Launch Your Dream Startup And Win A Trip To Uber’s HQ In San Francisco
Find out how you can be the next Steve Jobs.
By Laila Zain — 25 Aug 2016, 12:12 PM
Have you noticed a problem in your community?
Uber founders, Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp, were in Paris attending LeWeb conference in 2008. The close friends were complaining about everyday annoyances, including the trouble it takes to get a reliable taxi when you really need it.
A simple problem that anyone who's ever traveled has experienced.
Do you have an idea that can make a difference?
Kalanick and Camp began brainstorming solutions to their taxi problems. They talked about ways to solve the global issue of finding cars at the right place, at the right time.
They decided the answer had to involve two things: mobile and speed. That idea grew and in January 2010, Uber was launched in San Francisco.
The rest, as they say, is history.
So how would you like to turn your idea into a reality?
As an entrepreneur, you can take charge of your own destiny, be your own boss, choose the people you work with, follow your passion, and give back to your community, to name but a few perks.
If that sounds like your dream, then maybe it's time to make it come true. And it all begins with a single idea.
Do you have what it takes to be the next Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, or Richard Branson?
The Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC), Uber and Digi Incub8 are coming together to find the next big idea that will change the world - and it could very well come from you!
A two-week Ideation Lab at MaGIC Campus, located in Cyberjaya, will bring your ideas to life. It is open to all budding entrepreneurs, who are ready to take the next step in turning their vision into reality.
Five winners will receive the chance to visit the Uber HQ in San Francisco, PLUS a chance to pitch your startup idea to corporate leaders
Join the Ideation Lab and get your startup off the ground
Apply to be part of the programme from today until 17 September. A special panel from MaGIC, Uber, and Digi will handpick the top 20 entrepreneurs to participate in the two-week Ideation Lab, which will follow MaGIC's pre-accelerator curriculum.
If selected, your startup will be shown how to develop the three key aspects of your future business:
- Customer
- Product
- Market
With expert guidance, you'll be able to fine-tune your ideas and concepts, create a working prototype, and get started on your entrepreneurial journey.
After the rigorous lab, you will have a chance to present your refined business ideas to key executives from MaGIC, Uber and Digi at the Global Entrepreneurship Community event on 2-3 November 2016. If selected, you stand a chance to visit Uber and gain mentoring by executives.
