Aspiring Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneurial Approach - Lab for Female Scientists and Researchers
These are small group Labs allowing for individual, hands-on help.
Join a cohort of female peers learning how to translate scientific work into business value.
This 4-week Lab uses design thinking to help you form a compelling argument about the market need for your discovery and its corresponding business model. By the end of the Lab, you will understand the steps needed to translate your discovery into a business and will have a “go” or “no-go” decision about moving forward. Cohort members can use the work created in this Lab in SBIR/STTR applications and investor pitches.
Come to the Lab with a business idea or an academic discovery to explore.
We take you through a series of entrepreneurial-thinking and audience discovery exercises for 2 weeks to help you hone in on a buying market and meeting a need.
As you begin to coalesce around a value proposition (originating from your audience discovery), we transition the workshops to business thinking and argument building exercises.
Finally, you develop a pitch document articulating the problem you are solving, why it matters, your solution, why your target audience will adopt your idea and whether you have a sufficient audience to make your business/organization viable.
In our last group session, you present to a panel of female entrepreneurs and early-stage funders.
After you pitch, you meet with an advisor one-on-one to discuss pitch feedback and tighten your value-proposition.
During your time with us, you will be invited to our Entrepreneur’s Clubhouse events and upon completion of the Lab, you will receive a certificate of completion and are eligible to join our ongoing topic-specific workshops.
We will host special pitch events over the year and you will be invited to join.
We add Labs and Workshops every month so let us know, through the “Join Now” button at the bottom of this page, if there are better times. When we have enough interest in a new time, we will add it and reach out directly to you.
We can adapt this workshop for a specific group of researchers (by institution, focus area, etc). More information at this link.
The Entrepreneurial Approach - Lab for Gap Year
These are small group Labs allowing for individual, hands-on help.
This 4-week Lab uses design thinking to help you form a compelling argument about the value of your idea and its business model. By the end of the Lab, you will understand the steps needed to develop an idea into a business and will have a “go” or “no-go” decision about moving forward.
Come to the Lab with a business idea or an academic discovery to explore.
We take you through a series of entrepreneurial-thinking and audience discovery exercises for 2 weeks to help you hone in on a buying market and meeting a need.
As you begin to coalesce around a value proposition (originating from your audience discovery), we transition the workshops to business thinking and argument building exercises.
Finally, you develop a pitch document articulating the problem you are solving, why it matters, your solution, why your target audience will adopt your idea and whether you have a sufficient audience to make your business/organization viable.
In our last group session, you present to a panel of entrepreneurs and early-stage funders.
After you pitch, you meet with an advisor one-on-one to discuss pitch feedback and tighten your value-proposition.
During your time with us, you will be invited to our Entrepreneur’s Clubhouse events and upon completion of the Lab, you will receive a certificate of completion and are eligible to join our ongoing topic-specific workshops.
You are also invited to post your ideas and pitch documents on our website. You can include the URL in your resume, LinkedIn and other outward-facing mechanisms that highlight your work. Our network of subject-matter leaders, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are invited to look through the ideas/solutions which is a great way to get noticed in fields in which you are interested. Posting is voluntary.
We add Labs and Workshops every month so let us know, through the “Join Now” button at the bottom of this page, if there are better times. When we have enough interest in a new time, we will add it and reach out directly to you.
The Entrepreneurial Approach - Lab for High School Students
These are small group Labs allowing for individual, hands-on help.
Do you have a good idea to meet a need? Do you want to change the world? Do you want agency over developing your ideas in a safe and encouraging environment. Join one of our virtual cohorts and put your ideas into action.
This 4-week Lab uses design thinking to help you build a compelling argument about the value of your idea and its business model. By the end of the Lab, you will understand the steps needed to develop an idea into a business and will have a “go” or “no-go” decision about moving forward.
We start with a 3-hour “Hackathon” where you come up with an idea for a product/service to test. You can work in teams or individually.
We then take you through a series of entrepreneurial-thinking and audience discovery exercises for 2 weeks to help you hone in on a buying market and meeting a need.
As you begin to coalesce around a value proposition (originating from your audience discovery), we transition the workshops to business thinking and argument building exercises.
Finally, you develop a pitch document articulating the problem you are solving, why it matters, your solution, why your target audience will adopt your idea and whether you have a sufficient market to make your business/organization viable.
In our last session, you present to a panel of entrepreneurs and early-stage funders.
During your time with us, you will be invited to our Entrepreneur’s Clubhouse events and upon completion of the Lab, you will receive a certificate of completion and are eligible to join our ongoing topic-specific workshops.
You are also invited to post your ideas and pitch documents on our website. You can include the URL in your resume, LinkedIn and other outward-facing mechanisms that highlight your work. Our network of subject-matter leaders, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists are invited to look through the ideas/solutions which is a great way to get noticed in fields in which you are interested. Posting is voluntary.
We add Labs and Workshops every month so let us know, through the “Join Now” button at the bottom of this page, if there are better times. When we have enough interest in a new time, we will add it and reach out directly to you.
We can adapt this workshop for a specific school. More information at this link.
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