Events
STARTUP Lab: Idea Lab
February 1, 2020
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
The Cardwell Collaborative, 5130 Gateway Blvd. East, El Paso, TX, 79905
- Venue:
- The Cardwell Collaborative
- Admission:
- $60 General Admission $40 Students, Veterans, and Active Duty Military
- Website:
- https://mcamericas.org/news-events/events/startup-lab-idea-lab/02-01-2020
- Website:
- https://mcamericas.org/
- Contact Name:
- Yvana Sanchez
- Contact E-mail Address:
- yvana@mcamericas.org
- Contact Phone Number:
- 9153096762
The MCA Innovation Center Spring 2020 entrepreneur training program is here! The MCA Innovation Center presents a new entrepreneurship training offering: STARTUP Labs at the MCA! STARTUP Labs provides a structured curriculum that will help you bring your company from the idea stage to launch. Participants will gain fundamental knowledge and tools, establish a common framework and language for innovation, and begin to create peer support networks.
All classes are held at the Cardwell Collaborative on Saturdays from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. You can sign up for all 6 courses at a discounted rate or register for each session individually. And if you are an Innovation Center Company or a member of BIO El Paso-Juarez classes are free!
The Idea Lab session, the first session of the series, serves as an introduction to the fundamentals of Lean Startup, a methodology to evaluate startup ideas. It will provide tools to work through a startup idea, understand the customer’s needs, and determine the minimal viable product. Topics to be covered include: Customer Discover Market Definition Business Model Canvas The class will be taught by Nancy Lowery, Director of Accelerator Programs at the Medical Center of the Americas Foundation. Nancy has a BA from St. Lawrence University and an MA from UT El Paso and has extensive experience supporting startup operations and growth.