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夏季催化剂:2周

During the second week of Summer Catalyst, teams participated in a variety of activities including Team Updates, Hot Seat, Lean Canvas Coaching, and Lunch & Learns. The teams refined their milestones, learned from experts, practiced giving and receiving feedback, and developed new customer discovery strategies.

Let’s delve into the details:

Monday:

如今,夏催化剂参与者从事他们的一线队更新会话。每周一,各小组将提出三个关键点中的一员:上周他们的成绩,他们下周的目标,而“问”。这些更新提供了团队分享他们的进步并请求帮助的机会。此外,这种运动对赛道及其合资企业创建责任帮助创业者所下榻酒店的感觉。

Teams have been actively working on a variety of tasks such as meeting with their mentors and advisors, setting new goals, working toward the launch stage, developing new product lines, and building relationships with partners and customers.

此后,两队进入了又一轮热座位的。Prabaarja贝迪MBA'20提出了她力捧UNfabricated, a venture that produces unique and environmentally sustainable products with a social impact. She received valuable feedback both during the presentation and shortly after through a rebuild session with her fellow entrepreneurs.

Tuesday:

上周,企业的工作对他们的精益画布商业模式。周二,每个小组会见了他们的导师审查这些模型,设定阶段性目标,并建立可行的计划,以实现自己的目标。

Wednesday:

Today, Alex Fantappie ’22 was in the “Hot Seat” to presentAvanti, a venture that connects high schoolers with jobs. After the rebuild session, teams participated in a coffee meet up with Summer Catalyst DirectorBob Stringer. These coffee meet ups provide a unique opportunity to connect and build community during this virtual era.

During in person accelerators, entrepreneurs usually have the opportunity to stick around after a session and spark up a conversation. They also grab lunch or coffee and connect with one another in their spare time. Networking opportunities are much more accessible in an in person setting. With a virtual accelerator, finding ways to connect requires a bit more creativity and effort. Luckily, with a group of ambitious and innovative minds, a solution isn’t too far out of reach.

In addition to the coffee meetups, the Blank Center team and Summer Catalyst participants have been actively searching for ways to engage with one another, forge relationships, and create a sense of community. Some endeavors include: connecting on slack channels, actively participating during live sessions, reaching out to fellow participants to answer an “ask,” and arranging one-on-one meetings to connect virtually. Community is an essential part of the Summer Catalyst experience, and these creative activities have made it possible for participants to bond and learn from each other despite the physical distance.

Thursday:

On day four, participants learned about customer discovery strategies during an informative Lunch & Learn with Summer Catalyst AdvisorEric Braun. Although the process may seem simple, it is important not to overlook. Customer discovery involves formulating hypotheses, testing them with potential customers, learning from the feedback, and iterating. Entrepreneurs should focus on understanding the customer problems, pain points, and needs before demonstrating a product or attempting to sell. Understanding the pain points through customer discovery can help ventures develop solutions that address an evident need. In particular, Eric recommended five areas to focus on for customer interviews: a simple idea, market segmentation, a value proposition, competition, and pricing.

是什么在商店下周?

Summer Catalyst ventures will engage in Team Updates, Hot Seat sessions, and a Lunch & Learn withBeth Goldstein客户发现。他们还必须在与办公时间从各种创业专家学习的机会Mark Gambale,Derek Schoettle, and凯蒂·比克福德.