https://innovation.cae.gatech.edu/ en https://innovation.cae.gatech.edu/node/598 <span>Student Innovation: Quantifying and Improving Your Startup Idea</span> <span><span lang="" about="/index.php/user/2" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">ls117</span></span> <span>Fri, 09/05/2025 - 12:47</span> <div><p><strong>Facilitator: Mike Vladimer, Nascent Startups</strong></p><p>Whether you’re launching something new or trying to grow what you’ve already built, the core challenge is the same: How do you know if your idea will actually turn into revenue? In this 2-hour, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to apply Nascent Methodology — a practical and novel framework designed to help you identify the earliest signals of an opportunity. Originally developed for startups with no customers, this method is just as powerful for early-stage businesses or existing companies looking to expand, test new directions, or reconnect with unmet market needs.</p><p>​This workshop is ideal for founders, product leads, small business owners, and anyone looking to grow their business with fewer guesses and more insight. We’ll walk through a case study and guide you through exercises to:</p><p>​Spot People in Pain — potential customers who are actively struggling with a problem</p><p>​Quantify the Pain in Dollars ($) — to assess how much value you could create by solving the problem</p><p>​Evaluate new ideas (or re-evaluate existing ones) with clarity and speed</p><p>​You’ll leave with tools to:</p><p>​Test and refine your current offering</p><p>​Explore new market segments or product lines</p><p>​Avoid wasting time on ideas that are unlikely to ever gain traction</p><p>​Build a clearer path toward potential growth, despite having few or no customers</p></div> <div> <div><h2>Summary sentence</h2></div> <div>Facilitator: Mike Vladimer, Nascent Startups</div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Summary</h2></div> <div><p>Whether you’re launching something new or trying to grow what you’ve already built, the core challenge is the same: How do you know if your idea will actually turn into revenue? In this 2-hour, hands-on workshop, you’ll learn to apply Nascent Methodology — a practical and novel framework designed to help you identify the earliest signals of an opportunity. Originally developed for startups with no customers, this method is just as powerful for early-stage businesses or existing companies looking to expand, test new directions, or reconnect with unmet market needs.</p><p>​This workshop is ideal for founders, product leads, small business owners, and anyone looking to grow their business with fewer guesses and more insight. We’ll walk through a case study and guide you through exercises to:</p><p>​Spot People in Pain — potential customers who are actively struggling with a problem</p><p>​Quantify the Pain in Dollars ($) — to assess how much value you could create by solving the problem</p><p>​Evaluate new ideas (or re-evaluate existing ones) with clarity and speed</p><p>​You’ll leave with tools to:</p><p>​Test and refine your current offering</p><p>​Explore new market segments or product lines</p><p>​Avoid wasting time on ideas that are unlikely to ever gain traction</p><p>​Build a clearer path toward potential growth, despite having few or no customers</p></div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Event time</h2></div> <div><time datetime="2025-09-10T21:30:00Z">Wed, 09/10/2025 - 17:30</time> - <time datetime="2025-09-10T23:00:00Z">Wed, 09/10/2025 - 19:00</time> </div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Location</h2></div> <div>Online - RSVP to receive the webinar link</div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Related links</h2></div> <div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"><a class="btn btn-secondary" href="https://gatech.campuslabs.com/engage/event/11531893" target="_blank" >RSVP to receive the webinar link</a></div> </div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Associated importer</h2></div> <div>2</div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Keywords</h2></div> <div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"> <a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/417" >General, Career, Leadership/Member Development, JLSLP -Innovative Leadership </a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Event categories</h2></div> <div> <div class="mb-3 float-left"><a class="btn btn-secondary" href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/411" >Workshop</a></div> </div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Invited audience</h2></div> <div> <div><a href="/index.php/taxonomy/term/70" hreflang="en">Undergraduate students</a></div> </div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Mercury ID</h2></div> <div>684438</div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Source updated</h2></div> <div>Fri, 09/05/2025 - 11:57</div> </div> <div> <div><h2>Groups</h2></div> <div> <div> Experiential &amp;amp; Engaged Learning</div> <div>Office of Undergraduate Education &amp;amp; Student Success</div> <div>Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship</div> </div> </div> Fri, 05 Sep 2025 16:47:08 +0000 ls117 598 at https://innovation.cae.gatech.edu