Hōtaka

Delivered from April – June, the accelerator will feature four key learning wānanga and culminate in an online showcase. Core elements of building startups will be delivered throughout the programme, including business fundamentals, finance and financial modelling, and preparing for the venture capital ecosystem through pitch practice and investor collateral preparation.

Participants dive deep into the needs and demands of their target customers to understand their key pain point. Through customer validation and market sizing techniques, participants understand the core of the problem to solve.

Achieving a clear problem definition enables rakahinonga to rigorously test the product concept, with feedback loops to continue to test and iterate the solution.

Solutions are taken through an intensive wireframing design process to develop the MVP: the development approach to quickly produce a product that meets minimum levels of useability for the target customers.

Building the sales process to acquire target customers, including product pricing, lead conversion, promotion channels, brand value and storytelling.