Schedule as of February 4, 2021
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Currently, all sessions will be held virtually via Zoom. More details to come once the program begins.
| Details | Topics |
| Q & A Session Date: Thursday, 2/11/2021, 6:00 – 7:00 pm | Introductions Program Schedule Overview Cohort Expectations Q & A |
| Week 1 – Kick Off Introduction & Level Setting Date: Thursday, 2/18/2021, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Instructor(s): Bryan Barringer, Shelby Peranich | Introduction Ice Breaker 1 (Zoom Challenge) IP Parade IP Choice Submission Ice Breaker 2 (Treasure Hunt) Team Reveal Ice Breaker 3 (IP Goal – One Word) Q & A |
| Week 2 Problem-Market Identification Date: Thursday, 2/25/2021, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Instructor(s): Bryan Barringer, Shelby Peranich Office Hours: Friday, 2/26/2021, 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Entrepreneurship 101 Design Thinking Idea Discovery Canvas Market Identification Problem Framing Pitch Deck Intro |
| Week 3 Business Model & Customer Discovery Date: Thursday, 3/4/2021, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Instructor(s): Bryan Barringer, Shelby Peranich Office Hours: Friday, 3/5/2021, 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Problem Framing (con’t) Customer Discovery Solution Framing Q&A/Breakout |
| Week 4 Regulatory Date: Thursday, 3/11/2021, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Instructor(s): Bryan Barringer, Shelby Peranich Guest Speaker: MRC Global Office Hours: Friday, 3/12/2021, 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Regulatory Intellectual Property Protection Value Proposition Q&A/Breakout |
| Week 5 Finances Date: Thursday, 3/18/2021, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Instructor(s): Bryan Barringer, Shelby Peranich Guest Speaker: Andrew Forsdick Office Hours: Friday, 3/19/2021, 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Startup Finance & Economics Channels and Business Development Corporate Formation Q&A/Breakout |
| Week 6 Funding Date: Thursday, 3/25/2021, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Instructor(s): Bryan Barringer, Shelby Peranich Guest Speaker: Jan Bouten Office Hours: Friday, 3/26/2021, 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Startup Funding The Pitch Q&A/Breakout |
| Week 7 The Pitch Date: Thursday, 4/1/2021, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Instructor(s): Bryan Barringer, Shelby Peranich Office Hours: Friday, 4/2/2021, 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Pitch Practice Q&A/Breakout |
| Week 8 Pitch Practice Date: Thursday, 4/8/2021, 6:00 – 7:30 pm Instructor(s): Bryan Barringer, Shelby Peranich Office Hours: Friday, 4/9/2021, 4:00 – 6:00 pm | Pitch Practice Q&A/Breakout |
| Week 9 Final Pitch Event Date: Thursday, 4/15/2021, 6:00 – 7:30 pm | Final Pitch |
This is a tentative schedule.
Check back regularly to make sure you have the most up to date information!
