Startup Exchange Mentorship Spring 2023
Learn the ropes of entrepreneurship through our 9-week course that covers topics ranging from customer discovery, to revenue channels.
Our mentorship lowers the barrier to entry for students looking to break into the world of startups. During the course, students have the chance to develop a pitch, and to receive feedback that will enable them to bring the idea to life.
The class is open to all Georgia Tech students. All materials are posted online so that anyone can follow and take the class on their own time.
Week 0: Before the startup (2/9)
Topics covered: Why be a founder? What are startups? Skills to develop. What is tech twitter? Co-founders/team.
Week 1: Generating ideas for greatness (2/16)
Topics covered: How do you get ideas? (forge vs find mentality) Explaining your ideas well. How to know whether you have a good idea?
Week 2: Founder's Forum (2/23)
Hear from previous GT founders!
Week 3: Building the simplest thing that works and talking to people / Why you want everything to break constantly all the time (3/2)
Topics covered - PMF and how to get there. Building a pre-mvp mvp. How do you talk to users/potential users? How to do cold emails/cold dms
Week 4: All about rocket fuel (3/9)
Topics covered - What is venture capital and why/when do you need it
Week 5: Telling good stories (Guest speaker - Brandy Nagel) (3/16)
Topics covered - How to tell narratives about your business, and how to pitch
Week 6: Building great and lasting companies (3/30)
Topics covered - Prolly culture, hiring, etc. idk. We need a Sean Henry for this one.
Week 7: So you’re not ready to be a founder? (4/6)
Topics covered - Working at startups
Week 8: Pitch week (4/6)
