mest fellowship sg 2011

Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)

Agenda

1. Meltwater in a Nutshell

2. MEST Overview

3. What you can expect joining MEST

4. What to expect living in Ghana

5. Teaching Fellowship

6. Selection Criteria

7. Job profiles and Experiences

Founded 2001 in Oslo

Global #1 player

Worldwide expansion

800 employees

50+ offices

18.000 clients

Initial funding: $15.000

Always Profitable

Zero Debts

Meltwater in a Nutshell

What we do for our clients

Some of our valued clients

Meltwater

News

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Infra-

structure

The Meltwater Flower Strategy

MEST Overview

Not-for-profit NGO fully funded and run by Meltwater Group

It all started with an idea….

Jørn LyseggenFounder & CEO Meltwater Group

To create wealth and jobs locally in Africa

By training and mentoring young Africans to start their own software companies and compete successfully in the global market place.

We want to create rock star software entrepreneurs that can inspire generations to follow in their footsteps

Our focus is on Accra, Ghana, but once we succeed we hope that a sense of pride and hope will ripple across the African continent and encourage similar initiatives everywhere.

It is our hope that the companies hatched through the Meltwater program will inspire a future prosperous technology industry in Africa.

Our Vision

MEST MINC Mentoring

1. Training 2. Incubation 3. Mentoring

1-2 year incubation of

business ideas based on

software concept

seed funding and

Infrastructure provided by

Meltwater

Open for qualified graduates

of MEST

Accra, London, San Francisco

Start-up company

commercially active on

the global market place

Supported by a mentor

program consisting of

world-class executives

and entrepreneurs

• 2 year full-time paid

traineeship

• In-house training in

commercial software

development and

entrepreneurship

• Full paid hostels and

three meals per day

• Allowance

Entrepreneurial Program in 3 phases

• Fundamental belief in people – talent is equally distributed across the world, what differs are the resources and support given to some and not others

• Giving back – wanting to have an impact beyond the direct economic effect of our business operations

• Maximizing the impact

• Focus on education/training – “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

• Influencing future generations – creating positive role models, who prove that globally competitive software can come from Africa

• Software as a vector for growth – a high-growth space, where products can be competitive with minimal upfront capital investment and limited resources

Why is Meltwaterdoing this?

1. English speaking

2. Good educational system

3. Gov. support of technology

4. Good Infrastructure

5. Politically stable and secure

6. Easily accessible from US/Europe/Asia

Why Ghana?

• Started in February 2008

• 2-year fully-funded training

• High potential university graduates in Ghana

• Hands-on training in soft. development & entrepreneurship

• Personal development and mentorship

• Trained by international faculty team

• Preparation for incubator application

• Currently Class 2011 and class 2012 is enrolled

• One new class enrolled in August every year

MEST Training

The Opening of MEST

11th February 2008

Graduation 2010

• Founded in February 2010

• Provides support & seed funding

• Currently includes 7 companies: Leti Games, Streemio, Nandi Mobile, Retail Tower, Arto Connect, Tutamee, Esanoya

• New projects pitching June 2011

• Meltwater Foundation minority equity stake

• Face 3: External mentors Mentorship program

MEST Incubator

MEST Success Stories

• LETI GAMES: Created an iphone app called iWarrior.

Has been heralded as Africa’s first 3D computer game!

• NANDIMOBILE: Created a feedback system via SMS. Was labelled

as “Best Company” at February’s Entrepreneurs conference

LAUNCH in San Francisco!

What to expect joining MEST

MEST Values

Our values are chosen in order to:

• Help us do our job better

• Help us set expectations to each other

• Guide us in making right decisions in our daily work

Generosity

Positive Thinking

Standards

GPS

Curriculum

• Software Development – Internet applications

– Mobile applications

• Entrepreneurship

• Business

• Seminar

• Executive Guest Lecture Series

The Curriculum

An overview of the Training Program

What to expect living in Ghana

Aluguntuguntu street

Teaching Fellowship

• Senior Faculty

• Teaching Fellows

• Professionals recruited from the USA and Europe who have worked on commercial state-of-the-art software development

• Fellowships awarded to gradates of a computer science, engineering or business degree at a reputable international university

Teaching Fellow

Teaching Fellowship

• Start date in Ghana: 01 August

• Duration: 1 year

• Meal plan & housing: Offered by MEST

• Health insurance: Offered by MEST

• Stipend: $1000 USD per month

• Travel: 1 paid roundtrip per term

What to expect as a Fellow

• More responsibility than you expected

• Personal and professional challenges

• Long hours

• Unique working/living conditions

• International experience

• To learn and develop as a person

Selection Criteria

Selection Criteria

• Strong Technical or Business background

• Teaching Potential

• Drive/Stamina

• Team player

• Communication Skills

• Personality & humor

• Intelligence

Job profiles

General Criteria

An Ideal Candidate’s Qualifications:

• Ability to work in a team, and to deal with ambiguity

• Good verbal and written communication in English; good presentation skills

• Drive and ability to handle hard times

• Intelligence - Social awareness

• Warm, easy to get a long with personality

• Ideally: Worked in Start-Up environment before

• Loves our vison and wants to contribute to the team

Job Profile: Technical Teaching Fellow

Your qualification should include (e.g.) :

• Programming proficiency in one of the following languages: Java, C++, C#, PHP

• Experience with relational databases and SQL

• Knowledge of object-oriented programming and design

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

• Understanding of the entrepreneurship/business and software industry

Job Profile: BusinessTeaching Fellow

Your qualification should include (e.g.) :

• Bachelor's degree in business and/or entrepreneurship

• Creativity/brainstorming techniques and business idea generation

• Basic understanding of finance, accounting, marketing and strategy

• Understanding of the entrepreneurship/business and software industry

• Business plan writing and evaluation skills

Application Process

The Application Process is as follows:

- APRIL 11th – Applications due through our website:

http://www.meltwater.org/work-with-us/opportunities/

- April 11th – April 24th – Phone interviews

- April 24-30th – Phone conversation with local Teaching Fellow

- Not an interview; used as a chance to ask questions

- Early May – Group interview in Singapore

- Early May – Individual interview for successful candidates

Start Date in Ghana: August 2nd 2011

recruitment.asia@meltwater.com

www.meltwater.org

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