Entrepreneurship · Week 9 of 18

Midterm Progress Report
(Milestone 1)

Show what you've verified — not just what you believe.

NKUHT · International Tourism Management Program · Milestone presentation session

Today's plan

One session, two halves

0:00–0:10

Welcome back. What today is about.

0:10–0:30

What a strong progress report includes.

0:30–1:00

Mock Q&A practice in teams.

1:00–1:50

Peer-Review Panel: 5-minute team presentations.

1:50–2:00

Wrap-up and quick learning check.

Quick recap

Last week → This week

WEEK 8

You designed and distributed a validation survey testing real demand.

WEEK 9

Now you present the verified problem, solution, and BMC you've built over 8 weeks.

What to present

5 minutes, 3 things

Judges are checking whether your evidence is strong — not whether your idea sounds exciting.

VERIFIED PROBLEM

Grounded in Week 2 interviews and Week 8 survey data — with real numbers.

VALIDATED SOLUTION

Why does it fit the problem? What evidence supports the fit?

PRELIMINARY BMC

Your 9-block canvas, with the weakest blocks flagged honestly.

Before you present

Mock Q&A checklist

Practice answering these three questions out loud, in your team, before the real panel.

  1. 01 "What's your evidence this problem is real — not just your opinion?"
  2. 02 "Why would this solution work better than what people currently do?"
  3. 03 "What's the weakest part of your BMC right now, and what's your plan to fix it?"
Hour 2 · Peer-Review Panel

5-Minute Team Presentations

Goal: present clearly, and give useful feedback to other teams.

  1. 01 Each team presents for 5 minutes: problem, solution, BMC.
  2. 02 Audience and instructor ask 2-3 questions per team.
  3. 03 Presenting teams: answer with evidence, not just confidence.
  4. 04 Listening teams: write one specific piece of feedback for the team presenting.
Activity timer

Work time

05:00

5 minutes per team — keep pace with a visible timer.

Debrief · Ask the whole class

Talk about it

1. What's one question you got that you weren't fully ready for?

2. What feedback did you receive that changes your next steps?

3. What's the single biggest gap in your evidence right now?

Quick learning check

Before we go — 3 short questions

1. A strong midterm report is judged mainly on...

2. When answering a tough question, you should...

3. This session is called Milestone 1 because...

See you next week

Week 10 — Minimum Viable Product & Prototyping

Next week: start Phase 3 — build a rough prototype to test your idea in the real world.

Bring: the feedback you received today.