iStartup Academy
Launching New Ideas
The iStartup Academy walks you through the process of launching a new idea. In this program, you will receive training from our faculty and industry partners, who will provide you with valuable insights and first-hand accounts into the world of product development and building a business from the ground up. We welcome everyone who has the desire to learn.
Program Timeline
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- The first eight weeks – developing ideas, generating solutions, and getting to the prototype so that you can write a business brief about your idea.
- The second eight weeks – Completing customer research, building a minimum viable product, completing a Business Model Canvas and presenting your idea in a typical business pitch format.
Since we start at identifying potential customers and proposing solutions that meet their needs and wants, you do not need to have a current idea or team to participate.
- The first eight weeks – developing ideas, generating solutions, and getting to the prototype so that you can write a business brief about your idea.
Ideas that Started Here
Piruli Design
Azuza Beverage
Digital Badging
SIIL offers digital badges for entrepreneurs to recognize the following three levels of learning:
- Explore Level -
- Complete at least 3 hours of entrepreneurship workshops or class lectures,
- Pitch their startup or innovation idea to an audience, or Submit a business brief summarizing their innovation/startup idea
- Implement Level -
- Complete at least 8 hours of Entrepreneurship workshops or class lectures,
- Submit a Business Model Canvas that describes the innovation or startup idea
- Pitch their innovation or startup idea to an audience
- Master Level -
- Submit a report of sales for your venture, or provide evidence of receiving investment from a non-CPP affiliated source
- Apply for a patent, trademark, or copyright
Acknowledgments
We are grateful for the support of Dr. Edward Clancy and Constance Tappan Clancy.
Dr. Clancy is a former Engineering faculty and department chair at Cal Poly Pomona, as well as a patent attorney who wanted his gift to support student innovation projects.
