winterim – Silicon Florist

If you’re reading this before 9AM PST on January 12, 2023, you have the opportunity to be helpful

Rick Turoczy on January 11, 2023

If there’s one truism that gets repeated more than any other in the world of early stage startups, it is this: Go talk to potential customers. It doesn’t matter how great your idea is. It doesn’t matter how needed and obvious it seems to be. It doesn’t matter that you’re an expert in the field. If customers don’t see the need for your product, all you’ve got is a hobby.

Category: Events, Oregon, Portland, Startups
Tag: lewis and clark, Survey, winterim

Lewis & Clark opens up their entrepreneurial “Winterim” program to the world

Rick Turoczy on January 8, 2021

For the past few years, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in a really compelling program hosted at Portland’s Lewis & Clark College over the holiday break. They call it “Winterim.” And it’s designed to expose college students to startups and entrepreneurship through a series of talks, mentorship, and a weeklong sprint to build a concept for a company.