College Student Startup Networking

The Founder's Clinic is a live, in-person experience designed to give founders real help on real problems. Think of it as urgent care for your startup. When you arrive you will check in and fill out a simple intake form. What is going on? How long has it been bothering you? How urgent does it feel? What would make this visit worthwhile? Based on your responses, our team will triage your situation and connect you with the right support. You will begin with a “primary care” coach, skilled at helping founders unpack a challenge, surface root causes, and clarify what is actually happening beneath the surface. Then, you’ll meet with a subject matter “specialist” for a “second opinion” focused on your specific needs, whether that is product, sales, branding, finance, operations, legal, or more. You'll receive high-impact, thoughtful support from experienced members of our startup community who want to improve the health of you and your startup. So bring the real problem, that messy tangled one. Our goal is that you walk away with clarity on your challenge, and ideally a prescription for next steps you can take action on right away. Whatever issue has been keeping you up at night googling symptoms and treatments, come get it checked out at the Founder’s Clinic! Founder’s Clinic was originally created and developed by Shannon Varcoe and Dr. Valencia Hicks-Harris as part of Raleigh-Durham Startup Week. LOCATION American Underground 📍 324 Blackwell Street #900, Durham, NC 27701 🚗 Parking is available at the American Tobacco Campus visitor spaces. Learn more here: https://americantobacco.co/your-visit/ RALEIGH-DURHAM STARTUP CO. The Founder's Clinic is part of the Raleigh-Durham Startup Co. (RDSCo) Startup Series — a free, year-round series of events that meet Triangle founders at "I'm curious" and helps them move toward "I'm building." Learn more at raleighdurhamstartup.co. Thank you to our Contributing Members for supporting the RDSCo Startup Series! Founder’s Clinic Conce

A full day for student founders in the heart of RTP. NGEN, the Ivy League entrepreneurship network, is bringing a limited number of student founders, builders, and innovators from UNC, Duke, and NC State together for a full day in RTP. Speakers include Pendo co-founder and a former YC founder turned-VC. There is also a fast-track to our $150K pitch competition and plenty of networking opportunities. The day: Guest speakers:Eric Boduch, co-founder of Pendo & founder of 24 and Up Shevy Karbasi, former YC founder now launching a VC firm Pitch competition: The winner is fast tracked into our national $150K pitch competition, and every finalist team gets live feedback from judges. Speed networking: Connect with fellow student founders and startup/industry leaders. Plus more! Full agenda shared with admitted students. Rolling admission: 100 spots, so apply early. Final applications due: Tue, Oct 13 at 11:59 PM ET Need a ride?: Once you're admitted, we'll connect you with students from your campus who are driving. Rides are coordinated between students directly. Supported by: NC State Society of Entrepreneurs · Entrepreneurship Club at Carolina · Research Triangle Foundation About NGEN: NGEN (NextGen Entrepreneurship Network) is a 501(c)(3) intercollegiate nonprofit founded by student leaders at Princeton, Penn, and Brown. Over three years we've run 18 conferences, treks, and pitch competitions across the Ivy League in New York City. Startups from our network have raised over $15M and joined Y Combinator, a16z Speedrun, and Techstars.

Have a startup idea you can't stop thinking about — but aren't sure what to do next? This hands-on workshop is built to get you moving. In a focused, small-group session led by startup veteran Chris Heivly, you'll work through a Lean Canvas to clarify your thinking, pressure-test whether you've got something real, and surface the key risks and assumptions hiding inside your idea. You'll leave with a clearer picture of your next step, and the confidence to take it. Who is this for? This is a working session for first-time and idea-stage founders ready to move from "I'm spinning my wheels" to "I know my next step." It's ideal if you: Have an idea stuck in your head and haven't launched yet Have started something but feel stuck or unsure how to move forward Want structured, practical guidance to take your next step with confidence Come with an idea or early venture you're ready to dig into. Why attend? Build a concrete plan: Work through a Lean Canvas to map your riskiest assumptions and define real next steps Pressure-test your idea: Get a crash course in startup fundamentals and customer discovery to find out if you're onto something Connect with the ecosystem: Meet other founders and plug into the RDSCo community Location & Parking Frontier RTP — Classroom 📍 800 Park Offices Dr, Durham 🚗 Free parking is available immediately outside Frontier Venue Partner Frontier RTP is a growing community at the heart of the Hub RTP development, RTP’s new downtown. Companies looking to be part of an exciting, collaborative environment will fit right in at Frontier RTP! Learn more at frontier.rtp.org/ Raleigh-Durham Startup Co. Idea to Action is part of the Raleigh-Durham Startup Co. (RDSCo) Startup Series — a free, year-round series of events that meet Triangle founders at "I'm curious" and helps them move toward "I'm building." Learn more at raleighdurhamstartup.co. Thank you to our Contributing Members for supporting the RDSCo Startup Series!