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SUMMARY:Design Thinking/Imagining Your Business or Product Idea
DESCRIPTION:\nHave you ever thought of starting a business or have a product idea that you would like to explore? \n\n\nAbout this event\n\n\n\nThis four-part seminar\, held on Sept. 28\, Oct. 5\, Oct. 12\, and Oct. 19 is designed to be a fun way for you to explore your interest in a business and will teach you through actual exercises how to develop a business idea into a more complete business or product idea. \n\nThe first session will help you explore your idea and give you some tools for inexpensively testing and validating them.\nThe second session will introduce you to ways to refine your ideas and show you some of the rich sources of business ideas available in Maryland.\nThe final session will help you explore rapid prototyping and getting some fast customer feedback to refine your idea. We will also cover next steps and what you can do to start implementing your idea.\n\nWhen you are done with the program you will have a refined business or product idea and a set of tools to develop future ideas. \nPlease note\, it is highly encouraged to attend all four sessions. \nAbout our presenter: \nVance MacEwen\, MA\, MBA – Entrepreneur in Residence at the Maryland Innovation Center (MIC) and co-founder CEO of Greatest Possible Good\, a design thinking firm for social good. Vance mentors residents and affiliates of the MIC and volunteers through the Maryland Tech Council Venture Mentor Services\, SEED SPOT\, and the Youth Leaders of the Americas Initiative. Greatest Possible Good\, winner of the 2019 MICA UP/Start Venture Competition\, works with social entrepreneurs\, nonprofits\, and small businesses to align teams and executives’ actions with their visions for impact. Vance previously served as chief of staff for Montgomery County Delegate Al Carr\, English teacher at a private school in Chengdu\, China\, and work crew member at McDonogh School. He loves helping founders find their North Stars\, hone their business strategies\, and win pitches. He is a certified Kauffman FastTrac facilitator. \nRegistration is limited. Ticket sales will close on Sept. 27 \n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.mdtechcouncil.com/membership/events/calendar/design-thinking-imagining-your-business-or-product-idea-2/2022-09-28/
LOCATION:Maryland Innovation Center\, 6751 Columbia Gateway Dr. | Suite 300\, Columbia MD\, MD\, 21046\, United States
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