Undergraduate Students

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:37:44 +0000

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at 9I�� to perform market research.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:38:33 +0000

This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #2 - Design Thinking Methodology

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:32:40 +0000

The learning objective of this workshop is to understand the fundamentals of the Design Thinking Methodology and how it promotes innovation.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #3 - Introduction to Industry Analysis

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:34:32 +0000

This workshop will introduce the fundamental tool of Industry Analysis which companies use for strategy development. For startups, understanding the industry is a critical step in determining market entry and market positioning.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 - Foundations of IP and Patent Searching

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:36:01 +0000

This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #1 - Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship 101

admin — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:31:17 +0000

This workshop will provide an overview of what technological innovation is and what entrepreneurship is, as well an overview of the Entrepreneurial Mindset, the Lean Launchpad methodology, the Business Model Canvas and the Lean Canvas.

Call for Application: TechAccel Program Winter 2026

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:15:31 +0000

Application Deadline: January 12, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET - Apply Here.

Application Deadline: TechAccel Program Winter 2026

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:59:02 +0000

Application Deadline: January 12, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET - Apply Here.

Submission Deadline: TechIdea Pitch Competition

admin — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 21:01:05 +0000

The TechIdea Pitch competition encourages 9I�� students, working in teams, to propose new technologically-based ideas/solutions that solve real world problems.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #4 - Foundations of IP and Patent Searching

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:10:37 +0000

This workshop will demystify and explain the various form of intellectual property (IP), namely, patents, industrial designs, copyright, trademarks, and trade secrets.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #5 - Market Research and Analysis of Competition

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:11:56 +0000

This workshop will provide an overview of the different types of market research, how to analyze the competition, and the resources available at 9I�� to perform market research.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #6 - Customer Discovery

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:13:06 +0000

This workshop will provide an overview on the customer discovery process and then delve deeper into how to conduct customer interviews and how to iterate on your business model canvas.

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #1 - Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship 101

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:05:08 +0000

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #2 - Startup Law 101

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:06:58 +0000

Led by a team of caseworkers from Compass Startup Legal Clinic, this workshop provides startup founders with a clear path through the legal landscape, offering insight on important considerations such as

Pre-Startup Skills: Workshop #3 - Introduction to Industry Analysis

admin — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:09:06 +0000