ApplBased on the Disciplined Entrepreneur curriculum developed at MIT, the EUG Launchpad leads participants through 24 sequential steps from identification of their initial “beachhead” market to their first sales into that market. 

Classes are supplemented with instruction from outside speakers and subject matter experts. Participants will have the opportunity to work with mentors with specific skill sets based on the participant’s identified need. Participants will also learn how to pitch to investors, competition judges, and a community audience as a means of demonstrating they have been able to coalesce everything they’ve learned into an appealing, fact-supported presentation. As final evidence of their skill development, participants will “pitch” to a community audience, not necessarily with the intent to raise money, but to showcase the skills they’ve learned to become a successful entrepreneur.

EUG Launchpad is offered twice a year with hybrid instruction. In-person classes are held at the Innovation Hub @ 942 Olive St. in downtown Eugene on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Apply now! Class begins January 25, 2023 and applications are due by January 20. 

Find out more information or apply by contacting Startup Community Director, Caitlin Vargas at caitlinv@onwardeugene.org