The applications for the Silta F22 batch are now open:
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Silta is a program that takes early-stage founders from Finland to the San Francisco Bay Area for three months to build their companies and immerse them into the vibrant and lively culture.
Silta sets the scene for the participants to focus on building their companies and competences to become world-class founders. The program aims to provide the participants with custom activities that might help the participants with reaching their program objective - depending on the participation agenda this could mean anything from making necessary introductions to investors to organizing events for networking or a gathering of experts from a particular domain.
The program is a great opportunity to:
The three months in the SF Bay Area are devoted for the participants to build their company and to reach their objectives set for the program.
The participants apply to the program with an agenda related to building their company which is translated into an action plan with clear OKRs for the three months of the program.
We will cover the flight and accommodation costs for 0-6 entrepreneurs to Silicon Valley to live at a rental house from the SF Bay Area.
The participants get support both from the network of Silta program alumni as well as Kummis - SF Bay Area based mentors - who are able to help you with your program objective.
*The participation cost for the program is 700€/person.
Orientation is the prepatory phase for the program. The phase consists of four workshops that are held on weekly basis in August during 1.-27.8.2022. The goal for the orientation is to prepare the participants to get most out of their time at the SF Bay Area.
Getting to know the participants of the batch and going through what needs to be done before leaving to SF Bay Area.
Setting the objectives for the program based on the agenda and constructing them into an action plan for the duration of the program.
Getting to know the participants of the batch and going through what needs to be done before leaving to SF Bay Area.
Setting the objectives for the program based on the agenda and constructing them into an action plan for the duration of the program.
Orientation is the preparatory phase for the program. The phase consists of workshops that are held on a weekly basis between 16.1.-17.2.2023. The goal for the orientation is to prepare the participants to get the most out of their time at the SF Bay Area. The workshops will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The program has a light weekly structure consisting of 1) the weekly sync and 2) the Sunday dinner.
The weekly sync is devoted for the participants to share the status of last week's goals, setting goals for themselves for the upcoming week, and sharing any learnings made & challenges faced during the last week. The weekly sync is there to enable information sharing as well as peer support among the batch.
The Sunday dinner is a weekly shared meal held on Sunday evenings each week. The dinner is prepared by a randomly selected pair from the batch for the rest of the batch. The purpose of the dinner is to reserve time and space for the cohort to share how their week has been as well as discuss any learnings and experiences made during the week.
The monthly structure for the program is the following:
The first month consists orientational sessions as well as the first reflections regarding the program. M1 is the time to get really going with your objectives for the program.
The second month consists mostly of the batch participants working on their objectives. The halfway there reflection session is also held during M2.
The 'final countdown' for the program. During M3 the participants should reach the objectives they set for themselves for Silta. The phase will be ended by Silta Demo Day, the final event, and the ending ceremony for the program.
