Got a startup idea — and ready to make it a reality?
The Duke I&E Startup Sprint is your chance to gain critical tools, expert guidance, and a powerful community to help you launch your venture with confidence. This program is right for you if you are:
Serious about turning your startup idea into an actual venture
Eager to test, refine, and validate your concept
Wanting to understand the right and wrong ways to use AI with your idea
Looking for accountability, feedback, and a like-minded founder network
A member of the Duke student or alumni community
Agenda
Six week Zoom series covering the following topics:
1. Wednesday, May 20, 7:30 – 9 pm ET Understand your customers’ real needs
2. Wednesday, May 27, 7:30 – 9 pm ET Define and refine the problem you’re solving
3. Wednesday, June 3, 7:30 – 9 pm ET Analyze competitors and uncover your edge
4. Wednesday, June 10, 7:30 – 9 pm ET Test assumptions before you build
5. Wednesday, June 17, 7:30 – 9 pm ET Form a strong, motivated team
6. Wednesday, June 24, 7:30 – 9 pm ET Craft a clear, actionable roadmap
While the sessions are not recorded, the homework and presentations are shared after every session. Questions can be shared with instructor via Canvas course site and regular office hours. Participants who complete the homework, including the capstone presentation, are eligible to receive a digital badge for display on LinkedIn.
Pricing
Current Duke students, faculty, staff - FREE
Duke alumni - $150 per person
*Early bird discount available: register by April 15 for discounted price of $125
* Facilitated by Josh Cohen Josh Cohen is the Director of MBA Entrepreneurship Programs and Startup Recruiting, a dual-role position supporting both Duke Innovation & Entrepreneurship and Fuqua School of Business Career Management Center. With a passion for empowering impactful leaders, he brings a diverse background in alumni programming, executive recruiting, startup leadership, and business development. A graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke’s Fuqua School of Business (MBA), Josh has held key roles at TransLoc, a startup that was eventually acquired by Ford Motor Company. He is also the author of Leadership Upside Down and Starting a Mission-Driven Podcast: Nine Questions to Ask Before You Get Started.
Time: 7:30PM - 9:00PM
By default, all sales are non-refundable. If the event host cancels the event, registrants will be offered a full refund. Should circumstances arise that result in the postponement of an event, registrants will have the option to either receive a full refund or transfer registration to the same event at the new, future date. If registration is canceled by the participant and unless specifically stated on the registration materials, all registrations are final and non-refundable.
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