YES 8.0 Review

• Sponsored by IBM and Cambridge Innovation Center
• YES 8.0 introduced the concepts of Lean Startup and Business Model Generation Canvas – topics that are currently being widely discussed in the Startup world, especially in Silicon Valley – to students.
• YES 8.0 winning team was Blanc, which designs watches to keep students awake. This team formed a company led by 16-year-old high school student Eddy Zhong. The company had $2,000 preorder sales within the first 14 days with zero marketing spending.

YES 8.0 Speakers

• Phyllis Thesier, MAT, CCC-SL, President of Accent Management Group, LLC
• Lucio Campanelli:  Founder and director of the Boston entrepreneurship center, co-founder, CEO and Chief Designer of INPULSE, product architect of StudyStream
• Sergio Ferreira: Project Manager of Ferreira Concrete Forms, Co-founder of Subbids.com, Organizer of different startup events (including AngelHack, Hasbroathon, Startup Weekend)
• C. Todd Lombardo: Principal Innovation Catalyst at Constant Contact, Organizer of Startup Weekend Boston
• Ethan Bagley: Founder and CEO at Uspin, Organizer of Startup Weekend Boston
• Evonne Johnson: Venture Investor at Charles River Ventures
• Jarrett Goetz: Co-Founder and Advisor of SoukTel, Director of App Ecosystem Strategy at OpenMobile World Wide
• Jennifer Lawrence: Founder of Cambridge Corporate Training
• Bobbi Carlton: Founder of Carlton PR & Marketing, Co-Founder of Innovation Nights, Marketing Consultant at SqueePlay, Marketing Consultant at BPM Partners
• Katelyn Friedson: Mobile Product Manager at Care.com

YES 8.0 Course Schedule

• Location: Havana Room at Cambridge Innovation Center, or CIC (5th Floor, 1 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02142)
• Time: 9am-noon
  • 09.28.13 Class 1: Introduction to Business Plan
  • 10.12.13 Class 2: From Idea to Product
  • 10.26.13 Class 3: Company Structure and Team Building
  • 11.09.13 Class 4: Sales and Marketing
  • 11.23.13 Class 5: Finance
  • 12.14.13 Business plan mentoring session 1
  • 12.21.13 Business plan mentoring session 2
  • 01.04.14 Effective communication training
  • 01.18.14: Business plan mentoring session 3
  • 02.15.14 Semifinal
  • 03.01.14 Final Competition
  • NECINA Annual Meeting: Award Ceremony