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SUMMER STARTUP LAUNCHPAD IS A FREE, 6-WEEK INTENSIVE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP TO HELP FOUNDING TEAMS TEST THEIR BUSINESS IDEAS THROUGH CUSTOMER DISCOVERY.

Mark your calendars for Summer 2024!

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SUMMER STARTUP LAUNCHPAD IS A FREE, 6-WEEK INTENSIVE PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES EDUCATION AND MENTORSHIP TO HELP FOUNDING TEAMS EVALUATE AN IDEA AND LAUNCH A BUSINESS.

Mark your calendars for Summer 2024!

GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY
Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation logo
GENEROUSLY SPONSORED BY
Mamoru and Aiko Takitani Foundation logo

GUIDELINES AND RULES

  • To identify entrepreneurial-minded students at the University of Hawaii who wish to explore being an entrepreneur, and have the passion and commitment to pursue and take action on a business idea;
  • To teach entrepreneurship based on a lean methodology of building a startup;
  • To provide an experiential learning environment that is hands-on and realistic;
  • To provide supplemental training in the form of mentorship from community experts;
  • To imbue traits of an entrepreneur through weekly lessons, including being tenacious, diligent, collaborative, passionate, creative, and flexible to change;
  • To grow student entrepreneurs, who have the confidence and ability to start businesses in Hawaii.
  • This program runs for 6 weeks, and includes mandatory meeting dates.
  • Teams are assigned to a dedicated mentor to provide guidance.
  • Participants must be able to attend in person at the Shidler College of Business.
  • Participants will meet in a collaborative workroom called sPACE at the Shidler College.
  • At the successful completion of the program, each team will be awarded $2,000. Only current and classified UH students may receive the funding.
  • A maximum of 10 teams, comprised of at least 2 and a maximum of 4 people, will be selected to participate.
  • At least one person on the team must be a classified UH student, who is currently enrolled in a degree-seeking program, with a valid UH identification number. If the team includes non-UH students, the UH student must play a major role in the team, including giving the weekly oral presentation.
  • Each participant must commit to a minimum of 30 hours per week.
  • Mandatory meeting days for the 2023 program are twice a week.
  • Participants must be able to attend in person on mandatory meeting days.
  • Teams must meet weekly with their assigned mentor.
  • All entries must be for new ideas or existing companies less than one year old.
  • Teams that participated in a previous year may enter again, but not with the same business idea.
  • Teams must complete an exit survey, and provide update reports, as requested by PACE and the program sponsor.
  • Teams must apply by filling out an online application
  • Qualified applicants will be notified for an interview.
  • The application deadline for the 2023 program is April 30.

2023 INSTRUCTORS & MENTORS

Dean Bacalzo
Kelly Holden
Patricia LaPorte

SUMMER STARTUP LAUNCHPAD TEAMS

2023 Teams
2022 Teams
2021 Teams
2020 Teams
2019 Teams
2018 Teams
2017 Teams
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An Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Institution.
© 2020 Shidler College of Business. All rights reserved.
Website by Blue Logic Labs
2404 Maile Way, Room E-402, Honolulu, HI 96822
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