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Entrepreneurship for everyone

The Startup Studio is an accelerated one-week startup development bootcamp created by students at the University of Washington's Lavin Entrepreneurship Program and StartupUW. Through the process of designing a viable product, students of all experience levels will gain design thinking, entrepreneurial leadership, and business presentation skills – while networking with leaders in Seattle’s startup community.

Everyone is welcome regardless of experience, major, year, or interest. There’s no ideal profile for an entrepreneur and we believe that startup education should be available to everybody.

Why attend?

  1. Constant Support 🙌 —>There are absolutely no downsides or costs to join - it’s only your curiosity and dedication to follow through that we ask for! Furthermore, we’ll always support you and provide Seattle’s top resources, mentors, and workshops to elevate your experience!
  2. Networking 🤝 —> Not only will you meet Seattle’s most renowned entrepreneurs and investors, but you’ll also strengthen your network with Seattle’s future startup leaders, and potentially meet your future co-founders.
  3. Vital Feedback 🧠 —> One of the main downsides of such competitions is that very few teams get the feedback they need, but it won’t happen here. Our judges and mentors will regularly provide constructive feedback.
  4. Prizes and Food 🥇 —> We’ll provide food at our events so you can focus on the most important thing - building your startup! We’ll also provide generous grand prizes.

Logistics

With your busy schedule in mind, the program is spread out over a week and includes only a few hours of required programming to maximize your flexibility.

There will be 3 workshops led by Seattle’s top serial entrepreneurs and venture capitalists on how to ideate and validate your idea, as well as on how to create the perfect pitch and pitch deck. Receive guidance from mentors from distinguished venture capital firms and startups like Madrona Venture Labs and Pioneer Square Labs along the way.

Start by forming a team of max 5 people. No team? No problem: register as an individual, and we will match you with team members who have complementary skills – you might even meet your future co-founder!

The top 10 teams will have the opportunity to pitch before a distinguished judging panel, and all participants can network with startups at our mini-career fair. At the end of the program, you’ll walk away with a startup idea to build on – but more importantly, the skills to launch or continue along your entrepreneurial journey.

There’s a limited amount of people that can participate in the Startup Studio as we want to ensure a great experience for all the participants. It’s first-come first-serve so make sure to register ASAP.

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What will you be creating?

Depending on your interests, you'll be able to build and contribute to different parts of your startup. You might choose to work on a business plan, marketing materials, minimum viable product (such as app designs, website prototype, etc.), and more. All team members will also prepare a pitch deck for a final presentation that will be judged alongside the materials you each developed for your team's startup.

If you end up creating a startup or meeting co-founders you'd be interested in pursuing after this studio, then you've already created a baseline to launch right into a new entrepreneurial venture.

What is the final pitch and what are your startup creations for?

If you end up creating a startup or meeting co-founders you'd be interested in pursuing after this studio, then you've already created a baseline to launch right into a new entrepreneurial venture.

For the studio, teams have the chance at the end to give a final pitch that will be judged alongside the materials they submit for their startup.

What events can you attend?

Highly experienced speakers, focused workshops, social events, and more!

We are featuring a variety of different speakers, including current and past entrepreneurs. These entrepreneurs are currently or have been part of successful ventures, while other entrepreneurs are UW alumni or current UW students engaged in entrepreneurship across campus and throughout Washington and beyond.

We'll also offer workshops that will help you kick-start different parts of the startup you are developing. Although all events are highly encouraged, you can choose what events will help you the most to develop as an entrepreneur and when developing a pitch deck and related materials needed for your startup!

Where can I see more about the events that will be offered?

Work in progress. See more information in our event handbook.

Any other questions?

See our FAQ or email us at [email protected]!

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