is the mission translated into concrete commitments in the activities of the startup?
How do founders ensure the follow-up of the startup's mission?
☝️ Decision-making
How do founders define their respective roles, contributions, and power within the startup?
How to ensure the creation of an independent board with diverse profiles?
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How to promote transparency in decision-making and collective intelligence?
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What are the principles of conduct that influence the activities and relationships of the startup with all its stakeholders?
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How to prioritize environmental, social, and governance criteria in the internal policy?
How to engage in more responsible environmental, social, and governance initiatives?
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💰 Funding
What options do startups have to fund their activity without dilution ?
What should be taken into account when a startup is looking for investors?
How to establish a positive and fruitful relationship with investors?
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🤝 Community Engagement
How to identify the different stakeholders and manage their engagement from the beginning of the project?
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How to adopt a collaborative approach?
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How to expand the startup's sphere of influence through pro bono services or product offerings ?
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How can a startup develop a philanthropy policy?
What is the impact of products and services on communities?
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Team
How does the startup builds a complementary team to successfully accomplish its mission? How does the startup contributes to the financial, physical, professional, and social well-being of team members?
🫂 Recruiting & Management
How to gather a complementary team?
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What values and culture do the founders want to give to their company?
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How to create an inclusive and responsible recruitment process at each stage that enables building the right team to carry out the startup's mission ?
How to best onboard new employees?
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How to assess and monitor diversity within the startup?
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How to establish regular follow-up of team engagement, satisfaction, and performance?
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How to collectively define the company's values and culture?
How to enrich the work already done on this subject by the founders?
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📪 Compensation & Training
How do we choose to compensate non-employee team members?
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How to define and communicate your salary policy?
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How to ensure a fair distribution of wealth within the company?
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How to contribute to the professional advancement of team members?
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How to establish a culture that destigmatizes and values parenthood?
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⛰️ Well-being & Work Environment
What solutions are implemented to protect the mental health of the co-founders and ensure their well-being?
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How to create a work organization that promotes harmony between professional and personal life?
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How to enhance the physical and mental well-being of team members at work to ensure the protection of their health and reinforce their engagement?
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How to establish and maintain a work environment that contributes to employees' well-being and respects the environment?
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Products & Services
How does the startup create value by addressing the needs of targeted customers and users? How does the startup take into account the impact of the entire value chain?
⚒️ Design & Iteration
How to construct your value proposition responsibly from the start?
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How to integrate ecological concerns into the design of products and services from their conception?
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How to incorporate accessibility concerns into the design of products and services from their conception?
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How to ensure that the team drives the integration of responsible principles from the inception of products and services?
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How to build upon initial responsible design accomplishments for continuous improvement?
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How to implement measures related to the impact of products and services during their use?
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When and how to engage in a life cycle analysis of your products and services?
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⛓️ Value Chain Management
How to ensure building an efficient value chain aligned with the mission?
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How to optimize the efficiency of IT equipment?
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Which web hosting provider best suits the startup's needs and responsibility concerns?
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Which suppliers/service providers to choose within the business scope? How to structure the relationship with them?
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What processes and tools to implement for rigorous monitoring of the carbon footprint throughout the value chain?
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How to ensure that chosen partners (suppliers, service providers, and others) continue to align with the company's needs, requirements, and values?
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Customers & Users
How does the startup continuously improve the value created for its customers and users?
📣 Marketing, Communication, and Transparency
How to ensure communicating with your target audience authentically and honestly?
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How to reduce the environmental impact of physical and digital communication materials?
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How to be more inclusive in communication to avoid excluding certain target audiences?
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How to support customers and users in their more responsible approach?
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📞 Quality & customer support
How to use the project's design phase to create a virtuous feedback loop that drastically increases the chances of success?
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How to ensure product/service quality and optimize the customer experience in case of returns?
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How to leverage the project's outset to contemplate the most effective and responsible way to integrate customer support into operations?
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How to ensure the value, relevance, and sustainability of your offering to customers over time?
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🔐 Privacy and Protection of Customers & Users
How to ensure secure data collection and data protection?
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How to guarantee that the product or service offered does not compromise the physical safety of consumers/users?
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How to safeguard your startup against cybersecurity risks?
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How to ensure that data management is optimized and meets the requirements of GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation)?
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🤝 Responsible by Design
EDHEC is committed to fostering a generation of socially responsible startups.
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