AI Development and Value Creation 4: Tech Startup Incubator

Catalog description

In this high-impact applied experience, students leverage their technical and entrepreneurial skills to create a full-stack application and build a viable business around it. From concept to market, students engage in a startup simulation that challenges them to develop a working product, establish a strong brand identity, and craft a compelling business case. Deliverables include a fully functional prototype, investor-ready pitch decks, financial valuations, legal documentation, and an elevator pitch. Students learn from real founders of tech companies and other industry professionals. Serves as the ultimate culmination of the AI Development and Valuation Designation with the potential for students to graduate with funding from private equity or venture capital to launch their startup.