The story of how ENCORE STUDIO became a BNTP resident
It’s not that we are all hardened recipients of “victories” — this is the first and very important one. But the boiling joy and prevailing pride in oneself makes the fingers type this text — as a result, this is a very serious story for startups, IT companies and companies seeking to increase the chances of launching their own products under the «roof» of the park and, side by side, with the same colleagues «in the shop» who managed to become residents.
About the project you joined
EncoreBox is an online construction platform developed by us. The main essence of the project: to provide a complete automated service for creating and maintaining websites and web applications based on the open source WordPress code. We will tell you more about the project in the following posts and will definitely announce the launch of the platform. For now, let’s get by with a general concept so as not to reveal all the cards. Here it is important to understand that we took into account the experience of similar services, eliminated all the shortcomings, legally eliminated all their flaws and, most importantly, made it possible to solve the entire range of tasks related to automating the maintenance of IT products. Here we are sure that there are no analogues today. But more on that… 🙂
It doesn’t have to be a commercial project
The Brest Science and Technology Park is primarily about novelty. It does not matter to them whether the end result will be for the CIS, Western or European market (audience) and at what stage the project is today. A clear, easy-to-read concept, description, prototype is important, everything that solves certain problems has a foundation from a potential market (audience)
EncoreBox was as non-commercial as it could possibly be — made with the studio’s money and by the studio’s hands. But at the same time, no one treats it as an optional work of the third plan in free five minutes on a smoke break. It is important.
Must be innovation
As we mentioned earlier, the main criterion for evaluating projects by the commission is the «Innovation Criterion». In fact, this is one of the most key parameters, thanks to which you can count on its consideration at the beginning and, when everything works out, count on the incubation of your idea and the park’s support for its implementation.
You need idea-obsessed
The task is to infect your comrades-in-arms with your madness, so that they also squeal with enthusiasm. And by the way, here we are — the third condition for obtaining the status of a BSTP resident
The work of the obsessed with the project comes down to three «Z». Motivate, design and interest. The formula is simple but timeless. As for the last «Z» — it is important, because in the production hell of the project it is very easy to turn into an apathetic snail and melancholy say: «I have no strength for your Boxing, let’s do it in a month,» and so on.
The ideological in such a situation gives motivating kicks and does not allow to relax. He drags the project because he believes.
We have been working in digital for a long time, sometimes there are bright projects, sometimes ordinary ones — in general, like any IT company. But it is always more interesting to make a project “with a soul”, so we decided to start our project just FOR and FROM the technopark.
Present what you have
Now you need a responsible person who will collect a package of documents and a presentation for the meeting of the technopark commission and will supervise this matter. How it all happens — firsthand:
«Entering the park and obtaining a residence is actually not difficult — you describe your innovative idea, easily, accessible, clearly. You collect a package of documents that you will receive from the administration in your mail, prepare a presentation of the project. status of a resident. You come and do your job — the performance is the best and in the best possible way. You are a resident.»
With a strong and talented team on staff, one thing remains on your mind: «Further — more!»
