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Dave Fox ’19, Nick Barba ’20 and Sam Hollander ’22 complete Blackstone LaunchPad Techstars Fellowship

August 30, 2020

Syracuse LaunchPad founders Dave Fox ’19 iSchool and Nick Barba ’20 Whitman (co-founders of Smarta) and Sam Hollander ’22 Whitman and Newhouse (founder of FSCL) recently completed the first-ever LaunchPad Fellowship offered by the Blackstone LaunchPad & Techstars network.  The program provided tools and content, along with access to experienced founders and mentors.  They were selected to be part of a cohort of 10 top teams from across the 32-campus global network for the eight-week program.  Read what they accomplished here.

Here are some quick success stats for the LaunchPad Fellowship program:

  • 86% said they achieved the goals they originally set at the beginning of the Fellowship, or achieved goals adjusted following a pivot;
  • The 10 startup teams conducted more than 385 critical customer discovery interviews;
  • 9 teams completed a prototype, MVP, or proof-of-concept, or began product trials;
  • 8 teams added co-founders or team members;
  • 5 teams created or significantly overhauled their investor deck, based on recommendations from mentors;
  • 6 teams reported seed investment or sponsored research agreements totaling more than $150,000;
  • 80% of entrepreneurs met regularly with their campus directors, for a total of 247 meetings.

Read the full story here: https://www.techstars.com/newsroom/launchpad-fellowship-student-entrepreneurs-achieve-summer-success-in-8-weeks

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