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Helpful Engineering

Pipeline

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Project Selection Committee�Project Types and Intake Streams�

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Project Type

Definition

Hardware Solution

Projects where the solution is purely hardware focused

Software Solution

Projects where the solution is purely software focused

Hybrid

Projects which consist of both a hardware and software component(s)

Intake Streams

Target Objective for Helpful

Ideation

Mentor a project towards Pre-Incubation

Pre-Incubation

Mentor projects towards an MVP

Incubation

Mentor projects towards prototype scaling and product market fit

MVP

Partner with projects to support scale and distribution activities

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5 stage PLM Lifecycle

Design and Simulated Testing

Stop

Architect/re-architect the product + update change register (create if this is the first pass)

Populate library with updated version

(0.1 increment)

Create testing plan against risks and specifications

Perform simulated testing and document outcome

Construction phase

QA/RA Initial Documen-tation

Initial Business Analysis

Project plan

Project risk register (Risks to the project)

Initial market analysis and viability

Refine Submission

Ideation and�Basic Concept

Project Requirements Assessment

Physical/Deployment Testing

Minimally Viable

Engineering Product

Risk characteristics

(hazard Identification)

System risk analysis and mitigation plans

General helpful requirements specification

User requirements specification

Fail

Pass

Fail under safety or ethical grounds

Interim design review

Pass

Project concept to be presented to selection committee

Pass

Helpful project agreement

Write residual risk acceptance and manufacturing + QC plan

Final design review against criteria

Minimally viable engineering product

Populate library with V1.0 version

Product component requirement specification

Product architecture requirements specification

Final design review assessment criteria creation

Full regulatory standards assessment with helpful support

Project selection review

Fail

Perform Physical testing and document outcome

Pass

Fail

Update initial QA/RA documents

Pass

Ideation and Basic Concept

Helpful Review

Project Requirements Assessment

Design and Simulated Testing

Physical/Deployment Testing

Minimally Viable Engineering Product

Fail

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Project Selection Committee�Incubation Support for Projects�

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What do Projects need?

What does Helpful provide?

Project Management

  • Embedded PM Support for each intake project
  • Supervision by coaches specializing in enterprise creation
  • Support by specialists of pre-industrial prototype creation
  • Work methodology and support on a regular basis by the Innovation team

Funding

  • Microgrant support
  • Grant writing support for external grants
  • Guidance and support in the preparation of meetings with VCs during the incubation
  • Access to Demo Days with more investor partnerships

Manufacturing

  • Alliance network of manufacturers to support prototype development

Technical Mentoring

  • Support in the creation of your project: identification of market needs, techniques of user interviews, business model & business plan, public and private financing strategies, industrial protection and legal tools, assistance with regulatory procedures, marketing strategy, product-market fit analysis, distribution strategy, recruitment, communication plan

Access to Resources

  • Support by a community with complementary profiles (technical, scientific, business, communication etc.)
  • Support and advice by research engineers from laboratories
  • Assistance by UX designers
  • Possibility of recruiting interns
  • Service offers: platform for commercial offers, job board, community etc.

Marketing & Network

  • Training and support for different kinds of pitch – viral media outreach and development
  • Access to the world of research (research alliances with technical and open labs)
  • Contact with the alumni network of I.P. Paris
  • Continuous exchange with the start-up community
  • Access to external events organised by the network of partner entrepreneurs

Product Strategy

  • Support in prototyping and product development (Minimum Viable Product, production strategy etc.)