At Ratio 21, we're reinventing high school extracurriculars for the 21st century. In this program, you will work with industry leaders (entrepreneurs, technologists, venture capitalists) to decide on an idea for a company and build it. You’ll even have a chance to pitch the company to VCs.
Welcome to the incubator
Overview of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial process
Defining the problem for your business
Select teams and define roles
Retrospective on Sprint #1
Board meeting on brainstorming
Stealing vs. Inspiration
Finalize idea for business
Ideate brand names and logos
Retrospective on Sprint #2
Board meeting on prototyping
What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)?
Review case studies of famous prototypes
Begin prototyping business idea
Retrospective on Sprint #3
Board meeting on pitching and documentation
Understanding SWOT analysis
Complete pitch deck and pitch ideas to actual VCs
Final retrospective
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