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Value Proposition Design Summer Courses
Lean Startup Cycle

Explore the market potential of a research-based innovation.
Develop the commercialization narrative for an SBIR/STTR/PFI proposal.
Qualify for the NSF national I-Corps Teams program.

It all starts with value proposition design...

Free to Students, Postdocs, Fellows, Research Scientists & Faculty at ANY Institution
Summer Courses Kickoff via Zoom on June 9 & 22

Value Proposition Design Certificate Course

Value Prop Course Zoom Session

 

A rigorous certificate course with instruction and mentoring by experts in tech commercialization.

Five hands-on sessions: lean launch pad intro, product-market fit, customer discovery, pathway to commercialization, market assessment.

For innovators exploring the commercialization potential of research-based innovations.

$3,000 grants available for customer research. Successful completion can lead to nomination for National I-Corps Teams, including $50,000 grant.

Taught by Martha Sewall, executive-in-residence at the UMN Discovery LaunchPad.

June 9, June 16, June 30, July 14, July 28
10:00 am-noon

Register HERE


Value Proposition Design "Lite" Webinar

Illustration of bulb with business terms

Same content as the above VPD certificate courses, but no homework, no need for a specific innovation, no mentors, and no grants. A good way to gain exposure to the concepts before taking the plunge. 

Taught by Carla Pavone, Program Director of MIN-Corps and Associate Director of the Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship.

June 22, June 29, July 13, July 20, July 27 
4:00-6:00pm 

Register HERE

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MIN-Corps is a joint effort of:

Technological Leadership Institute in the College of Science and Engineering

Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship in the Carlson School of Management

Technology Commercialization in the Office for the Vice President for Research

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