Upcoming Events

We will discuss the elements of the “target product profile,” including key performance thresholds and how these relate to the customer value proposition relative to current and future competitors. We’ll also cover how these key sources of competitive differentiation should drive your product development planning as well as your intellectual property investment to protect your competitive advantage.

Gain valuable experience by pitching your venture in front of a group of supportive peers and thoughtful mentors + staff. You’ll receive feedback and make helpful connections!

Ready to build your MVP to validate your idea and test your product? Most teams think they need an engineer to get past this hurdle. In this workshop, you’ll learn about the no-code tools, mindset, and processes you can use to rapidly turn your idea into a first product you can test with real customers, all without knowing how to code or hiring expensive engineers.

Often, you only have 30 seconds to grab the attention of a prospective customer or investor. Having a strong elevator pitch – one aligned among all the members of your team – is critical toward helping investors, customers, prospects, and employees understand what you do. This workshop will include a discussion of the elements necessary for a perfect elevator pitch, as well as pitch practice with your peers for real-time feedback.

In his talk, Zen and the Art of Starting Up a Startup, Chesley Chen shares true stories from his 10,000-day journey through the working world. Using real life examples, he will walk you through startup topics such as how to start with a great idea, discover your business model, create a minimum viable product… all while keeping your zen.

According to Marc Andreesen, "The only thing that matters is getting to product/market fit.” Learn how to leave your opinions behind and get in the market to learn what the high-value customer problems are, how your product solves these problems, and build what your customers truly need.

Take a deep dive with us on product market fit. We’ll take a close look at an amazing case study from the CEO of SuperHuman on how they cracked the code to really know when they had it.

During this session, we’ll discuss how to decide on an optimal revenue model and pricing strategy for your business. We’ll also walk through the mechanics of forecasting revenue, including how to estimate the total number of target customers by application and customer segment, the rate of market penetration and overall peak market share, pricing by application, and total rate of product use in relation to your revenue model.

“Is there user demand?” We’ll show you practical tools and how to use them to test this all-important question. You can transform your venture with tools you can set up in under two hours!

Gather with some of your fellow Venture Program peers and get to know the Community Coordinator of the i-lab! You can ask questions about offerings, how to navigate all the resources the i-lab has to offer, and discover which opportunities would best benefit you.