Stony Brook University

Innovation Boot Camp, Spring 2024

April 16, 25: Online

May 3: In Person

 

A three-day program of talks, activities, and workshops on entrepreneurship, business model, customer discovery, and product-market fit.

Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until March 31, 11:59 pm. 

Teams that complete all requirements may receive a stipend.

April 16
Starting your Startup

Kick-off workshop includes team presentations, lectures on business model, customer development, customer segment, and best practices for customer discovery.

April 25
Customer Discovery Journey

Midweek workshop includes team presentations, lectures on product-market fit, value proposition canvas, customer relations, channels, and revenue model

May 3
Go/No Go: What’s Next

Closing workshop: lesson learned presentations, lecture on NSF I-Corps & PFI programs, federal SBIR/STTR programs, SBU assistance programs, and future directions.

The goal of this program is to provide prospective I-Corps teams™ an experiential learning opportunity to help determine the commercial readiness of their technologies and their own taste for entrepreneurship.

 Learn how to successfully transfer knowledge into products and services that benefit society. 

Teaching and Mentoring Team

Anurag Purwar, PhD

SBU NSF I-Corps PI

Ann-Marie Scheidt, PhD

SBU NSF I-Corps Co-PI

Robert Harrison

SBDC Senior Business Advisor

Shruti Sharma, PhD

CEBIP Program Manager

Stephanie Taboada, PhD
Assistant Engineering Professor at Suffolk County Community College

The Venue

R&D Park Research and Support Services

April 16, 25: Online on Zoom

May 3: R & D Park Research and Support Services, Building #17

 

We have limited spots and stipends for applicants. Apply today.

 Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis until Mar 31, 2024 11:59 pm.