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This program is Part 1 in our

Startup Accelerator Program

Part 1

Part 2

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Startup Bootcamp

June 21 & July 12

Startup Bootcamps are two half-day workshops and a week of customer discovery interviews in between. Selected teams will learn how to test the value of their ideas and validate (or invalidate) the problem they are solving for their target customer. As teams work to transform their assumptions into insights, they will refine their businesses and may even pivot on the road to building a more successful startup.

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Application Deadline

The deadline for the 2024 Summer Bootcamp is Monday, June 3 @ 6pm ET

Who Can Apply?

Bootcamps are open to all NYU student, faculty, or researcher-led teams who:

Have an idea for a startup
Have demonstrated passion for the problem they hope to solve with their idea
Are committed to attending BOTH the half-day sessions

Benefits

Designated 1-on-1 team coaching
Strong referred consideration for the Startup Sprint

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Baton is a blockchain-enabled collaboration protocol designed to facilitate the future of creative digital exchange to help artists maintain control over their material and get the credit they deserve.

Gabe Warshaw

Founder

(Tisch '23)

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Dathic creates an AI-based platform for CPG that understands the US Hispanic consumers, recommends the best locations to grow and connect communities with the products they love.

Laura Rocha

Co-founder

(Wagner '20)

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By creating the world’s first tattoo that fades in a year, Ephemeral gives everyone the opportunity to express their individuality without fear or regret.

Anthony Lam

Co-Founder

(Tandon '15)

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Frich is the first social finance app that enables Gen Z to develop mindful spending habits by setting goals together with friends and keeping each other accountable. Imagine a fitness app but for your finances.

Aleksandra Medina

Founder

(Abu Dhabi '21)

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A platform that connects artists and venues to create unforgettable shows.

Mir Hwang

Co-founder

(CAS '19)

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Jones is a judgement-free journey to a vape-less life, through a personalized nicotine replacement subscription, behavioral support and digital community.

Caroline Huber

Co-Founder

(Stern '23)

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Matching individuals with quality therapists to ease access to a personalized healing relationship and enable therapists to help more people.

Alyssa Petersel

Founder & CEO

(Silver '17)

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The first brand to design products specifically for women with small boobs, starting with bras.

Lia Winograd

Co-founder and COO

(Stern '19)

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Resist Nutrition makes plant-based, keto protein bars filled with science-backed ingredients with functional benefits for hormone health and blood sugar support.

Drew Lederman

Founder & CEO

(Tisch '20)

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Rilla provides conversation intelligence software for outside sales and service. Industries such as roofing, solar, interior design, banking, and telco send sales representatives to talk to potential customers face to face in their homes and businesses. Rilla uses AI to automatically transcribe, analyze and give feedback to sales managers on their representatives’ performance with customers, enabling them to remotely monitor their teams, saving two to three days a week from having to accompany field sales reps on training calls.

Sebastian Bienen

Founder & CEO

(CAS '18)

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Math & Coding tutoring for children in the US by women student tutors in India - makes tutoring accessible and affordable to every child in the US, normalizing STEM among girls, empowering students to work in India, helping young women tutors do fulfilling work from the safety of their homes.

Ann Andrews

Founder

(Stern '23)

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The Diversity Org (DO) hosts high school assemblies that educate low-income students on how to obtain corporate and high-income careers.

Joshua Pierce

Founder

(Tisch '18)

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All-natural food products packed with endocrine supportive nutrients that can naturally improve menstrual symptoms.

Britt Martin

Co-Founder

(GSAS '17)

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Visura is a curated market-network for publishers to discover and hire the world’s top freelance visual journalists.

Adriana Teresa Letorney

Co-founder

(GSAS '21)

Dathic creates an AI-based platform for CPG that understands the US Hispanic consumers, recommends the best locations to grow and connect communities with the products they love.

Founder(s)

Laura Rocha (Wagner '20) |
Jose Daniel Ramirez |
Luis Felipe Giraldo
Santiago Alvarez
Diana Prieto
Juan David Ramirez

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dathic.com

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By creating the world’s first tattoo that fades in a year, Ephemeral gives everyone the opportunity to express their individuality without fear or regret.

Founder(s)

Anthony Lam (Tandon '15) |
Joshua Sakhai (Stern '18) |
David Shin (Tandon '15) |
Brennal Pierre, PhD (Tandon '15) |
Vandan Shah, PhD (Tandon '16) |

Website

ephemeraltattoos.com

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Founder(s)

Aleksandra Medina (Abu Dhabi '21) |
Katrin Kaurov (Abu Dhabi '19) |

Website

getfrich.com

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Sebastian Bienen (CAS '18) |

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rillavoice.com

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What You Can Expect

The NYU Entrepreneurial Institute offers Customer Discovery Bootcamps for startups to learn the fundamentals of the Lean Startup approach and test the value of their solutions with future customers and partners by Getting Out of the Building.

About Customer Discovery Bootcamps:

Each Bootcamp is a two half-day commitment and is held on select Fridays during the semester virtually over Zoom. Here’s what accepted teams can expect:

Day 1: Customer discovery workshops led by the NYU Entrepreneurial Institute teaching and coaching team; Participants will also each present their venture ideas and receive feedback during the session
Between Day 1 & 2: In the week between each session, each team will endeavor to complete at least five interviews with their potential target customers and partners;
Designated 1-on-1 Team Coaching will also be offered by appointment only. Coaches will be selected to work with designated teams. This information will be shared on acceptance into the bootcamp program.
Day 2: Each team presents on what they learned from customer discovery and receives “radical candor” feedback from the coaching team; The Bootcamp concludes with an overview of select follow-on resources available to Bootcamp participants. *We offer two dates for Day 2 and teams can select which Day 2 date works best for their team.
Following the Bootcamp: Teams will be offered continued coaching, and select teams will be invited to interview for the next Startup Sprint (only 30% of Sprint applicants make it to the interview round, so you’ll have made the cut!)

Who the Startup Bootcamp is For

Bootcamps are open to all NYU student, faculty, or researcher-led teams who:

Have an idea for a startup
Have demonstrated passion for the problem they hope to solve with their idea
Are committed to attending BOTH the half-day sessions
NOTE: Preference is given to teams with two or more members; No prior business or startup experience is necessary!