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<div class="intro-heading">Startup Bootcamp 2020</div>
<div class="intro-lead-in">A guide to developing the entrepreneurial mindset</div>
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<a href="https://forms.gle/dQqzL9HcXsBx2Uuq8" target="_blank">
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<h4 class="service-heading">Immersion</h4>
<p class="text-muted">Learn skills from some of the best in the field of entrepreneurship</p>
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<span class="fa-stack fa-4x">
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<h4 class="service-heading">Cohort</h4>
<p class="text-muted">Form bonds with entrepreneurial students with diverse backgrounds and skills
</p>
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</p>
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<p>
Startup Bootcamp is an 8-week lecture series designed to introduce students to the entrepreneurial mindset.
Students will develop a variety of skills through interactive workshops, mentors, and other experiences that
will streamline success in their startup, career, and beyond.
<br /><br />
Startup Bootcamp will be held virtually for the Fall 2020 semester.
Students will be able to participate in all activities and meet with mentors in a virtual format.
Startup Bootcamp will be structured into two parts, aligning with other events hosted by Founders to
provide a completely integrated experience.
<br /><br />
Worried that you don't have a startup or just want to gain entrepreneurial skills? We have
got you covered. Contact our team to learn more about how this program might be beneficial
for you!
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<h4>Amber Waves</h4>
<p class="text-muted">SB 2015</p>
</div>
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<h4>Grizzly Forged</h4>
<p class="text-muted">SB 2015</p>
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</a>
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<h4>Muscle metrics</h4>
<p class="text-muted">SB 2014</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
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<h2 class="section-heading">Timeline</h2>
<h3 class="section-subheading"><b>Fall 2020</b></h3>
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<div class="timeline-image">
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<div class="timeline-heading">
<h4>13th September 2020</h4>
<h4 class="subheading">Application deadline</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted"> Application link will be posted here a week before the
deadline.</p>
</div>
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</li>
<li>
<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/car.png" alt="">
</div>
<div class="timeline-panel">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<h4>Week 1</h4>
<h4 class="subheading">Introduction to Entrepreneurship</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted">Startup Bootcamp Orientation & Entrepreneurship at Illinois</p>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="timeline-inverted">
<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/problem.png" alt="">
</div>
<div class="timeline-panel">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<h4>Week 2</h4>
<h4 class="subheading">Problem</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted">We all have a problem that we face in our everyday lives right?
Let's dive deeper into exploring some of them</p>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/design.jpg" alt="">
</div>
<div class="timeline-panel">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<h4>Week 3</h4>
<h4 class="subheading">Design Thinking</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted">Ever wondered how apple became a 2 trillion dollar company,
learn more about the design thinking process.</p>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="timeline-inverted">
<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/vision.jpg" alt="">
</div>
<div class="timeline-panel">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<h4>Week 4</h4>
<h4 class="subheading">Vision</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted">Seeing a version of the world that doesn't exist yet and painting
a picture of what this looks like for the rest of the world. Get a chance to paint your vision at 54!</p>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/fiftyfour.JPG" alt="">
</div>
<div class="timeline-panel">
<div class="special-event">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<a href="http://founders.illinois.edu/fiftyfour/" target="_blank"><h3>54 Startup Weekend</h3></a>
<h4 class="subheading">Capstone Project 1</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted-special">54 is a startup weekend where ideas are turned into a
reality, turn ideas into a business with specialized guidance over the
course of the weekend.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="timeline-inverted">
<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/customer.jpg" alt="">
</div>
<div class="timeline-panel">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<h4>Week 5</h4>
<h4 class="subheading">Customer is King</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted">Customers want a quarter inch hole not a quarter inch drill!
Let us identify our market share,
and how can we sell a quarter inch drill
by marketing to customers</p>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/mvp.png" alt="">
</div>
<div class="timeline-panel">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<h4>Week 6</h4>
<h4 class="subheading">MVP/Lean Startup</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted">Like LeBron, Jordan, or Jabbar a minimally viable product
can showcase your strengths to the world, while proving that your idea has merit
</p>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li class="timeline-inverted">
<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/consult.png" alt="">
</div>
<div class="timeline-panel">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<h4>Week 7</h4>
<h4 class="subheading">Business Model</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted">Do you know what a Lemonade stand and Microsoft have in common?
They both follow the business model canvas!
</p>
</div>
</div>
</li>
<li>
<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/graphics.png" alt="">
</div>
<div class="timeline-panel">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<h4>Week 8</h4>
<h4 class="subheading">Showcase</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted">The time has now come to flex on what you learned throughout the
eight weeks in front of some esteemed guests. Don't worry if you feel nervous we will
be hosting some classes on helping you prepare for the event!
</p>
</div>
</div>
</li>
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<div class="timeline-image">
<img class="img-circle img-responsive" src="img/about/forge.png" alt="">
</div>
</a>
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<div class="special-event">
<div class="timeline-heading">
<a href="http://founders.illinois.edu/Forge/" target="_blank"><h3>Forge | Chicago</h3></a>
<h4 class="subheading">Capstone Project 2</h4>
</div>
<div class="timeline-body">
<p class="text-muted-special">Forge is a startup weekend that brings together top
student entrepreneurs from across the Midwest and successful members from
the ecosystem to help develop student ventures.
