Focus: Execute & Iterate
Length: 1-6 months

EnTERPreneurs with startups that have a basic legal structure, team and product prototype and have completed milestones from Hatch stage.

Required:

  • Participate in advising sessions with assigned EIR, Dingman Content Expert and Legal Office Hours
  • Attend selected Academy workshops as assigned by EIR

Recommended:

  • Utilize office space 10-15 hours a month
  • Seek seed funding: E-fund, Business Plan Competition, Cupid’s Cup, Dingman Center Angels
  • Attend Dingman Center events
  • Sell/conduct market research at: Test the Market Kiosk, Terp Marketplace, and Smith Store
  • Develop a financing strategy
  • Launch a Beta version of your product
  • Demonstrate customer acquisition and growth