3 Day Startup is an entrepreneurial event where participants get to work on their startup ideas in teams alongside experienced mentors. It is the perfect event for you to get insights into how a startup functions. The mentors will help you over the course of three days to develop your idea, business model and a MVP. Each team will also have a dedicated mentor who will help them after the conclusion of the event.

3 Day Startup will be organized from the 2nd-4th of February 2024. It is organized at the WHU- Otto Beisheim School of Management in Vallendar, Germany.

Anyone with the motivation and passion for startups is welcome to apply. 3 Day Startup accepts applications from academic fields such as, but not limited to, business, computer science, design, mathematics and natural sciences. We encourage you to apply as a team since it will enable you to better receive the benefits of this program.

Yes. 3 Day Startup, like most other events, will have a winner. We conclude with a pitch battle between the teams. Our jury, which comprises of our corporate partners selects a winner based on the startup idea and viability of the business model.

The winners will receive the unique chance to get feedback from our experienced jury and mentors. Moreover, they will receive the chance to pitch their idea to leadership team of our main sponsor in order to potentially raise funding for their startup. In addition, they will receive legal help to aid them in the process of setting up their startup from one of our sponsors. However, the specifications of the prize is subject to change.

The participation in 3 Day Startup costs 55 €. This is to prevent/ reduce no-shows at the event and will cover all the costs associated to your accomodation, food and entertainment at the event.

Yes. The purpose of 3 Day Startup is to aid in the realization of your idea and support early-stage entrepreneurs. We encourage you to apply as a team. One of the requirements for the event is to have a basic understanding of your idea for example, by using the Business Model Canvas. This to ensure that the mentors can give you more personalized guidance and the 3 days can be used constructively to work on the problem areas. However, there is no restriction on the amount of preparation you can do for the event. Please contact us at info@3dsgermany.com for further clarification.

Teams will be formed before the event. We encourage you to apply as a team. This to ensure synergy amongst the team members.

The application process is quite simple. You can submit your application by clicking on the 'apply now' button. You will be taken to our ticketing tool and prompted to enter information regarding your education and motivation. Please fill in the required information and submit your Business Model Canvas (If applicable, also Pitch Deck). We will then contact you.. From this point we will try to process it and get back to you with an answer as soon as possible.

The payment will not be processed until you have been accepted to the event i.e. you will be charged upon acceptance.

Payments can be made via PayPal or bank transfer.

Yes. We can offer each of our participants an accomodation directly in Vallendar.