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<strong style="box-sizing:border-box">The <abbr title="University of Houston" style="box-sizing:border-box; border-bottom-style:none">UH</abbr> Intro to I-Corps Winter Workshop </strong></h3>
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<strong style="box-sizing:border-box">What is it?</strong></p>
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The <abbr title="University of Houston" style="box-sizing:border-box; border-bottom-style:none">UH</abbr> Intro to I-Corps Summer Workshop experience is an opportunity for students and faculty to learn more about how to launch their startup using Lean Launch
and customer discovery methodologies. The workshop is a limited experience, involving a half day workshop introducing students to the methodology and completion of interviews and several deliverables. There is a $500 stipend available for students or faculty
who successfully complete the workshop. This will also qualify teams to move forward with the I-Corps program, including Regional and National experiences which will allow them to receive grants up to $50,000. <br style="box-sizing:border-box">
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<strong style="box-sizing:border-box">Who can participate?</strong> </p>
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Any <abbr title="University of Houston" style="box-sizing:border-box; border-bottom-style:none">UH</abbr> faculty member or student who is working on launching a tech startup, and wants to validate the customer need.<br style="box-sizing:border-box">
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<strong style="box-sizing:border-box">What is required?</strong></p>
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Participants are required to participate in the opening and closing workshops and complete deliverables in between the workshops. The first workshop will take place on Friday, December 7 from 10am - 3pm. Participants will be expected to attend the entire session.
Then, participants will be required to complete 15 customer interviews and develop a presentation on the deliverables in the weeks following the workshop. In the second workshop, participants will attend a closing session on Friday, January 11 at 1pm to discuss
their learnings.</p>
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<strong style="box-sizing:border-box">How can you apply? </strong><br style="box-sizing:border-box">
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Please fill out the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewEfxiGdzG3gc-jLd5WEy4TqIrEW56q9WF4d7_5uzkcOjcsA/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="box-sizing:border-box; background-color:transparent; color:rgb(200,16,46); text-decoration:none" id="LPlnk110132" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">Intro
to I-Corps Winter Workshop application</a> by November 30. </p>
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<div>Thanks,</div>
<div>Haleh</div>
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<div><span style="color:rgb(64,0,128); font-family:Times">Haleh Ardebili</span></div>
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<div style="font-family:Calibri; color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(64,0,128); font-family:Times">Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship</span></div>
<div style="font-family:Calibri; color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(64,0,128); font-family:Times">Cullen College of Engineering </span></div>
<div style="font-family:Calibri; color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(64,0,128); font-family:Times">Bill D. Cook Associate Professor</span></div>
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<div><font face="Times" color="#400080">Department of Mechanical Engineering</font></div>
<div><font face="Times" color="#400080">N223 Engineering Building One</font></div>
<div><font face="Times" color="#400080">University of Houston</font></div>
<div><font face="Times" color="#400080">Houston, TX 77204-4006</font></div>
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<div style="font-family:Calibri; color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="Times" color="#400080">Office Phone: <a href="tel:713-743-5562" value="+17137435562" target="_blank" id="LPlnk386579" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">713-743-5562</a></font></div>
<div style="font-family:Calibri; color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="color:rgb(64,0,128); font-family:Times">Cell Phone: 281-723-4625</span></div>
<div style="font-family:Calibri; color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font face="Times" color="#400080">Email: <a href="mailto:hardebili@uh.edu" target="_blank" style="color:purple" id="LPlnk300940" class="OWAAutoLink" previewremoved="true">hardebili@uh.edu</a></font></div>
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