Lean Startup Innovation Certificate
In this 8 week program, students will learn how to leverage design thinking, design innovation, with lean startup methods to identify problems worth solving, the needs of their customers and develop bold, new products and service ideas.
Students will practice using new tools, frameworks, and processes to collaborate, communicate, create, and think critically about their idea. Choose from our FLEX (8) or ACCELERATED (4) sessions.
Duration: 4-hours per session
Sessions: 4-8
*Program cost is FREE
**Limited spots available
Upcoming Certificate Programs
Location
Minneapolis, MN
Red Wing, MN
Brainerd, MN
Nairobi, Kenya
Minneapolis (In-Person)
Itasca, MN
West Central, MN
Hubbard County, MN
Minneapolis, MN
Date
April 7 – June 30, 2021
May 26 – July 14, 2021
June 1 – July 20, 2021
June 14 – July 14, 2021
July 15 – Aug 5, 2021
August 15 – October 5, 2021
September 23 – November 11, 2021
October 19 – December 7, 2021
Early Fall
Time
9am – 12:30pm (APPLICATIONS CLOSED)
5:30pm – 10pm (APPLICATIONS CLOSED)
8am – 12pm
10am – 2pm
9am – 1pm
6pm – 10pm (OPEN SOON)
6pm – 10pm (OPEN SOON)
6pm – 10pm
TBD (OPEN SOON)
“We are excited to partner with ILT Academy to support more entrepreneurs in West Central Minnesota.”
Patti Gartland
President of Greater St. Cloud Development Corp.
Program Details
The Lean Startup Innovation Certificate program will expand your innovation skills, and teach you new methods to help formalize your ideas through an interactive class experience.
Participants will:
· Learn to unpack your ideas and explore surrounding opportunities
· Learn to use the lean canvas to identify, refine, and explore customers and assess the opportunity for a lean startup
· Interact with others to help refine ideas
· Learn how to communicate and showcase your startup idea
Start the next steps in your startup adventure!
Session Location //
Online (virtual meetings), or in-person
How much does this program cost?
The program is *FREE* to all participants. The program is subsidized through the generous sponsors above.
Who should apply?
Participants do not need any startup experience nor a fully formed idea for a startup — just motivation and grit. The Lean Startup Innovation Certificate Program will build startup skills as participants work on their business ideas.
Am I eligible to apply to the program?
Priority will be given to founders and startups based in Minnesota. There are a limited number of seats available; the acceptance rate will be very competitive. However, if there are additional spaces, the program will consider participants outside the priority areas. We encourage you to apply regardless of your current location.
Recent Graduates
Co-Founders // Mattias Kostov & Jeremias Thiel
“The best part was learning about other MN entrepreneurs and building relationships with people you can learn from and support. This gives entrepreneurs a way to both develop their ideas and connect with other thinkers and makers.”
Jeremias Thiel
Co-Founder, Scobium
Co-Founders // Elaine O’Keefe & Tom Duenow
“This program provided a supportive and collaborative environment to get our startup idea off the ground. We had no idea there was a process to share our idea, get feedback from our peers and quickly test it in ways that aligned us for more successes from ideation to pilot launch.”
Elaine O’Keefe
Co-Founder and Transitions In Nature
Founder // Teri Market (CEO)
“This was a very unique learning environment that allowed me to grow as an entrepreneur and practice my startup skills. In a very short amount of time I learned new methods for idea generation, product and market exploration, and how to validate my idea with the confidence to move forward.”
Teri Market
Founder and CEO, Marketable Social Media
Founder Stories
Co-Founders // Allison Borum (CEO) & Abby Henstein (COO)
“Having ILT Academy’s support in our business has been a great experience for Virtuwoof. We have gained so much useful knowledge we’re able to directly apply to our business strategy. The activities we completed built up our confidence and were critical to our success in launching our first startup!”
Allison Borum
Co-Founder and CEO, Virtuwoof