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SUMMARY:LaunchPad Incubator
LOCATION:Partners I – NC State University Albright Entrepreneurship Garage
  Classroom\, 1017 Main Campus Dr\, Raleigh\, NC
DESCRIPTION:NC State Innovation and Entrepreneurship has developed an incu
 bator program to support early-stage startups. Students will work through
 out the semester to further their concepts through fundamental practices\
 , such as doing customer discovery\, exploring business modeling and thin
 king through commercialization strategy. The program is the perfect place
  to bounce ideas off one another and hold one another accountable for tan
 gible next steps for your new venture.\n\nNC State student entrepreneurs 
 are eligible for microfunding ranging from roughly $200 to $800 per stude
 nt (up to $1\,000 per team)\, depending on your venture and its needs.\n\
 nSessions will alternate between guest speakers and collaborative grind s
 essions. The speakers will cover pain points of the startup process\, whi
 le the grind sessions will provide you and your fellow founders opportuni
 ties to creatively work through your biggest hurdles. Think of it like a 
 mini hackathon all for your own personal growth.\n\nParticipants will als
 o receive mentorship and other forms of support. Every other week’s sessi
 on will kick off with founder updates\, including what’s working\, roadbl
 ocks and goals for the week.\n\nFor more information about Launchpad and 
 to apply\, visit the Launchpad webpage.\n\nHere is the 2026 LaunchPad sch
 edule:\n\nAug. 27: Intro\, expectations and setting goalsSept. 3 and 24 a
 nd Oct. 8 and 29: Speaker sessionsSept. 10\, Oct. 1 and 22 and Nov. 6: Co
 llaborative grind sessions\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app/events/1e8dec6f-ece0-4
 034-a3fa-414a6a7b98fe
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/1e8dec6f-ece0-4034-a3fa-414a6a7b98fe
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