4-Week Ideation Bootcamp, NWEN/Founder Institute, Feb. 6

4-Week Ideation Bootcamp, NWEN/Founder Institute

When: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 6:30pm – 9:30pm

Where: TBD, Seattle Area

What: NWEN and the Founder Institute Seattle has created a 4-week bootcamp to help you evaluate the market validity of your startup idea. Over the four weeks you’ll be a part of an active conversation between founders and community mentors, helping to direct you on your startup idea and discuss key components in the following topics:

• Big Markets/ Big Ideas/ Solving a Problem
• Venture-Ready Market Research and Target Markets
• Validating your idea: tools and methods
• Communicating your idea (without getting lost in the details)

The goal is for you to discuss your startup idea, put it through the course, and walk out with a clear idea of whether you should move forward or move on. Let’s make this happen in 4 short sessions vs. dragging it out for 4 years. It’s about making you and your idea successful!

Your registration covers 4 sessions over a 4-week period beginning Wednesday, 1/23. All sessions will be from 6:30pm – 9:30pm followed by a social hour. You must commit to all 4 sessions before committing the registration.

• Wednesday, 2/6 with Derrick Morton
• Wednesday, 2/13 with David Bluhm
• Wednesday, 2/20 with Bryan Trussel
• Wednesday, 2/27 with Joanna Lord

During these sessions you will meet a selection of mentors and get practical advice and feedback on your startup idea.

Who: Mentors have a background in a number of markets, from business-to-business (B2B), business-to-consumer (B2C), Gaming, and Enterprise.

• Derrick Morton (CEO, FlowPlay)
• David Bluhm (Founder and Chairman, Z2Live)
• Bryan Trussel (Founder, Glympse)
• Joanna Lord (VP of Growth Marketing, SEOMoz)

Who should attend? Anyone with an early stage idea. Anyone interested in joining a startup. Anyone looking to understand what it takes to launch a startup.

How Much: $195 registration. Membership is not required.

How: Register online