Build a working product using AI tools, develop a business model, and pitch to a judging panel - guided by Harvard student entrepreneurs who've launched real ventures.
From problem discovery to pitch day - everything you need to launch a real venture
Learn to spot real problems worth solving through interviews, observation, and empathy mapping
Understand your users deeply - conduct interviews, build empathy maps, and validate assumptions
Build working products using AI-powered tools like Lovable and Base44 - no prior coding needed
Create professional brand identities, logos, and marketing materials using Canva AI
Craft and deliver compelling pitches - from 60-second elevator pitches to full Demo Day presentations
From idea to working product in 6 weeks
Track 1: Vibe Code - describe a product idea in plain English on Lovable or Base44 and watch it build itself
Track 2: Brand in a Box - use Canva AI to create a complete brand identity for a business idea
Track 3: AI Pitch Writer - use AI to draft, refine, and rehearse a 60-second elevator pitch
60-second live demo presentation to the group
Your AI creation (working app, brand kit, or pitch script) + a 60-second live demo
Supervising AI tool use and guiding students through their chosen track
Interview techniques workshop
Empathy mapping exercise
Conducting 3+ user interviews
Synthesizing feedback
Empathy map + 3 interview summaries
Guiding interview methodology
Design thinking & Crazy 8s
Business Model Canvas workshop
Value proposition design
Peer feedback rounds
Business Model Canvas + value proposition
Facilitating ideation and refining concepts
Intro to Lovable & Base44 (AI building tools)
Building your first working prototype
Canva AI for branding assets
User testing your MVP
Working MVP link + user feedback notes
Technical guidance and troubleshooting
Canva brand kit creation
Origin story & narrative development
Pitch deck design (10-slide template)
Rehearsal and feedback
Canva pitch deck + brand guidelines
Coaching presentation narrative
Pitch rehearsals & refinement
MVP final polish
Pitch Q&A preparation
Rehearse Demo Day presentations
Complete pitch + live MVP demo
Final preparation and confidence building
AI creation (working app, brand kit, or pitch script) + live demo
Working MVP built with AI tools
Competition-ready pitch deck
Business Model Canvas + validation report