Date: 2026-08-31
A four-week online evening program to learn from real experiences from other researchers and explore together with peers across different universities what might be possible with your research.
For PhD candidates, Postdocs and academic staff.
Ready to Start is for you if you are curious about valorisation and the potential of your research, or if you already have a startup idea and want to learn how to take it further.
Online: Mondays 20:00 - 21:00 | November 9, 16, 23 and 30
Optional: Wednesdays 20:00 - 21:00 | Peer progress sessions
Live: Thursday 16:00 - 17:00 | December 10th follow-up + drinks
Online sessions:
Optional sessions:
Each Monday session is followed by an optional Wednesday progress session, if you want to exchange thoughst with fellow participants.
Live session:
The programme runs on Monday evenings, entirely online. Participants complete it while continuing their research full-time. We've supported researchers from all contract types, including PhD candidates mid-dissertation. Whatever stage you're at, this is the low-barrier way to find out if entrepreneurship is right for you. All you need is curiosty and openness to feedback and new ideas.
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Spots are limited – apply before 2 November.
For questions, please e-mail dlab@vu.nl
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