News Polsky Center Launches Customer Discovery Bootcamp to Help Early-Stage Ventures Explore Product-Market Fit The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the launch of Customer Discovery Bootcamp, a new program for early-stage startups to explore the viability of their business...
Page Venture Gallery Venture Gallery View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries. Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center provides “first look” and early...
Event Application Deadline: Customer Discovery Bootcamp October 8, 2025 The Customer Discovery Bootcamp is intended for early-stage ventures to explore their problem-solution fit by engaging directly with potential customers and industry stakeholders. Over five weeks, teams will gain experience...
Program Customer Discovery Bootcamp Test assumptions, validate ideas, and engage directly with customers to better understand problem-solution fit.
Program ETA Discovery Cohort Explore entrepreneurship through acquisition through unique programming, mentorship, and community-building opportunities.
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 3 Episode 3: BenchPrep April 29, 2021 Ashish Rangnekar, MBA ’11, grew up in a sleepy town in India where success looked like a white-collar job, not entrepreneurship. But early on...
News From Discovery to Dissemination: How a New Collaboration is Helping Get Knowledge ‘Out the Door’ Healthcare investment firm Deerfield Management recently visited the University of Chicago to meet with researchers and discuss Hyde Park Discovery, a new collaboration to advance discoveries from the lab. “I’m...
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Customer Discovery with Ben Schmuck November 13, 2024 Join the Polsky Center and Ben Schmuck, innovation manager at Caterpillar, for an informative session about customer discovery. For over five years, Ben has applied his “lean innovation” methodology at...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 8 Episode 8: PrettyQuick June 3, 2021 Coco Meers’ career has centered on helping women look and feel their best. When she caught the entrepreneurship bug and looked for a pain...
Event Application Deadline: Customer Discovery Bootcamp October 8, 2023 The Customer Discovery Bootcamp is intended for early-stage ventures to explore their problem-solution fit by engaging directly with potential customers and industry stakeholders. Over five weeks, teams will gain experience...
Event Application Deadline: Customer Discovery Bootcamp October 14, 2024 The Customer Discovery Bootcamp is intended for early-stage ventures to explore their problem-solution fit by engaging directly with potential customers and industry stakeholders. Over five weeks, teams will gain experience...
Event Registration Deadline: Fall 2025 Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort October 6, 2025 Deadline to join the ETA Discovery Cohort for the Fall 2025 quarter The Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (ETA) Discovery Cohort provides curated opportunities for students at Chicago Booth to explore ETA....
