Founder

Throughout your Founder Path, get feedback on your idea, testing plan, business model, and more from experienced entrepreneurs and VCs by meeting 1:1 with Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, Venture Capital Advisors, and Legal Specialists.

Fall

Is becoming a founder right for me?

• Meet with a Career & Professional Development (CPD) entrepreneurship coach (login required)

• Attend Rock/CPD panel discussions, see the MBA event calendar for dates

Learn about Harvard Business School (HBS) resources to support your journey:

• Entrepreneurship Day

• Sign Up for the Rock Center Newsletter

• Startup Bootcamp info and team matching sessions

• New Venture Competition Kickoff

• Rock Summer Fellows program information session

• Explore the Rock Center Website

Plug into the entrepreneurship community:

• Join a student club (E-Ship/Tech) during Club Fair

• Apply for a Student i-Lab Membership

January Term

• Learn how to start a new venture and accelerate your progress—participate in Startup Bootcamp

• Learn how to research business models, market sizes, and competitors by meeting with a Research Consultant at Baker Library - anytime.

Spring

Pitch your startup for feedback and the opportunity to win prize money:

• New Venture Competition

• President’s Innovation Challenge

• Black New Venture Competition

Build entrepreneurship and tech skills:

• Tech Club workshops/seminars

• Rock Center workshops

• HBS Course notes on the Harvard Business Publishing site

• The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM)

Want to work on your idea over the summer? Apply to one of the following:

• Rock/Social Enterprise Summer Fellowship

• Student i-Lab Membership

Summer

Work on your new venture:

• Rock Summer Fellowship program is a rigorous and practical program where you apply the skills you are learning to your own startup.

Excited about your idea and want to pursue it in your EC year:

• Apply for the Student i-Lab Membership