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Ask for a Donation

Here are concrete steps for how to make a fundraising ask from high net worth individuals or foundations.

Ready to build your MVP to validate your idea and test your product? Most founders think they need an engineer to scale this hurdle, but there's another way. Learn how to turn your idea into a product you can test with real customers — without knowing how to code or hiring expensive engineers.

Build a Strong Startup Team

Building the right team is one of the hardest and most important parts of starting a venture. Here's practical advice on what founders should keep in mind when it comes to co-founders, teammates, and equity.

Come Up with a Startup Idea

Startup ideas aren’t born — they’re built. They begin when you pay attention to what the world is asking for, not just what you want to create.

Develop a PR Strategy for Your Startup

An important part of starting and growing your venture is getting the word out about who you are and what you’re building.

Find Product-Market Fit

Leave your opinions behind and get into the market to learn what the high-value customer problems are and how your product solves them — so you can build what your customers truly need.

Find Your Donors

Fundraising is both an art and a science, especially when it comes to donor research. Knowing how to identify potential funders and build relationships is critical for any social impact startup.

First-Time Founder Mistakes

12 common mistakes first-time founders make—and how to avoid them.

Form and Manage a Nonprofit Board

Learn the best practices for forming and managing your nonprofit board. Discover guidelines for what good board composition looks like and templates for how to have effective board discussions and engagement.

Fundraise From Angel Investors

When diving into the world of fundraising, particularly from angel investors, startup founders must approach the process with both strategy and preparation.

Fundraise From Foundations

Learn how to develop your list of prospect foundations, the basic template answers you need, what data to collect early on, how to navigate restricted vision, and how this process changes as your venture grows.

Fundraise from High-Net-Worth Individuals

Here are the basics for how to fundraise for major gifts from people who have the capacity to give big dollars.

Fundraise From Your Community

Here are the basics of how to fundraise from middle to upper-income donors. This guide will get you ready to approach the networks you already have to raise money for your organization.

Get Started with the Harvard Innovation Labs

Building a startup at Harvard Innovation Labs is an exciting journey filled with opportunities to transform ideas into impact. Whether you’re just starting out or scaling a venture, here are key insights to help you navigate this path successfully!

Get Your First Customer

Learn how to validate demand for your B2B product, build an MVP, and create happy customers.

Get Your Venture Started

Have an idea for a venture, but not quite sure where to start? Here's a guide to getting things off the ground.

Incorporate Storytelling Into Your Pitch

Pitching isn’t just about a PowerPoint deck. It is about understanding and communicating your business elements, your story, and vision effectively.

Innovate in Medicaid and Medicare

Key insights for innovators from the Harvard Payer Roundtable, held in February 2025.

Make the Most of i-lab Membership (Explore)

For Explore members, learn how to tap into key i-lab resources like office hours, workshops, and more.

Make the Most of i-lab Membership (Test/Propel)

For ventures in the Test or Propel stages of i-lab membership, learn how to tap into key i-lab resources like co-working space, expert office hours, staff advising, mentorship, funding, and more.

Master Customer Discovery

Understanding your customers' needs and pain points is not just a preliminary step—it's an ongoing process that can determine the success or failure of your venture.

Master the One-Minute Pitch for Health Care + Life Sciences

This one-minute pitch framework is a simple, repeatable approach that helps you communicate clarity, momentum, and conviction, without sounding rehearsed or generic.

Meet Co-Founders or Join a Team

Five key ways to meet cofounders or join an existing team using the resources at Harvard Innovation Labs.

Pivot Your Idea or Venture

A panel of i-lab alumni help you consider when to pivot, when to move on, and when to leave a job or school to go all-in on your venture idea.

Put Forth a Strong Application for the President's Innovation Challenge

The Harvard President's Innovation Challenge is a unique opportunity for student founders to get valuable advice, feedback, and funding to advance their ventures. But first you have to apply. Here's how to put your best foot forward.

Sell Your Education Venture to Schools

Have a wonderful tool or program that schools should be using? Ever wonder how to get it into the hands of kids? We’ll discuss strategies for selling into schools, how to approach it, and what techniques can make you successful.

Share Your Startup's Milestones Like a Pro

A step-by-step guide to sharing awards, funding, and other achievements across platforms.

Startup Myths to Leave Behind in 2025

In a Harvard Innovation Labs podcast episode, Phil Green, senior advisor for B2B and tech, shares which startup myths are still holding founders back in 2025, and what to do instead.

Technical Translation: How to Pitch Your Technical Solution Without Losing Your Audience

A practical framework to help you introduce technical terms in a way that fits a five-minute pitch and sets you up for deeper discussion in Q&A.

Validate Customer Demand

How well do you understand your customers? Learn how to identify your customers’ biggest pain points, determine the size of your market, and prioritize which customer segment to target first.

Vibe Coding: How Founders Can Build Fast, Test Smart

No-code apps give founders the power to prototype, test, and iterate quickly without heavy upfront costs.

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