DRAFT

December 30, 2012

Kyron University Concept Paper

(DRAFT) Kyron University will be a proprietary and wholly owned business unit of Kyron India Pvt. Ltd. (not sure if this is correct). The purpose of Kyron University (KU) will be to engage aspiring entrepreneurs in India and around the world in relevant, practical, timely, and inspirational entrepreneurship and venture management curricula. KU will manage and direct all of the curricular and pedagogical scope, delivery, and content associated with Kyrons boot camps, base camps, and other offerings. KU Base Camp KU will be the Kyron business unit that will organize and manage all the Kyron University Base Camp (KUBC) offerings, schedule, and pedagogy. KUBC will be responsible for the following activities and deliverables within the scope and mission of Kyron: Establish the base camp curriculum and schedule of activities for incoming venture teams Identify qualified instructors to deliver relevant content for each segment of the boot camp Identify and approach potential academic and other relevant institutional partners (always under the awareness that Kyron University is to be the dominant brand) Review and approval of each instructors pedagogical and content plan Develop venture team feedback forms for continuous improvement of curriculum and pedagogy Select learning management system (LMS) platform for a blended learning approach (some online, some live instruction) Acquire and disseminate relevant content (books, articles, pod casts, etc.) for venture team consumption Monitor progress of venture team (especially venture team leaders) toward desired outcomes, including: o Ability to deliver high-impact investor presentation (including elevator pitch) o Evidence of improved capacity for inspirational team leadership o Development of self-awareness and ability to manage personal stress o Evidence of increased personal resilience and ability to manage ambiguity, uncertainty, and failure o An understanding and ability to practice the entrepreneurial method Review KU Base Camp overall performance following each offering to improve continuously for future offerings. Stay in tune with leading edge technologies for curriculum delivery

DRAFT KU for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

December 30, 2012

In addition to its organization and management of the Kyron Base Camp, KU will also offer an online training program to aspiring entrepreneurs who want to enter the Kyron system but have not yet been accepted to base camp. This will be designated Kyron University for Aspiring Entrepreneurs (KUAE). The online KUAE curriculum will be a fee-based (subscription) service offered to anyone who wants to enter the Kyron pipeline. The online curriculum will be developed and managed by KU, and it will be regularly updated to reflect the ever-changing, global entrepreneurial landscape. It will be based on the concept of the entrepreneurial method and will, ultimately, aspire to create a new wave of entrepreneurs to enter future KUBC offerings. It is expected that Kyron will be able to launch KUAE by Q2 or Q3 in 2013. KUAE will be a profit center for Kyron, although it will strive to keep subscription prices extremely low so as to maximize throughput volume. KUAE will also develop an internal analytics engine so that potential stars can be identified and encouraged directly to continue their progress through the Kyron pipeline. This will provide Kyron partners an early look at some aspiring entrepreneurs. Potentially, additional interventions with these emerging stars could be developed to ensure they enter the Kyron Boot Camp application process.