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Program: Harvard Innovation Lab

The application for Launch Lab X GEO, the Harvard Innovation Labs program for early-stage alumni entrepreneurs and venture teams, is now open and closes on Monday, August 2 at 11:59pm ET. LLX GEO is open to for-profit and non-profit Harvard alumni-founded ventures across a wide range of industries. They are looking for pre-seed to seed stage ventures working towards product-market fit that may have achieved some of the following milestones: monetization as proof of demand, an ongoing or completed pilot study, and/or meaningful feedback and traction from end-users.

Program: Rock Accelerator

The Rock Accelerator program is designed for the HBS EC student founders of early-stage startups, with a focus on building and validating their Minimal Viable Product (MVP). Fall 2021 cohort applications open on July 23 at 12pm ET and close on August 2 at 9am ET.

Julia Austin's new course is designed to provide hands-on guidance through the early stages of building your business. Students will test assumptions and hypotheses to evolve their product, build their strategic and operating roadmaps, create organizational plans and develop skills necessary to manage the many complexities of operating a startup. Sessions feature skill-building exercises led by the instructor and outside experts, weekly peer-to-peer critiques on work-in-progress and some case discussions. The course is structured for students who wish to gain practical skills and further their businesses while pursuing their MBAs, for those who wish to join a startup after graduation or for aspiring investors who want to gain a better understanding of startup operations. To be considered for enrollment in Startup Operations, please submit your application before 5 PM on Thursday, August 12, 2021.