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entrepreneurship@UBCO Startup Sprint

February 2 at 4:30 pm - February 4 at 4:00 pm

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Startup Sprint February 2024

The concept is simple; start a company over a weekend.

e@UBCO Startup Sprint is a weekend learning-by-doing workshop that teaches in an exciting, hands-on environment. The program is free with meals provided.

Spots are limited. This is an in-person experience that will be delivered on the UBCO Campus. There will be a waitlist created should we reach our maximum capacity.

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Deadline to Apply: Monday, January 22nd, 2024

e@UBCO Startup Sprint teaches entrepreneurial skills in an extreme hands-on environment. This program provides the tools needed to start successful companies. The program creates a living entrepreneurship laboratory on campus, bringing the community together, ranging from freshmen students to freshly-minted PhDs, Faculty, Researchers, Alumni and Community Members from all disciplines and backgrounds. Participants gain experience in cross-disciplinary collaboration, brainstorming and ideation, group productivity, ad-hoc leadership and decision-making under severe time constraints.

You’ll receive hands-on experience with Brainstorming & Ideation, Lean Startup Principles, Customer Discovery, Customer Development, Mentorship, Prototyping, Pitching, and Networking.

Questions? Reach out to innovation.ok@ubc.ca

Details

Start:
February 2 at 4:30 pm
End:
February 4 at 4:00 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

Engineering, Management, and Education Building (EME)
1137 Alumni Ave
Kelowna, BC V1V 1V7 Canada
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Additional Info

Registration/RSVP Required
Yes (see event description)
Event Type
Workshop/Course
Topic
Personal and Professional Development, Research and Innovation, Science, Technology and Engineering
Audiences
Alumni, Community, Faculty, Staff, Students, Postdoctoral Fellows and Research Associates