TEL Venture Pathway

A focused route for turning early ideas into validated opportunities.

The Venture Pathway is the Lab’s track for students exploring new venture concepts. It helps you clarify the problem, test your assumptions, build toward a compelling value proposition, and share your work with industry and alumni.

Spring: Venture Discovery

Explore the problem. Test what’s possible.

Venture Discovery supports early-stage ideas through guided problem framing, user research, rapid experiments, and mentor feedback.

You’ll end the semester with clearer direction on whether — and how — your idea should move forward.

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Fall: Venture Build

Strengthen the concept. Build the case. Tell the story.

Teams with early traction move into Venture Build, where they work with MBA partners to refine market insights, value propositions, and go-to-market thinking.
This is where your idea becomes a compelling venture narrative supported by evidence.

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Showcasing Your Work

Both programs include opportunities to share progress at Demo Nights with alumni, industry partners, and campus collaborators.

Who It’s For

Students who are:

• Exploring an early idea

• Curious about entrepreneurship and innovation

• Ready to talk to users and test assumptions

• Looking for structure, mentorship, and community