Cohort 8 of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Connecticut present on April 18, 2019.
Cohort 8 of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Connecticut present on April 18, 2019.
Cohort 8 of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Connecticut present on April 18, 2019.
Accelerate UConn is UConn’s National Science Foundation Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Site. Its mission is to catalyze entrepreneurial teams whose technology concepts are likely candidates for commercialization. Educational programs share the principles of the I-Corps Curriculum on Lean Launchpad methodology. With the support of Accelerate UConn, teams will learn first-hand about entrepreneurship and explore the transition of their ideas, devices, processes or other intellectual activities into the marketplace.
Participants will learn how to:
- Develop new ways to communicate the value of your product or technology
- Understand the structure of the market you are entering
- Develop strategies for generating demand for your product or technology
- Identify the next steps needed to launch your venture
- Identify customers most likely to bring you first revenue
Teams will receive:
- 5 weeks of training on the Business Model Canvas and Customer Discovery Process
- Coaching from industry experts and access to next step resources
- Up to $2,000 to support customer discovery and development of minimum viable product
- Help to identify team members