Welcome (back) · Pitch & Moan @3-5pm How you articulate your venture is an ever-evolving process,...
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find a table (not with your teammates). introduce yourselves. Welcome (back)
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find a table (not with your teammates).introduce yourselves.
Welcome (back)
MISSION
To help all Harvard students, eligible alumni and faculty from any Harvard school take their ideas further, faster while fostering cross-disciplinary
connection and contribution to One Harvard.
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2011i-lab
for students
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2014launch lab
for alumni
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2015launch lab
for more alumni
The Harvard Life Lab
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20162016
Shepley Bulfinch and Robert Benson Photography.
for Life Science students, faculty and alumni
Pagliuca
Harvard Life Lab
Harvard i-lab
Harvard Launch Lab
Harvard Life Lab
INNOVATION LABS ECOSYSTEM
851 venture teams formed110 active teams
80 companies spawned$250+ million raised
lifelong learning
deep connections.
impact to date
our goals for you
Startup learning
Life learning
Relationships that last
Capacity to develop & tell your story
Venture progress
an “Incurator”
what’s different
Vertical cohortsProactive advising
Foundational programmingMilestone focused
More performance recognition
things you should know
advisors & experts
lead advisors
Alice LyHealth & Sciences
Matt GuidarelliSocial Impact
Chris ColbertB2B & Cultural
Peter GladstoneConsumer
Phil GreenwaldTech
Vertical cohorts
Alice LyHealth & Sciences
Matt GuidarelliSocial Impact
Chris ColbertB2B & Cultural
Peter GladstoneConsumer
Phil GreenwaldTech
Caribbean Monk Seals
Paradise Parrots
Pyrenean Ibexes
Madagascan Dwarf Hippos
Atlas Wild Asses
office hours
EiRs – Entrepreneurs
LiRs – Legal Firms
FiRs – Funders
specialists on-deckWed 1-5pm
Hardware Product Development
SBIR GrantsMarketing & Communications Market Research
Accounting and Taxes
First Sessions
Wed 6/21 12pm
SBIR – Phase 0Media Training Seminar
Fri 6/16 11am
Market Research
Wed 6/7
participate
I. Defining the Problem, Aligning the Solution
II. Know your Space and Case
III. Gaining Real Traction and Go-to-Market
IV. Pitch Anatomy
The Foundation Four
I. 4pm II. 1pm
III. 4pm
IV. 4pm
Summer 2017 Week At-a-Glance
Venture Incubation Program
MONDAYS TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS FRIDAYS
Community Lunch
@12pm
Every Monday we provide lunch while VIP members break into small groups to discuss their weekly challenges and goals.
Mindful Mondays
4pm: Take some time to check on yourself, with this occasional series – a tradition started by a summer VIP team!
Pitch & Moan
@3-5pm
How you articulate your venture is an ever-evolving process, which is why we've assigned every single team a Wednesday "Pitch & Moan" session over the course of the term.
Discussion
Roundtables
@4pm
Your fellow VIP teams will lead candid and transparent discussions on topics that they’ve tackled recently.
Field Day Fridays
@3pm
Occasional “Field Days” with lawn games… and maybe a tournament or two.
“Hi-4” Workshops:
Tues 6/6 @4pm = Problem & SolutionThurs 6/8 @1pm = Business Case & CompetitionMon 6/12 @4pm = TractionMon 6/19 @4pm = Pitch Anatomy
Founder Talks
@2pm
VIP founders will meet and learn from our guests’ successes and failures. Ask all of your specific and big-picture questions in an intimate and candid setting.
VIP Mixers
At Stone Hearth Pizza, mingle with fellow VIPs across all labs! Weds 6/21 = Trivia NightWeds 7/12 = Mingling Bingo
OCCASIONAL:
End-of-Term Events:
8/1: Boat Cruise for select teams8/11: Final day of VIP party
MONDAYS
12pm
Community
Lunch
Weekly Schedule
MONDAYS
12pm
Community
Lunch
Weekly ScheduleTUESDAYS
2pm
Founders’
Talks
founders’ talks
Alan Newman“unemployable insubordinate”
Founder Magic Hat & Seventh Generation
Tim Peck – Call9Michael Burtov – GeoOrbital
Zoe Barry – ZappRxBrendan Ciecko – Cuseum
Jay Margolis – ReebokDennis Berman – Tocagen
MONDAYS
12pm
Community
Lunch
Weekly ScheduleTUESDAYS
2pm
Founders’
Talks
WEDNESDAYS
3pm
Pitch & Moan
MONDAYS
12pm
Community
Lunch
Weekly ScheduleTUESDAYS
2pm
Founders’
Talks
WEDNESDAYS
3pm
Pitch & Moan
THURSDAYS
4pm
Discussion
Roundtables
discussion roundtables
Building a TeamCustomer Interviews &
ResearchDesigning Memorable
PresentationsFinancial ModelingPrototyping & MVPMachine Learning
CrowdfundingLegal Issues and VisaB2B SalesHardwareFundraising: VCFundraising: Non-
Dilutive
MONDAYS
12pm
Community
Lunch
Weekly ScheduleTUESDAYS
2pm
Founders’
Talks
WEDNESDAYS
2pm
Pitch & Moan
THURSDAYS
4pm
Discussion
Roundtables
FRIDAYS
3pm
Field Day
community
Community Relations
Jess WilkinsonInnovation Labs
Josh NelsonLaunch Lab
Jocelyn Kraussi-lab
Gary VogelLife Lab
Make it a habit
Stop to meet someone new each day.
Look everyone in the eyes and say
“Hello, my name is _____”
“What are you working on here?”
How can you build this community?
i-lab-organized social events:Stone Hearth: 6/21 & 7/12 + Boat Cruise: 8/1
VIP-organized social events:Make it happen!
Facebook Group
logistics & space
= Newsletter & Handbook
How do I add team members?
Frequently-Asked-Questions:
Can we ship packages here?
What’s the website password?
Not-as-Frequently-Asked-Questions:
Is this compostable?
Hardware (da Vinci Room) & AR/VR Studio
Sign up for training
We all own this space (help when you can)
Conference rooms are for meetings & calls (no squatters)
Eat responsibly (for active participants)
Do unto others as you would have done unto yourself
(Be nice, or else…)
house rules
Recognition
Gong-ing
HUBWEEK
10 finalist teams: most progress, most contribution
A select panel of angel investors
A signature event during Boston’s HUBweek
Lara ZimmermanMarketing
Oct 11Alex Parks Laura Piraino
HILS Team Cont’d
Jodi GoldsteinManaging Director
Madeline MeehanDirector - Ops
Maureen SchraderOps – Fin & Fac
Shawn AyubeLab Ops Director
Rachel ZelcerOps Assoc.
Juhi NaikLab Ops Assoc.
VIPcohorts
Vertical cohorts
Alice LyHealth & Sciences
Matt GuidarelliSocial Impact
Chris ColbertB2B & Cultural
Peter GladstoneConsumer
Phil GreenwaldTech
Caribbean Monk Seals
Paradise Parrots
Pyrenean Ibexes
Madagascan Dwarf Hippos
Atlas Wild Asses
+ + +VIPcohorts
Ten minute breakouts
Caribbean Monk Seals
Paradise ParrotsPyrenean Ibexes
Madagascan Dwarf Hippos Atlas Wild Asses
Large Screen
Coffee Machine Da Vinci RoomAR/VR StudioPurple Couches
(by rm 157)
