Delaware Startup Launchpad Team Application
This application is to be used to apply to the Delaware Founders Initiative
Delaware Startup Launchpad
Program, which is co-produced by Horn Entrepreneurship at the University of Delaware and the Delaware Small Business Development Center.
Team Information
Team Lead Information
The team lead will be the primary point of contact and will be responsible for customer discovery efforts, arranging mentor meetings, and presenting progress during the Delaware Startup Launchpad program.
Team Lead - First Name
Team Lead - Last Name
Team Lead - Email
Team Lead - Phone Number
Team Lead - Title
Team Lead - Organization/Affiliation
What is the company or team lead's address (street, city, state, zip code)?
Additional Team Member Information
Please provide contact information for any additional team members who will be actively participating in Delaware Startup Launchpad with the Team Lead.
Team Member #2 - First Name
Team Member #2- Last Name
Team Member #2- Email
Team Member #2 - Phone Number
Team Member #2 - Title
Team Member #2 - Organization/Affiliation
Team Member #3 - First Name
Team Member #3- Last Name
Team Member #3- Email
Team Member #3 - Phone Number
Team Member #3 - Title
Team Member #3 - Organization/Affiliation
Team Background
Team Lead
Please describe your relevant business and technical experience in 2 - 3 sentences.
Additional Team Member 1
Please describe your relevant business and technical experience in 2 - 3 sentences.
Additional Team Member 2
Please describe your relevant business and technical experience in 2 - 3 sentences.
Additional Team Member 3
Please describe your relevant business and technical experience in 2 - 3 sentences.
Description of the Concept
Concept Name (30 character limit)
Company URL (if any)
Do you have an established company?
Yes
No
Do you currently have customers?
Yes, but they're not paying
Yes, we're generating revenue
No
What is the status of your concept?
Please select...
Idea/Invention understood and described
Founding team being established
Value proposition being validated with customers
Market opportunity being validated with key stakeholders
Providing a scalable and repeatable business model
Moving beyond early adopters
Finding product/market fit
Scaling up
Exit in sight
In one paragraph, please provide a non-technical description of the business concept (3-4 sentences):
What is your business thesis? A business thesis is
one short sentence
that addresses 1. What do you do 2. Who cares 3. Why do they care? This one sentence should not be more than 200 characters. For example, "We provide car manufacturers (
WHO
) with fuel cells (
WHAT
) that are 40% cheaper and 20% more efficient (
WHY
)."
Please provide your relevant Patent Application Number(s), if applicable:
Commercial Potential
The questions below are intended to serve as a baseline for the project. You are not expected to know specifically how the concept will be used or the focus of the business. We merely want to understand your initial ideas about potential.
What gap in the industry does the concept serve?
Who do you think will buy the product or service?
What competitive advantages do you think the technology or business has over current products or services?
Participation in Delaware Startup Launchpad
Why do you want to participate in the Delaware Startup Launchpad program? What do you hope to learn? What outcomes to do you want to achieve?
How did you hear about the Delaware Startup Launchpad program?
Workshop Availability
Each accepted team is expected to complete customer discovery research, which can include traveling, within reason, to meet with potential customers or experts, as well as attend each workshop session.
Please verify the sessions that at least the Team Lead will be able to attend. Sessions will be held in person in Wilmington or Newark, Delaware.
Session 1 10/14/19, 5:30-8pm
Session 2 10/17/19, 5:30-8pm
Session 3 10/26/19, 9am-12pm
Session 4 11/4/19, 5:30-8pm
Session 5 11/18/19, 5:30-8pm
Lead Will Attend
Signatures/Commitment
By submitting this application you are confirming that all team members agree to make every reasonable effort to attend all training sessions associated with the program and complete deliverables and required surveys in a timely manner.
Team Lead - Full Name
Date
Contact Information