Name: Summer Accelerator Info Session
Start: 2019-03-06T18:30:00-05:00
End: 2019-03-06T19:30:00-05:00
Location: BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center

Summer Accelerator Info Session

Innovate@BU is a University-wide initiative to enable all BU Terriers to become drivers of innovation in their own lives, careers, and communities. Its physical home, the Innovate@BU IDG Capital Student Innovation Center, hosts experiential learning programs that foster an entrepreneurial mindset by teaching innovation, communication, and collaboration skills.See a full list of events on our website:https://www.bu.edu/innovate/events/

Innovate@BU

Want to learn more about the Innovate@BU Summer Accelerator before submitting your application? Join us for a brief info session to:  
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Learn about the Summer Accelerator program, benefits, and perks 
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Walk through the application and interview process
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Get tips for making your application stand out
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Ask questions to staff and former Summer Accelerator participants
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Application open: March 2
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Application closes: March 20 at midnight
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What is the Summer Accelerator?
The Summer Accelerator is a 10-week program is for any BU student or recent alumni (one-year since graduating) with an early-stage startup idea from creative, social, tech, or consumer ventures. 
What does the program include? 
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Two weekly workshops focused on startup topics including validating your idea, market research, legal considerations, marketing, funding, and building a team.
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Mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs.
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Connections to subject-matter experts and innovators.
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Learn from an engaged group of fellow entrepreneurs. 
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Final Pitch Day to a panel of investors.
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The extra perks: 
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$10,000 stipend per team.
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Workspace at the BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center (with plenty of free coffee).
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The requirements: 
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You are a current BU student or alumni team with an early-stage idea (one-year since graduation). Only one person on the team needs to be a BU student or alumni.
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Your team is committed to the idea. You are eager to work on the idea full-time, and plan to continue work after the Summer Accelerator has ended.
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At least one team member attends mandatory workshop sessions.
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At least one team member works from the BUild Lab for a minimum of 40-hours a week.
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BUild Lab IDG Capital Student Innovation Center

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