</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
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<p class="text-muted">Design for America at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit and student organization<span id="dfa-dots">...</span><span id="dfa-more">. We focus on learning the human-centered design process to create solutions for social challenges in our local communities. Our studio is part of a larger award-winning national network of passionate creators & innovators revolutionizing the way university students engage with & improve the world around us.</span></p>
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<p class="text-muted">Elizabeth Luckman is a Clinical Assistant Professor in Business Administration at the Gies College of Business<span id="elizabeth-dots">...</span><span id="elizabeth-more">. She seeks to help people navigate the challenging human dimensions of organizations through her work as an educator, researcher, and coach. She works with individuals and teams to cultivate a mindset of purpose and problem-solving, focused on continuous learning, toward the pursuit of innovative and ethical business practices. She holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Washington University in St Louis, an MBA from The Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University, and a BA from Wellesley College.</span></p>
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<p class="text-muted">Harlee Sorkin is Clinical Assistant Professor in the Technology Entrepreneur Center at the University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering<span id="harlee-dots">...</span><span id="harlee-more">. He is also co-founder and Managing Director of Common Place Holdings, LLC, a health tech venture studio that provides management & seed funding for companies that it helps to form. This builds upon a 15-year consulting practice with an emphasis on business formation, capitalization, product and customer development. Prior to that, Harlee helped to lead Traco Labs, Inc., a manufacturer of health & nutrition ingredients, to a successful exit to Degussa, AG. Harlee is an NSF I-Corps instructor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at EnterpriseWorks in the Research Park. He holds a BS in Psychology from the University of Illinois.</span></p>
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<p class="text-muted">Alex has harnessed his skillset of lean, stakeholder-focused innovation to build hundreds of products spanning nearly every industry<span id="alex-dots">...</span><span id="alex-more"> but concentrating on AgTech, DefenseTech, and MedTech. Currently, he continues to work on his own endeavors (deploying low SWaP-C ruggedized autonomous systems, diagnostics, human performance technology, and sensortech) as well as contract engineering. Additionally, he has Entrepreneur in Residence, Instructor, and Mentor roles across the world spanning accelerators, economic development, incubators, and universities- he has helped thousands of tech entrepreneurs solve barriers related to stakeholder discovery, SBIR and technical hurdles, as well as upfront prototyping and ideation.</span></p>
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<p class="text-muted">Chris Myers held the position of Vice President, Advanced Technology and Engineering at John Deere from 2018 to 2020. Myers was responsible for<span id="myers-dots">...</span><span id="myers-more"> corporate support of our product engineering and manufacturing operations. These include Product Technology and Innovation, Global Engineering Services (Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Software Engineering), Enterprise Electric Drives, Advanced Marketing, Enterprise Strategic Manufacturing, Enterprise Strategic Quality, and Environment, Health and Safety. He also led the company's global engineering centers in India, Mexico, Germany, and the United States, and had responsibility for the global product development process.</span></p>
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<p class="text-muted">Ryan believes that success means nothing unless you bring others along the way. That’s part of the reason why he has and continues to mentor<span id="ryan-dots">...</span><span id="ryan-more"> and give back as often as possible. He is the Co-founder and CTO of Ticket Falcon, an online event management and ticketing platform with instant payouts. Ryan earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy with a Minor in Technology and Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ryan is a lifetime member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and also a member of the 100 Black Men of Chicago where he helps improve the quality of life and enhance the educational opportunities of African-American males throughout the Greater Chicago area. Ryan also sits on the National Advisory Council of the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA), which hosts the largest career conference in the United States each year and is comprised of over 20,000 active members across the world. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys cooking, traveling, working out and playing instruments like the piano, keyboard, and organ.</span></p>
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<p class="text-muted">Ashton Clark is an Information Technology (IT) leader/intrapreneur and nationally award-winning entrepreneur who started his first successful business at the age of 13<span id="clark-dots">...</span><span id="clark-more">. He is the Co-founder and CEO of Ticket Falcon, an online event management and ticketing platform with instant payouts. Ashton is an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business and Engineering and Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management. At Kellogg, Ashton earned The Dean’s Distinguished Service award for his tenacity, commitment to scholastic excellence and most importantly, community impact for recruiting over 25 African American students to Northwestern’s evening and weekend MBA program. He firmly believes that service is the rent we pay for living and exemplifies this by giving back. Ashton serves on the Board of Directors for the National Black MBA Association (Atlanta) which hosts the largest career fair in the country. He leads the Technology Task Force and Chairs the Marketing and Communications committee. Ashton won NBMBAA’s entrepreneur pitch competition, the White Board Challenge in 2012. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the People’s Music School (Chicago) which is the largest free music school for youth in the country. Ashton serves on the Development committee and is helping the organization expand its reach to more students digitally.Ashton is a member of the 100 Black Men of Chicago and lifetime member of the illustrious Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.</span></p>
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