We hope that Steps to a Startup enriches your career and understanding of how to start small businesses in the life sciences.
Review or download materials from the experience:
Click “Review or Download Key Points” to access Key Points, References, and Tips plus links to “Read More”, External Resources, and glossary terms and definitions from Steps to a Startup. Click “Your Notes” to access any notes you took.
Navigating the Steps: Start navigating the steps by clicking on the steps map on the home page.
Index/Progress Meter
Then use the index/progress meter at the top of the page to move between steps. The index shows where you are in the 15 steps. Hover your mouse over a step to view its name. The steps are divided into three, color-coded sections. You can navigate the steps from the Start to the End or skip to any section or step that interests you. Alternatively, use the Previous and Next buttons on the left and right at the bottom of the page to move between steps or to the next section. Click the home icon at the top of the page if you wish to return to the full map of the steps.
Stories Tab: The stories tab will open by default first in each step. To “talk” with the characters, follow these instructions:
There will be one to three characters available in each step. Click on any character to speak with them.
You may see more than one choice for what to ask a character. Click on the question you want to ask to view their response. Use the arrow buttons on the left and right below the character to move forward or backward within the conversation. The number of dialogue passages for each character is displayed between these arrows. Keep clicking until the character’s response to your question ends.
You may ask another question of the character if there are more questions available.
Close out of the active character by clicking on the “X” in the upper right corner.
You may click on and interact with another character if more than one character is available in the step.
Key PointsTab: Click on the Key Points tab to review key points, tips, references, other resources, and links to Read More information on the step. Links all open in a new tab so you will not lose your place. All Key Points content is offered in a PDF that you can read or download on the last step (“The End”) at the end of the steps map.
Challenge Tab: Click on the Challenges tab to either apply what you learned already in the Stories and Key Points or learn something new.
Definitions: (Optional) Hover over blue highlighted terms to learn their definitions. There is a link to the full glossary in the last Step (“The End”).
Take Notes: Log in to use the notepad on the lower right. You may download and save your notes at any time or access them via a link in the last step (“The End”)
Download or View a PDF: All of the content on the Key Points Tabs is available to view or download in the last step (“The End”).
Review “Browser Compatibility” beneath the simulation if you are experiencing any issues.
Instructions:
Overall Game: Navigate the steps in order by clicking the Next button on the upper right between steps. Alternatively, click on steps in any order that interests you. The “Map” button at the top of the page will open an index based on the Map on the first page, which will allow you to navigate to another step. Alternatively, click on the home button to return to the first page Map.
