Start Your Company

We are proud to introduce one of our flagship programs called the “Lean Startup Program”, which is an 11-week journey that provides real-world, hands-on learning experiences on how to startup a company.

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Program per year

11

Weeks Duration

17 Sep 2023

Next LSP Wave

158

Selected for Incubation since 2014

QBIC provided me with all the tools I need to succeed! During our LeanStartup coaching sessions, we signed Letters of Intent with eight of the largest real estate companies in Qatar, a goal we thought was far beyond our reach!

Abdulhameed Al Yousif, RINFO: app connecting real-estate customers to realtors

One of the most valuable lessons I learned from QBIC when starting a business is to actively listen to my customers. As a result, I’m generating 10 times more revenues than before.Your Content Goes Here

Mohammed Al Jefairi, Creative Creativity: training and coaching programs for leadership

QBIC has offered me a unique experience to realize my ideas, and see my company launch. Through their programs, I was able to learn all about the different stages of starting my perfumery company, managing it, and growing it. So far, it has been a tremendous success and I owe it all to the Lean Startup program.

Shaikha Al Misnad, S.iShera: unique perfumes made in Qatar

Program Verticals

Program Description

Lean Startup Program (LSP)

The Lean Startup Program (LSP), one of QBIC’s flagship programs, is an 11-week entrepreneurial journey that provides real world, hands-on learning experiences on how to start a company. The main objective of the LSP is to work toward achieving Problem solution-fit and a deeper customer feedback on suggestive revenue models and channel fit through a series of experimentations.

Assessment Criteria

Are you addressing a significant problem with a global market?

How unique is your solution against existing alternatives?

Do you have grit & motivation to drive change in the market?

Does your team have the skills & industry expertise to explore and execute?

Are you looking to raise investment at the end of the program?

Benefits

At the end of the program, the participants will prepare and present a pitch to the Selection Committee for a chance to raise

QAR 250,000

Investment and entry into our 1-year incubation program.

You will learn how to:

Deploy marketing experiments to validate your business model
Identify customer segments and discover their needs
Acquire early adopters
Increase your investment readiness
Pitch your startup for pre-seed investment

Program Structure & Sessions

Week 1

- Business Modelling
- Customer Discovery

Week 2

- Business Model / Customer Segmentation
- Empathy / Discovery Plan

Week 3

- Value Proposition
- Validation Sprint

Week 4

- Prototyping / MVP
- Revenue Model
- Channels

Week 5

- Cost Analysis
- Validation Sprint
- Analytics

Week 6

- Customer Relationships
- Segmentation and Sizing

Week 7

- Mini Selection Day
- Legal for Startups

Week 8

- Financials

Week 9

- Competition
- Funding
- Pitching

Week 10

- Pitch Review
- Due Diligence

Week 11

- Dry-Run
- Selection Day
- Onboarding incubated startups