KalpaShala:Incubation Model for

Engineers

KalpaShala TeamMasters of Science in Technology and Innovation

ManagementI.O.E, Pulchowk Campus

an innovation platform to capture, nurture and realize ideas

THE IDEA LEAGUE

THE IDEA LEAGUE

IdeaCampIncuBin

IdeaLib

IdeaLib

Primary frontend

• User Registration• Idea Post

Capture Ideas

• Publish• Everyone can view it, anyone can improve it• Archive

Archiving• Store• Sort• Search

Idea Camp• First Wednesdays of every month• Presentation of Featured Idea• Refine Idea from concerned field experts

Discussion Forum• Emerging Topics• Seek possible solutions

Idea Share• Comment• Tag• Rate• Connecting the dots

IdeaCamp

IncuBin

Incubation Lab

• Resources• General business consultancy• Advice on marketing and publicity

Nurture Idea

• Refine idea from concerned field experts• Base knowledge• Mentoring

Realize Idea

• Access to angel investors / venture capitalists• Advice on fund raising and financial management• Links to strategic partners• Business start-up

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What do you see?

Your company sells shoes. You get incentive as per the number of shoes you sell. Your boss sends you to a country where people do not

wear shoes. What do you see?

KalpashalaIdeas to Impact

WHY?Kalpashala

Barriers to Nepalese EntrepreneursBarriers Businessmen,

EntrepreneursAcademics Overall

Mean Rank Mean Rank Mean Rank

Limited Access to Capital

2.32 1 3.83 4 3.08 3

Low Level of Confidence

3.83 4 2.20 2 3.02 2

Low return from industrial investment

3.24 3 3.67 3 3.46 4

Lack of education and training

4.83 6 4.76 5 4.80 6

Political Instability 2.61 2 1.60 1 2.11 1

Lack of favorable policy 3.92 5 4.80 6 4.80 5

Adopted from Entrepreneurs in Nepal: An empirical study by Dr. Fatta Bahadur KC.

Platform for All

Investors and

Donors

Innovators and

Enthusiasts

Nepal Engineer’s Association

Educational Institutions

How this works?

कल्पशाला

कल्पालय(Web Portal)

कल्पमन्थन(Educational Institution,

Media Houses)

कल्पपोषण(Nepal

Engineer’s Association)

FinancePrimary Investors

Secondary Investors

Sponsors Donors

Revenue from Registration

SMSPublic Funding

Pre Incubation Criteria

Innovation

Financial Indicators

Commercial Viability

Socio Economic Impact

Entrepreneur Team

THE IDEA LEAGUE

Stakeholders

Kalpashala

Teams( Owners and Innovators)

Investors(NEA Members)

Volunteers

Partners(Individual, Educational

Institution, NEA)

StrengthsProfessors

EnthusiasmTeam

NetworksDiversity

Reality Show

OpportunitiesWTO

Unexplored opportunitiesUntapped Creativity

World wide Nepali Connection

WeaknessesLess media Connection

Dependent on IndividualsLack of Capital

ThreatsPolitical

InstabilitySustainability

SWOT

Which boat to take?

Thank You

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