Blog
A collection of thoughts, stories, and findings on all things entrepreneurial, from the minds of the AVP team.
AVP recently moved into a new office in a building we're sharing with Aalto Design Factory, Startup Sauna and a bunch of research groups from the School of Engineering. We’ve only been there for a short while, but collaboration between the different entities has already increased, and we can only imagine the future potential.
10 May 2023
Tiina Zilliacus and Lidia Rauramo asked students at the beginning of their Good Life Engine course session what they would like to learn about entrepreneurship. The discussion in class can be boiled down to the following 11 lessons about entrepreneurship and life.
In this opinion piece, AVP student Júlia Vila provides insights from AVP’s Bay Experience, which they joined last January. During the program, she participated in the Berkeley Method of Entrepreneurship (BMoE) bootcamp at UC Berkeley and began to understand how Finnish and American universities are different.
30 Mar 2023
You are already creative. If that's hard to believe, our teachers, Lidia and Simo, provide some tips on how to find unlock your creativity. Make a list of the things or experiences you have created — you will see that it’s longer than you thought.
23 Mar 2023
Lauri Järvilehto, AVP's director, philosopher and published author, shares concrete tips on getting started with and finishing your book, thesis or publication. In this part 2/2, he talks about the writing process, editing and getting feedback. Make sure to read Part 1 first!
16 Mar 2023
Lauri Järvilehto, AVP's director, philosopher and published author, shares concrete tips on getting started with and finishing your book, thesis or publication. In this part 1/2, he talks about themes, notes and titles, but don't worry — the actual writing part will come.
09 Mar 2023