Past Events

Harvard Innovation Lab's Gong-a-Thon Event is a chance for us to celebrate our accomplishments, share our appreciation for each other, and have some fun as a community at the end of the term. Join us for i-lab Paper Plate Awards, milestone bingo, appreciation boards, and details and insight into the next term!

This is a great opportunity for founders to practice their investor and partner pitches in a closed session with the workshop group and a panel of iLabs healthcare and life sciences advisors. Get valuable practice presenting in a safe environment, testing alternative approaches, addressing key communication challenges, and getting open and honest feedback from your peers.

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.

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 by learning what the high-value customer problems are, how your product solves these problems, and how to build what your customers truly need.

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.

Gain valuable experience by pitching your B2B venture in front of a group of supportive peers and thoughtful staff. You’ll receive feedback and make helpful connections!

Ready to learn how to communicate effectively to external stakeholders? In this workshop, we’ll discuss the key components of a winning pitch for investors and partners, and how to custom tailor your pitch for different audiences. We will discuss how to build a brand with a strong emotional connection to customers, partners and investors, that leverages your key product features and reinforces your optimal competitive positioning.

This workshop with John Robbins and Julia Berman will give you concrete steps for how to make a fundraising ask for your venture from High Net Worth Individuals or Foundations.

Join Dave Cappillo as he covers key start-up legal issues including choice of entity, corporate governance, founders agreements, issues relating to employees and contractors, and critical IP.

Gain valuable experience by pitching your B2C venture in front of a group of supportive peers and thoughtful staff. You’ll receive feedback and make helpful connections!