Trampoline Program

What is Trampoline?

The RADIUS Trampoline Business Model Validation Program is an eight-session pre-accelerator for very early stage ventures. Through Trampoline’s validation stage program, we test your business model for alignment in three key areas, daylight critical gaps, and give you the confidence you need to move forward.

applications Open february 4, 2019

Who should apply?

RADIUS is excited to be incubating and accelerating ventures that help people live healthy lives, specifically those that prevent lifestyle-based chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes type II, cancer, cardiovascular disease).

We are actively recruiting ventures with innovative business models that support individuals in Canada to make healthy lifestyle choices, such as through the delivery of services or the adoption of healthful products that encourage the following:

Healthy nutrition
Exercise / physical activity
Responsible use of tobacco or alcohol
Positive habit formation as it relates to lifestyle-based chronic disease prevention.

The objective of RADIUS’ Trampoline is to help early stage entrepreneurs and ventures validate their business model. In addition to providing tools to strategically grow an organization, the Trampoline program supports very early stage ventures to test alignment across three critical success factors:

THE PROBLEM

Are you addressing a real and impactful problem?

THE SOLUTION

Is your potential solution viable and effective?

THE ENTREPRENEUR

Are you ready to move this project forward right now?

With these three themes aligned, you’re off to the races. Missing one? Time to pivot, revise, or go back to the drawing board. Trampoline is your eight-week process to find out where you and your venture stand.

Program Overview

Structure: 9 weeks; 3 hour sessions + ~5 hours per week of take-home work

Schedule: April 9 – June 4, 2019

Location: RADIUS SFU, Vancouver

Cohort: Limited to 10 ventures

Cost: Thanks to the generous support from the Business Development Bank of Canada, Vancity, and Genome BC, there is a nominal fee required to participate in the RADIUS Trampoline program.

PROGRAM BENEFITS

Coming out of your eight week business model validation experience, you’ll have:

A complete and customer-tested pitch deck
An action plan with next steps to Minimum Viable Product or Service
Prioritized sales channels, customer types, and revenue opportunities
The confidence you need to move forward quickly and effectively
A community of innovators and entrepreneurs to support you
Frameworks and processes to drive success

Program Content

The program will include the following:

Definition of purpose, value proposition, customer/user segment
Introduction to design thinking and human-centred design methods
Competitive landscape and addressable market analysis
Introduction to Minimum Viable Product approach
Introduction & iteration of Business Model Canvas
Personal and team leadership development
Introduction to cost accounting, financial modeling, and start-up financing sources

How to Apply

Applications are currently closed. Please check back for our next Trampoline Program recruitment period.

Contact

If you have questions about the Slingshot Program, email Kelsey Klaver, Program Manager at kklaver@radiussfu.com.

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

Supporting the Health Promotion Trampoline Program

The Health Promotion Trampoline Program is supported the Business Development Bank of Canada and Genome BC, and delivered with support from Miller Titerle + Co, Manning Elliott, and Junxion Strategy. RADIUS is proud to be partnering with Cities Changing Diabetes, and to be an official “Social Change Partner” of Vancity Credit Union.