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CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations, INSERT NAME you have been selected to participate as a "Kickster" in the Spring 2014
session at Kick, the inclusive incubator.
We look forward to your participation, to introducing you to our network of outstanding mentors, and
to helping you accelerate toward success within the six-week program and beyond.
Before we meet in-person for our first meeting on Tuesday, May 20th, there are a few final tasks to
complete:
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We need to know who from your team is participating! Please confirm final name(s) and
attendance by sending an email by Tuesday, May 6th to me: kick-seattle@venturescale.co
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Please review the attached sample contract. Once we receive your confirmation email with the
number team members participating we will respond with an electronic version of the contract
to sign on or before Tuesday, May 13th. The total fee for all team members will be reflected in
the electronic contract.
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Please have every team member sign up for Full Time Impact Hub Membership at:
impacthubseattle.com/membership on or before Tuesday, May 13th (Note: individuals will only
be charged 1 month dues and teams will only be charged dues for 1 individual’s month’s dues-more info below).
TUITION AND HUB MEMBER FEES
There are two direct costs associated with the Kick Incubator program: 1) Program Tuition and 2) Fulltime Hub Membership.
The tuition fee schedule is listed below:
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Individual Tuition - $1600
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Team Tuition
o First Team Member - $1,600
o Second Team Member - $1,000
o Third Team Member - $800
Invoices will be issued after May 13 and is due in-full by May 19th. Kick takes place at Impact Hub
Seattle, located at 220 2nd Ave S in downtown Seattle, Washington. During the cohort, each team must
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have one participant with Full Time membership in Impact Hub. You will be provided a keycard for 24/7
access and unlimited access to all benefits of membership in the world’s largest coworking and impact
entrepreneur network (see more: ImpactHub.net and ImpactHubSeattle.com).
The membership fee schedule is listed below with a generous discount from Impact Hub Seattle baked
in for Kick participants:
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Individual Hub Membership - $345 for 6 weeks of Full Time membership ($537.50 value)
Team Tuition
o First Team Member - $345 ($537.50 value)
o Second Team Member - $0 ($537.50 value)
o Third Team Member - $0 ($537.50 value)
Prior to the end of June, you will need to email billing@impacthubseattle.com to downgrade or cancel
your membership (otherwise it will continue at $345/mo). As a reminder, each participant must sign up
for Full Time Membership at: impacthubseattle.com/membership. Enter all the information requested,
including credit card info and note that you’re a participant in Kick to avoid extra fees. If you’re the 2nd
or 3rd member of a team, make sure to note that too!
CROWDFUNDING
Participants are expected to crowdfund the Kick tuition. Kick has established a partnership with
startsomegood.com however you are free to use any crowdfunding platform you choose. The suggested
crowdfunding duration is for a 10-day campaign. Last year all applicants that ran a campaign successfully
raised their minimum (most set it at $2,000 to cover tuition and membership dues) and many went well
beyond the minimum. Some team members choose to set their goal slightly above $2,000 (i.e., $5,000)
in order to cover additional startup expenses (logos, legal fees, incorporation, etc).
Here are a few documents that can help you to prepare for your crowdfunding campaign. The first link is
a guide that was specifically developed by StartSomeGood for Kick participants:
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http://lunarmobiscuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/StartSomeGood-advice-for-Kickparticipants.pdf
The next 3 links are guides developed by Indiegogo (if you choose Indiegogo, please use your new
Impact Hub membership discount 10% off all transaction fees by going here (http://bit.ly/1ilEOjE) and it
will be listed on the global Impact Hub page (https://www.indiegogo.com/partners/ImpactHub):
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http://lunarmobiscuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Campaign-Marketing-Toolkit.pdf
http://lunarmobiscuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/How-to-Launch-With-Momentum.pdf
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http://lunarmobiscuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/Email-Outreach-Best-Practices.pdf
Crowdfunding helps us to validate your idea and provides a transparent way to raise your first friends
and family round. However, if you are an existing business with revenues or you have other reasons why
you would rather pay the fees without running a crowdfunding campaign please contact us and we can
make arrangements. Note: crowdfunding can be intimidating if it’s your first time, but we’re here to
help! If you follow the above guides and put in the work, you will raise the money needed. Reach out if
you need individual assistance.
PROGRAM CALENDAR
Tue
Week 1
May 19
Week 2
May 26
Week 3
Jun 2
Week 4
Jun 9
Week 5
Jun 16
Week 6
Jun 23
Thu
Sat
May 20, 6pm – 9pm
Orientation
Goal Setting
First Opening Circle
Impact HUB Presentation
May 22, 6pm – 9pm
Opening Circle
Next Step
Startup Reality
Problem / Solution / Customers
Intro to MVP
Guest Lecture – MVP
Memorial Day Weekend
No course
May 27, 6pm – 9pm
Opening Circle
Next Step
Customer Discovery Framework
Market Research & Opportunity
Competition & Competitive Ad
Office Hours/Mentors
May 29, 6pm – 9pm
Next Step
Business Model Canvas
Office Hours/Mentors
Guest Lecture – Customer Discovery
May 31, 9am – 3pm
Opening Circle
Business Model Canvas
Customer Discovery Work
Office Hours/Mentors
June 3, 6pm – 9pm
Opening Circle
Next Step
Startup Marketing
Naming / Branding
June 5, 6pm – 9pm
Next Step
Startup Sales
Sales Pipeline
Guest Lecture – Sales & Marketing
June 7, 9am – 3pm
Opening Circle
Office Hours/Mentors
June 10, 6pm – 9pm
Opening Circle
Next Step
Financial planning and forecast
Financial Projects
June 12, 6pm – 9pm
Next Step
Raising Capital
Guest Lecture – Startup Funding
June 14, 9am – 3pm
Opening Circle
Office Hours/Mentors
June 17, 6pm – 9pm
Opening Circle
Next Step
Intro to Startup Pitch
Pitch Prep
June 19, 6pm – 9pm
Pitch Prep
Office Hours/Mentors
Guest Lecture – Making a great Pitch
June 21, 9am – 3pm
Opening Circle
Pitch Coaching
Office Hours/Mentors
June 24, 6pm – 9pm
Opening Circle
Pitch Coaching
June 26, 6pm – 9pm
Opening Circle
Pitch Coaching
June 28 9am – 3pm
Opening Circle
Pitch Coaching
Office Hours/Mentors
Kickoff Day July 1 12pm – 2pm
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DEFINITIONS: Opening Circle is our regular status meeting where we practice our elevator pitch and address; Next Step
serves as the foundation for the course material; Pitch practice and Pitch coaching make your pitches into TED-quality talks;
Guest Lecture will be a subject matter expert who will lead a short presentation, provide real world examples and do question
and answer; Office Hours and Mentors are unstructured times to talk with the Kick Director and the mentors; Kickoff Day is the
big on-stage event; An assortment of other events will be added to this agenda as the program progresses.
CONTACT
If you have any questions, please contact me at:
Zachary Rozga
kick-seattle@venturescale.co
(360) 593-4444
The whole Kick Seattle team, as well as the mentors you’ll have the opportunity to meet soon, is very
excited and eager for this Spring Cohort. Your fellow invitees are from wide range of business types and
models. It’s going to be an intense amount of fun!
_________________________________
Zachary Rozga
Director, Kick Seattle
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