The delegation of Startup Estonia and the “Garage 48” Acceleration Center, established upon the initiative of the Estonian government, got acquainted with the “INNOLAND” Incubation and Acceleration Center of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
Wide information on operating Co-working, Incubation, Acceleration and IT Training, as well as the startups residing within the center, was delivered to the guests.
Then, the Memorandum of Collaboration was signed between parties.
The Memorandum of Cooperation involves the establishment of an entrepreneurial support ecosystem as well as the creation and development of investor opportunities in the relevant regions for local technology startups. Furthermore, it covers the adoption of mutually agreed measures such as an effective exchange of incubation and acceleration programs and exchange of information on the attraction of local and foreign investors and etc.
According to the agreement reached within the memorandum signed with the "Startup Estonia" Center, the initial assessment of the regional applications sent to the “Startup Estonian Visa” program will be implemented in Azerbaijan. Startups applied to the relevant program from the regional countries such as Russia, Georgia, Mongolia, Iran, and Afghanistan will be initially assessed by the “INNOLAND” Incubation and Acceleration Center. Only startups that have successfully completed the initial stage will be able to move to the next stage of the program. This will play a significant role in attracting regional start-ups and projects to our country and increasing the success potential of the startup ecosystem.
The “Startup Estonian Visa” Program was established in 2017 on the joint initiative of the Estonian Startup Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Estonia. The main goal of the program is to facilitate the entry of successful startups and projects of non-EU countries to Estonia. Thus, successful startups sent their applications to the “Startup Estonian Visa” Program are provided with a special code through which the applicants and their team members may obtain a permit to live up to 5 years in Estonia.
The “Introduction to Data Science and Machine Learning” bootcamp continues!
On September 29, as part of the bootcamp organized in collaboration with INNOLAND and Turkey’s innovative education and technology company MIUUL, a session on “Python Programming for Data Science” was held.
During the session, participants analyzed tasks and quiz results, had their questions answered, and discussed their understanding of the material.
“Green Hackathon 2024” proqramının iştirakçıları üçün təlimlər davam edir.
Təlimdə iştirak edən gənclərə "INNOLAND" İnkubasiya və Akselerasiya Mərkəzinin rəhbəri Nicat Əmiraslanov hakatonun gedişatı və ümumi prosesi haqqında məlumat verib.
Daha sonra “Bilişim Vadisi” texnologiya mərkəzinin ekspertləri Serhat Duyar və Qamət Kərimov müsabiqə iştirakçılarına “Sahibkarlığa giriş: ideyadan startapa” mövzusunda danışıb.
Həmçinin əsas sahibkarlıq bacarıqları, komanda qurma, idarəetmə və liderlik, "lean" startap, qloballaşma, fikirdən biznes modelinə keçid mövzularından bəhs olunub. İştirakçılar komandalara bölünərək qrup işi həyata keçirib.
Qeyd edək ki, "INNOLAND" İnkubasiya və Akselerasiya Mərkəzi hakatonun təşkilatçılarındandır.
Have you heard startups say, “we’re already in the acceleration stage”?
But what does acceleration mean?
Acceleration is the phase where startups that have tested their idea and are ready to grow gain speed.
At this stage, teams:
meet with investors
strengthen market strategies
refine sales and marketing plans
focus on realistic goals with mentor support
In simple terms, acceleration is the moment when a startup is not just starting, but preparing to grow.
What do you think is the most important factor for a startup at this stage — mentorship, market strategy, or investor support?