Startup Ideation -- Startup Hustle Community Event

You can come up with the next great startup idea, but the idea won’t just fall out of the sky. How do you generate great startup ideas? Is your idea any good? Do people want what you’re selling?

This workshop will help you to generate great ideas by identifying real problems, nurture them by asking tough questions, and take the first steps to validate them with real customers. Our Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Jake Elia, will be teaching this workshop.

This is a free Startup Hustle community event. In addition to covering ideation, we will share information with you abut the 5-week Startup Hustle (http://bootcamps.hackerlab.org/startuphustle/) Bootcamp which starts October 12.

What is the Startup Hustle?

Startup Hustle is a 5-week bootcamp designed to help you launch a new startup. Be prepared to stretch your ideas with insights that can lead to remarkable breakthroughs. We’ll introduce tools, perspectives, and connections to help you succeed.

Applications will be accepted from August 25 to October 2. Core curriculum classes will be held from October 12 to November 11 and offered in both Rocklin and Sacramento. The bootcamp will enable participants to use the latest startup tools, work on their idea, test it with customers, gain insights from mentors, research the market, reframe their concept based on what they learned and develop a pitch. There is an optional demo night on November 15 where participants can make their pitches to the community. It’s free to apply and once you’ve been notified that you have been accepted, you pay the fee of $46 for Sierra College students, $149 for Hacker Lab members and $249 for non-members. Visit the Startup Hustle webpage (http://bootcamps.hackerlab.org/startuphustle/) for more information on the program and to request an application.