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SO WHO IS RUNNING THIS GIG?oWACMS Social Capital is part of WACMS Nigeria Limited, owners of the West Africa Capital Market School www.mywacms.com
oWe want to transform Africa by turning its challenges into business opportunities
oWe believe that social enterprises and not aid will drive growth to the most disadvantaged people
oWe provide training, impact measurement tools, incubator support and social finance for the greatest ideas (yours maybe?)
oOur partners are social e-evaluator of Holland http://www.socialevaluator.eu/ and Talent Beyond Limits http://www.talentbeyondlimits.nl/
oTogether we are supporting the brightest minds – we call them Kickstarter Change Fellows
WHO ARE KICKSTARTER CHANGE FELLOWS?oPeople who see the world as they want it to be
oHave a deep understanding of the cycle of poverty and exclusion
oCrazy about building businesses that solve the greatest problems
oWant to make profits (yes..20-30% return p.a.)
oTrained to build amazing prototypes
oPitch ideas to international investors
Sound interesting? Come on inside!
Warning!
High
pressure environment
with highly intelligent
peers
NOW LOOK AGAIN!
Reform domestics hiring? Alternative power? Land rights registry?
Water testing kits? Parent owned schools? Hawker education
JUST HOW BIG IS THE OPPORTUNITY?
Think about it! Why are the
largest companies in the
world selling to the bottom of
the pyramid?
Credit recharge, biscuits,
soft drinks, bottled water…
One word SCALE
BUT WHAT IF YOU HAVE..
No ideas? We will help
you develop one in class
No money? Tell us
your big idea and if it
makes us dance, we
will fund your
attendance
No time? Join the
virtual incubator. If you
can’t do this you
shouldn’t be here
SIX STEP SUCCESS
1. See challenge and opportunity 2. Apply to the Change Fellow program 3. Create world class model in class
4. Enter the 2 month virtual or
physical incubator program
5. Demo night! Pitch to
international social investors
6. Get funding via equity investment
or social exchange listing
A FEW RULES FOR APPLICANTSPromote or improve inclusion for people, irrespective of gender, race, tribe and education
Promote healthy family relationships
Promote community and collaboration
Have a clear statement of mission
Show evidence of good governance
Stress the stewardship of resources
Do not damage health, morals or conscience
Do not exploit people based on their education or access to resources /information, nor elongate the delivery chain
Do not advance or promote societal cleavages and inequities
Deliver what is promised
REQUIREMENTS
oHigher education
oPassion for change
oSelf directed team players
oAbove average skill level in MS Office
oHigh integrity
oLover of coffee, pizza, cola and all the other long hour fillers
oGood communicator if sole founder (Co founders can be geeky)
HOW YOU WILL SPEND YOUR TIME WITH US
You spend about 15%
of your time visualizing scenarios
using advanced
neurological logic. You
can’t do more than
you can see
Visualizing
The majority of time, about
40%, will be spent
defining and refining the
business model
Prototyping
About 20% will be spent preparing for and pitching ideas to in-
house peers and external
funders
Pitching
About 10% will be spent
in social events with peers and
mentors
Networking
You will spend about 15% in some
sort of training
Training
WANT TO GO ON?
Get me
outta
here!
Click on
parachute to
return to start or
click on the “take
me in” button to
go on
Take me in
GET INVOLVED
Click to register for the 2013 Change Fellow program
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Visit our website: www.fastlaunch.org
Send an email: [email protected]