You did it! You made it to the finish line! Last week of the accelerator! Can’t believe it is already the end of the accelerator! Today you are standing at the finish line. Have a look at your very first Lean Canvas, and think about how far you have come. […]
Accelerator 2021 Updates
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Up until now we have been discussing how to build your business. This week we will talk about how to build a company. Countdown: 2 weeks to go! Last week we invited you to look at the gaps in your venture and make a plan to fill those gaps. Keep […]
This week we will build on the revenue model and pricing considerations from Week 7 and further explore how to make money from a unit and overall economics standpoint. Countdown: 3 weeks to go! We are in the home stretch! This week is a good time to take stock of […]
This week we will reprise what we covered in Week 5 and apply MVP / hypothesis testing techniques to testing purchase intent. Before we begin: 4 weeks to go. Step up the gas! In the past 7 weeks we have covered a lot of ground. There are just 4 weeks […]
With a great understanding of your market and customer, a differentiable solution that delivers a unique value proposition to your customer, and a sound go to market strategy, it’s time to think about money. This week we will focus on making money. How does your customer pay you for your […]
Hard to believe we are at Week 6 already. You will hit the halfway point for this 11-week program in the middle of this coming week! In this update, we will guide you through a midpoint evaluation and also give you some helpful resources for the theme of this week: […]
This week you will go beyond interviews and simple sketches and work on creating rapid prototypes of your solution, and to develop ways to test it quickly with your end users. Before we begin: Full Module 3 is released Following are some resources that will help you accelerate your progress […]
This week you will review all that you have learned from your customer research, re-look at how you have defined your Minimum Viable Product (MVP), and reframe your definition of the solution. Before we begin: Check out Module 3 and other resources Following are some resources that will help you […]
This week you will build on the good work you started last week on market segmentation and selection to build a deep understanding of your potential customer via primary market research (PMR). Before we begin: Bookmark these resources Following are some resources that are particularly helpful during these few weeks […]
This week you will be establishing a baseline for your business, map out your next 10 weeks, and review your market segmentation, selection and market sizing and analysis. You will also start implementing a weekly accountability framework where you reflect on what you accomplished in the previous week and plan […]
Welcome to the 2021 Tufts Venture Accelerator! In this eleven-week-long journey, you will learn and relearn an entrepreneurial mindset and skillset. You will make friends. You will get feedback and advice from coaches and mentors. You will keep yourself and your cohort members accountable. And above all, you will have […]