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Course Name: Startup Course 01 | Customer Driven Innovation - Module 101: Opportunity Identification

Course Description: Learn and practice the processes and techniques to define and refine an idea’s core problem, solution, customer, and the potential opportunities surrounding that idea.

Most good ideas do not come fully formed. Even the best ideas need to be iterated, explored, and refined before they have a chance at becoming great business ideas.

What most people don't tell you is that there is a process that can be taught and practiced to sharpen an idea--taking it from good, to better, and then to great.

We are looking for people that want to gain a fresh perspective and expand their innovation skills. At our opportunity identification workshop, we will teach you customer-driven innovation methods and help you to push your bold ideas through an interactive class experience. You will learn and practice the processes and techniques to define an idea’s core problem, solution, customer, iterate, and then refine potential opportunities surrounding that idea.

With the completion of this workshop:

You will be able to assess any startup idea

You will have an idea pitch that you can present to investors and other interested parties

You will have access to more education, funding opportunities and connections to fellow entrepreneurs and mentors

So, bring your good ideas, your bad ideas, and your half-baked ideas, even if they are quarter-baked. That is all you need.

DETAILS

RSVP: Red Wing Location—March 14th, 2020; Two options—9am to 11:30am and 1pm to 3:30pm.

Who: ALL ARE WELCOME.

Examples of people that will benefit:

• Pizza farm owner that is interested in bringing a business online and opening an e-commerce store
• Retired engineer that lives in the region that has several ideas for products to bring to market
• You have an idea to solve a very particular problem in your line of business
• You have lots of ideas for businesses, but no one will listen...
• You have invented a product that you could patent and then build a business around
• Someone that works full-time and they have an idea for something inside their company that could be a great product

SO YEAH. ALL IDEAS ARE WELCOME.

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(This class is a pre-class for our Startup School that will be launched this spring and is necessary to take additional classes)