I-Corps Spark Program Opportunity - March 27 Kick-off

[Dana Bresee Keeth]

Forwarded notice; postdocs who are interested in applying are advised to 
discuss the opportunity with their faculty supervisor/PI and review MIT 
guidelines 
<https://postdocs.mit.edu/career-development/postdoc-involvement-entrepreneurship-and-innovation>.

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*Join the I-Corps Spark Program at MIT*

A free 3-week program to help researchers and engineers explore the 
potential applications of their new technologies

*Next Program:*

Program Kick-off Workshop– *Mar 27, 2019 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm *

Closing Workshop – *April 18, 2019 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm *Location: MIT 
Campus

*How it works:*

The interactive course begins with an in-person evening kickoff workshop 
where teams learn how to:

Identify their top customer segments

Develop hypotheses about the value proposition they offer each segment

Find and effectively interview potential customers about their 
problems/needs

Over the next three weeks, teams will speak with potential customers. 
Teams will have two Office Hours with instructors to check-in and 
receive coaching.

The program wraps-up with a final in-person evening workshop where teams 
present their findings, get more coaching, and learn about progressing 
their ideas. Teams that complete this part of the program may apply for 
a $1,500 micro-grant to conduct additional customer discovery. The goal 
is to determine if they are solving a real-world problem with a viable 
market opportunity.

*Who it’s for:*

Your I-Corps project must be based on new, innovative, and 
differentiating technology that could be a candidate for a future SBIR 
proposal. The program is open to _individuals_ _and teams_ across New 
England

•Current faculty, postdocs, students and staff at anyuniversity

•Anyone else working on a serious STEM-relatedtechnology

*To apply *– Click Here <https://form.jotform.com/90116502744955>

(htt <http://bit.ly/ICSparkapply)>_p_://bit.ly/ICSparkapply) 
<http://bit.ly/ICSparkapply)>

To request more information *– * *icorps at mit.edu* <mailto:icorps at mit.edu>**

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