Startup Bootcamp is a short intensive program for HBS RC students who want to learn the skills, tools, and practices of rigorous, experimentation-driven startups.
You’ll gain hands-on experience with customer discovery, execute on early-stage experiments, discover giant holes in your business model, and go back to the drawing board more than once. Whether you move forward with this idea or shelve it for something else, putting in these reps builds your startup muscle.
Program Overview
Monday, September 18, 2023: Information Session (5pm-6:30pm) in Spangler Auditorium
Friday, September 29, 2023: Team Matching Happy Hour (Optional, 6:30-8pm) in Mellon Dorm Lounge
—> Monday, October 2nd, 2023: Team Application Due at 9:00am <—
Saturday, November 4, 2023: Fall Workshop (9am - 4pm) REQUIRED for all admitted teams
Friday, January 5, 2024: Bootcamp January Deliverable due by 5pm
January 12-19, 2024: January Immersion
Meet the Faculty
Lindsay Hyde
Serial entrepreneur with experience in the real estate and education spaces as well as go-to-market strategy, customer acquisition, and B2B sales. Entrepreneur-in-Residence at proptech VC fund and board director. Teaches Launching Tech Ventures and Avoiding Startup Failures in the EC. (HBS 2014)
Christina Wallace
Serial entrepreneur and marketer with experience in DTC brands, edtech, professional services, B2B sales, storytelling, branding, content, and earned media. Active angel investor and mentor for several startup accelerators. Co-course head for The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) and teaches Launching Tech Ventures in the EC. (HBS 2010)
DJ DiDonna
Serial entrepreneur with experience in fintech, social enterprises, global scaling , and sabbatical / extended-leave workplace policies. Currently focused on commercializing social science research to create organizations that positively impact the world. Teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager (TEM) in the RC. (HBS 2010)