The Berkeley IP Practicum is currently accepting applications for the Spring 2025 cohort of companies. The deadline to apply for this program is Friday, November 8, 2024. To participate in this program, selected companies must commit to interacting with their assigned student teams weekly or as needed by the student team, and to remaining engaged in the Practicum for the entire project (approximately 3 months, from January through April 2025). The Practicum itself will require a time commitment of at least 4-8 hours from the startup. This is a selective program. Start-up applicants will learn by mid-December whether they have been selected for the Spring 2025 program. Applications for the Spring 2025 start-up cohort of the Berkeley IP Practicum are now open. Applications are due no later than November 8, 2024.  If you lead a start-up company that is interested in participating in the Berkeley IP Practicum for Spring 2025, please fill…

Do you have a STEM technology based startup idea, or new technology you’re looking to commercialize?  NSF I-Corps is a free remote one-week course based on Steve Blank’s Lean LaunchPad. The three evening sessions teach you to identify your top customer segment and value propositions, and accelerate finding product market fit. Outside of class, you’ll do at least 15 interviews with potential customers as part of the customer discovery process. You can expect to spend 20-30 hours outside of class on interviews.

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