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WANT TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR, BUT DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START?

Come to Startup Gauntlet and find your million dollar idea

Discover a profitable, scalable business model. For free.

Learn More and Apply

NSF Innovation Corps The Florida State University Office of Research Georgia Institute of Technology's Venture Lab The National Science Foundation Student Government Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Startup Gauntlet is customer discovery boot camp.

Its purpose is to teach the Business Model Canvas and customer discovery processes developed by Steve Blank.


WORK IN TEAMS

Startup Gauntlet is for teams of three to four entrepreneurs. Because of the intensive nature of the class, we don't allow for solo participants.

COMMIT TO SIX CLASSES

This is a short, yet intensive program. You must commit to attend every week. It isn't fair to your teammates or other teams if you miss weekly sessions, and we may ask you to leave.

DEVELOP A MODEL

You and your team will experience real-world contact with potential customers throughout our program in order to develop your target market segment.

DISCUSS THE RESULTS

Analyze your results and appropriately update your business model canvas based on what was learned. Get feedback. Give feedback. The point is to experiment, learn, and repeat.

ACCESS RESOURCES

Face-to-face lectures and online content provide instructional materials to attendees and create a platform by which you can collaborate, present, discuss, and share ideas. You're learning for life.

GO FORTH & PROSPER

Upon completion, we expect our program graduates to understand the components behind the business model canvas and to effectively implement it in your future business endeavors.

Do you know why so many technology startups fail?

It's because most start executing prior to establishing a sound business model or defining their target customer segment.

We don't require a business idea to start.

Do you want to learn how to create a scalable and profitable business model? You don't need to have an idea or a product. This is about experimentation and design, and we'll help you along the way.

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Only students accepted into the program may attend.

No observers. No press. No lurkers.

This free, limited access program teaches you to identify the core of your business model - your customer segment and value proposition, also known as product-market fit. You may discover your idea isn't as sound as you hoped, and that's okay. Better to find out now than after spending time and resources to learn you were wrong...the hard way. We'll teach you to define an MVP (minimum viable product) to test your vision in front of real customers.

Ready to Apply?
Your Facilitators
Unlike other events, our facilitators have applicable, real-world experience in and out of the classroom.
They provide valuable insight while guiding you through components of the Business Model Canvas and customer discovery processes.

Tuesday, October 14th: Info Session

Interested students (and faculty) may attend the open info session on to meet facilitators, other student-entrepreneurs, and possibly form teams.
5PM, Dirac Science Library Instruction Lab (room 216).
Bring your FSU ID, a note pad and writing tool. Dress is always casual.

This free, on-campus enrichment series is limited to current FSU students in good standing.


You must apply and be accepted to attend.
Email us your questions or concerns.

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