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Startup Bootcamp


Are you ready to launch your startup? 

HARVARDAE STARTUP BOOTCAMP CAN HELP.

STARTING MARCH 4 - April 26

The HarvardAE Startup Bootcamp is an online immersive 8-week program designed to give aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs the important skills, tools, and learning principles necessary to start the journey to turn an idea into a reality. 

Through a combination of pre-recorded learning sessions and live Office Hours, you’ll learn how to:

  • think like an entrepreneur

  • identify a problem to solve

  • validate your idea

  • choose a business model that best fits your idea…..and so much more.

The program includes:

  • The fundamentals of startup business planning

  • How to develop your product or service concept

  • What’s involved in building a prototype or MVP 

  • The “how to” essentials of marketing and sales

  • How to raise funding 

  • What it takes to launch your startup 

  • Access to our exclusive learnings and resources for up to 1 year.

  • Certificate of Completion (extra charge) upon meeting requirements

  • Live sessions with experienced entrepreneurs and investors:

  • Maeve Wang, Founder - IAMBIC

  • Paula Paschoal, Global Director - Google Pay

  • Lindsay Jurist-Rosner, Founder - Wealthy

  • John West, Founder - Whistle Sports

  • Michael Bervell, Founder - TestParty

  • Shori Hijikata, Chief of Staff - Xendit

  • Krishan Arora, Founder - The Arora Project

COST

Non-Members

15% discount $722 (Ends Feb 29)

Regular Tuition: $849

Certificate of Completion $150

Tuition is non-refundable

HArvardAE Members

15% discount $549 (Ends Feb 29)

Regular Tuition: $649

Certificate of Completion $100

Tuition is non-refundable

Startup Bootcamp Curriculum

FAQs

All applicants must be at least 18 years of age, proficient in English, and committed to learning and engaging throughout the course.

Key Takeaways

All Program Participants:

Our community of  experienced and Harvard-trained innovators and entrepreneurs will help prepare you to:

  • Introduction to lean startup methodologies like customer development, minimum viable products, pivoting, etc.

  • Understand how to evaluate market size and trend

  • Build product and gain early traction

  • Know the basics of startup finance (burn rate/ cash flow management etc)

  • How to form a legal entity and fulfill the legal requirements when doing business in the U.S.

  • Understand how to recruit and build your team with like-minded co-founders or early teammates

  • Access to resources/tools for launching a startup after the program

  • Confidence and clarity in your vision and goals for your startup

  • Tips for avoiding common pitfalls of early-stage startups

  • Understanding of the startup ecosystem, key players, processes, and best practices

Aspiring Entrepreneurs / Pre-Founder:

For those of you who are thinking about being a founder, you will leave this program able to:

  • Go from an idea to beginning an actionable plan to launch your business

  • Apply key startup skills like business planning, marketing, product development, fundraising, etc.

  • Start planning your business model using Lean Startup techniques like business model canvas

  • Gain insights into identifying your target customer segments.

First-Time Founders:

For those of you who are first-time founders, you will leave this program able to:

  • Apply key startup skills like business planning, marketing, product development, fundraising, etc.

  • Develop strategies to get new customers and grow your venture

  • Better identify and overcome some of the gaps in your business  

  • Flesh out the key features and viability of your minimum viable product.

  • Know the how, where, and when to fundraise

  • Think more entrepreneurially, assess risks, and be resilient in the face of challenges.

  • Start executing and iterating quickly based on customer feedback.

  • Get a sense of your strengths/weaknesses as a founder


If you’re serious about launching your startup, then the HarvardAE Startup Boot Camp is the perfect place for you.

Enroll now and start your journey! 


To learn more, contact us today. 

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