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Idea/project name

I/we own the idea and/or the IP behind the idea

Yes

No

The idea is not already commercialized

Yes

No

There is not already a company founded (based on the idea) having regular revenues or having external investors funding it with capital (LiU Invest excluded)

Do you have an Innovation adviser from LiU?

LiU offers innovation advisors either from LiU Innovation or Student Innovation by LiU, if you have an innovation advisor, choose your advisor in the list below:

Do you have a Business coach at LEAD?

LEAD is the Business Incubator connected to LiU. Have you been in contact with LEAD before? If yes, who is your Business Coach?

Location

Linköping

Norrköping

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Elevator pitch

Outline your idea for a product/service/solution and how it will solve the customer’s problem. Be concise, to-the-point (1-2 sentences).

Need: What is the problem your solution solves and for whom?

Describe the customer’s or market’s key problem or unmet need are you addressing. Who is the customer, i.e. having the problem/need and is willing to pay for resolving it? What will happen if the need is not met? Can you somehow quantify the market (overall size, prices, growth trends, geography, etc.)?

Approach: What is unique about your solution and how does it meet the need?

Describe your solution, broadly speaking, and the most important aspects of your approach (strategy, business model etc.). How will this approach allow you to reach the customers and address their need?

Benefits: What value is created for the customer by your approach?

Describe the benefits a customer will experience by using your approach. Can you quantify the value (money/time/convenience/improved quality etc.) for the customer? At what cost for the customer, e.g. investments in rebuilding and/or reorganizing to implement?

Competition: In what way is this approach different and superior to the alternatives?

Describe the competition, i.e. other ways of addressing the same problem/need. Why does your solution represent the best value for the customer? Can you name some competitor companies?

Status of your business creation

How would you describe the current situation of development of the idea in a commercial direction? Self-assess what you have achieved team-wise, customer-wise, IP-wise and technology-wise in the dropdown menus below.

Customer Readiness

Team readiness

Technology Readiness

Intellectual Property Readiness

Next step

What do you see as the next step in your commercialization journey?

Team

Who is behind the idea? What kind of knowledge/background do you bring to the project? (State the names of all initial founders and their roles within the project/company)

Number of male founders

Number of female founders

Number of non binary founders

Other information you think is relevant?

Confirmation

I have not disclosed any IP sensitive information in this application form

The application above does not contain detailed information about the invention that may be sensitive in relation to patenting.

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