Elevate your business concept in 5 easy steps!​

Apply To Starting Line Today!

​Step 1: Introduce Your Idea

Tell us about your concept and anyone involved with pursuing the venture.

Step 4: Devise an Interview Strategy

Decide what customer segment you will explore, what hypothesis you will test and what questions you will ask.

Step 2: Build a Value Proposition

Create a value proposition and hypothesize what customers need. Update your business model canvas.

​Step 5: Conduct Interviews​

Interview 5 potential customers to get insight into your market.

​Step 3: Competitive Analysis

Research who your customers are, your market and the competitors in the field.

Bonus Step:

Meet the Experts
   Review your deliverables and interview    
data with new venture managers to determine the next hypothesis to validate.

Elevate and Accelerate
   Complete the I-Corps application & submit or get additional milestones for Starting Line.

By the end of this program, you will have: 

• Learned about business and how to apply best practices on the Business Model Canvas
• Acquired clarity on your customer through interviewing
• Created a competitive analysis​ for market insight​

Why participate in Starting Line?

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​Learn how to turn your idea into a business!
Starting line is a step-by-step validated process for testing your business idea.
You will work with experienced UARF new venture managers. 

Complete the program and receive:

• Startup legal advice from UA's SEED Clinic
• Mentoring from UARF new venture managers
• Preparation for other accelerator programs
• 10% bonus on application score when applying to I-Corps
• ​​And more