I-Corps Cohorts & Events
As part of the NSF I-Corps Mid-Atlantic Hub, Penn State offers several short, intense, bootcamp-style cohorts in the short course program. Participants work closely with teammates, other teams, and with mentors and instructors to develop business models around their innovations.
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Upcoming Cohorts
The short course program is approximately three weeks in duration, with the cohort meeting virtually once a week during the month span. Teams must also commit to conducting a significant number of customer interviews during the four weeks, and to completing asynchronous assignments. Participants should plan on spending 5-10 hours/week of their time on I-Corps during this month long process.
Penn State teams are welcome to apply to other regional short course offerings from the broader region. Contact the Penn State NSF I-Corps Program Manager, Derek Gross, to find the best solution for your team.
September 2024: I-Corps Virtual Regional Short Course
Hosted by Penn State University
Friday, August 23 – Deadline to complete self-guided I-Corps Prep mini-course
Friday, August 30, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — Class 1
- Introduction to I-Corps
- Team Introductions
- Business Model Generation
- Value Proposition Design
- Best Practices for Customer Discovery
Friday, September 6, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — Class 2
- Team presentations on Lessons Learned from Customer Discovery
- Hypothesis Development
- Customer Interview Workshops
Friday, September 13, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. — Class 3: Closing Session, Final Presentations
- Final Team presentations
- What’s Next Discussion