Startup BootcampLearn to be an entrepreneur.Launch a startup in one week.

Startup Bootcamp is an intensive one-week camp that gives students hands-on experience with the basics of launching a startup. Students learn how to...

- discover a problem- ideate the best solution- design prototypes- pitch their idea to real investors

Students learn how to approach problem-solving in a new way and develop the confidence to turn their ideas into actions.

Coach: Larry Liu- Co-founder of The Spike Lab- University of Michigan: BS & MA- Columbia University: Teacher

Cert.- AP Psychology, AP English (Lit &

Lang), IB Physics, Sp. Ed. English- Former founder of Pomegranate

Lab- Coached 50+ early stage startups

in New York City and New Orleans

Coach: Katherine Chang- Director of Operations at The

Spike Lab- University of Southern California:

BS in Music & Business- Yonsei University: Korean Studies

minor- FLAS Fellow & Gilman Scholar

Design Thinking

User Centered Design Thinking

d1

Prototyping & Testing

d2

MVP & Pitching

d3

Estimated TimelineMVP

Prototyping

Assumption Mapping

Rapid Prototyping

Pitching

Pitch Prep

Final Pitches

POV

D1 - User Centered Design Thinking● Stanford d.School’s Design

Framework● Build empathy to design

things people will use● Brainstorm divergently

and convergently● Establish a clear Point of

View

D2 - Prototyping and Testing● Use prototypes as vehicles

for learning● Build low and high fidelity

prototypes of increasing resolution

● Test and validate the core assumptions early to reduce risk

D3 - MVP and Pitching● Develop a minimal viable

product (MVP) and start planning for real traction

● Polish the story and get it ready for the stage

● Pitch before an audience of peers and guests

Contact us to discuss what works best for you.

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