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SUMMARY:University of Wisconsin-Madison I-Corps Spring 2027 - Applications Opening Soon
DESCRIPTION:I-Corps taught by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Class sessions on Thursdays\, 5pm-7:00am CT. \n\n\n\n\n\nApplications opening soon \n\n—\n\n\nJoin our free virtual workshop\, led by the UW-Madison regional NSF I-Corps™ program\, and take the first step toward achieving your entrepreneurial goals. Participants can become eligible for larger programs\, including the NSF National I-Corps™ Program ($50k) and I-Corps Boost. Open to eligible members from all higher-education institutions. \n\n\nWhy Join?\nThis non-credit\, hands-on course will equip you with essential entrepreneurial tools and insights\, including: \n\nLean LaunchPad Methodology: Master customer discovery\, ecosystem mapping\, and the Value Proposition Canvas.\nCustomer-Centric Thinking: Understand your customers’ pain points from their perspectives.\nStrategic Mapping: Identify customer roles\, requirements\, and decision-making processes.\nReal-World Connections: Engage with customers\, suppliers\, and funders to accelerate your innovation journey.\n\n\nWho Should Attend?\n\nResearchers & Innovators: Faculty\, staff\, and students ready to explore the commercial potential of their research.\nAspiring Entrepreneurs: Individuals seeking entrepreneurial skills and access to a supportive network of mentors and investors.\n\n\n\n\n  \n\nProgram Dates\n\n\n\n\nSession 1: Feb. 25th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Central Time)\nSession 2: Mar. 4th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Central Time)\nSession 3: Mar. 11th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Central Time)\nSession 4: Mar. 18th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Central Time)\nBreak/Catch Up Week\nFinal Session: Apr. 1st from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Central Time)
URL:https://greatlakesicorps.org/event/uw-madison-icorps-spring27/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:University of Nebraska I-Corps Spring 2027 - Applications Opening Soon
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n\n\n\nI-Corps taught by the University of Nebraska. Class sessions on Thursday\, 4pm-6pm CT. \n\n\n\n\n\nApplications opening soon \n\n—\n\nReady to take your research to the next level? Nebraska I-Corps (a National Science Foundation program) empowers innovators to understand the potential value of their research or business ideas by teaching them how to view their research through the eyes of their customers. Our experienced team of instructors\, mentors\, and ecosystem partners offer support throughout your innovation journey. Whether or not you’re pursuing entrepreneurship\, this program offers an invaluable professional development opportunity.\nBased on the Lean LaunchPad approach (also called Lean Startup)\, we help you systematically test key assumptions about your innovation and the customer problems it might be able to solve better than current alternatives.\nThis free\, online course is open to UNL and UNK faculty\, staff\, graduate students\, and postdocs. In addition\, non-University\, community-based teams may be accepted at the discretion of course instructors.\n\nLearning Objectives\n\nDevelop familiarity with Lean LaunchPad concepts and tools such as customer discovery\, ecosystem mapping\, and the Value Proposition Canvas\nUnderstand customers’ problems (“pain points”) from THEIR perspective.\nMap your customer ecosystem to understand customer roles\, requirements\, and decision processes.\nBuild connections to the commercial ecosystem (i.e. customers\, suppliers\, funders) for your innovation.\nLearn skills that can help you secure future innovation funding (SBIR/STTR).\n\n\nBenefits of the Program\n\nReceive a digital certificate upon course completion.\nGain valuable market insight to inform the next steps in your research and/or development.\nDevelop network connections and receive mentoring from experienced industry experts and entrepreneurs.\nDevelop the entrepreneurial mindset and toolset needed for a career in academia\, industry\, startups\, or government.\nBecome eligible for the NSF I-Corps National Teams program and $50\,000 grant. (Eligibility requirements apply. Contact us if you are interested in applying for the NSF I-Corps National Teams program)\n\nProgram Dates and Details\n\nAll course dates 4pm-6pm CT\n\n3/4: Mandatory Orientation\, in-person in Lincoln\, NE\n3/11\, 3/25\, 4/1\, 4/8\, 4/22: Virtual Cohort Sessions
URL:https://greatlakesicorps.org/event/unl-icorps-spring27/
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