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Mentoring Opportunities 💭

• TIME SENSITIVE / BOSTON / EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITY

  FastForge Hackathon: High School Hackathon for Next-Gen Product Creation, Volunteers Wanted!

  Calling industrial designers, engineers, marketing dynamos, and branding and design experts! We need your leadership in guiding teams of Boston high school students for the day! Whether you want to volunteer individually or bring a team from your organization, we welcome your involvement! 

  By: The Possible Zone

  When: Friday, 11/1/24 · 8:30am - 6pm EDT

  Where: Artists For Humanity, 100 West 2nd Street Boston, MA 02127

  Industrial Designers, Engineers… 
  Think you can model & render the next great product in only 4 hours?
  Step 1: High school students give you the defined product concept & the target user
  Step 2: You make it beautiful in only 2-3 hours. Surface model only. CAD & CGI. Step 3: Measure and cut cardboard, then add motion with off-the-shelf motors. Skills Required: The ability to create a surface model and on-white renderings of a product on your device.
  Marketing, Brand Experts, Designers …
  Think you can market & pitch the next great product in only 4 hours?
  Step 1: Conduct naming and branding sprints with students to come up with product name, logo and tagline copy
  Step 2: Use Figma or PowerPoint template to create landing page prototype & pitch presentation
  Step 3: Help the students build and come up with a pitch! Skills Required: Familiar with marketing design sprint process, mentorship and creative leadership, have design software(Adobe, Figma, PowerPoint, etc.) on your own laptop!

  Visit FastForge.Boston to learn more about the event where high schoolers will create next gen products! Volunteer here.

  
  Volunteer Here

Upcoming Deadlines

For Ventures 🚀 

• Roux Institute: Applications for the Future of Healthcare Founder Residency, which invests $50,000 in early-stage health tech companies and gives them access to our partner healthcare systems Northern Light Health and MaineHealth, are now open!
  The Residency is designed to support digital health, healthcare technology, and clinical innovation founders at the earliest stages of their entrepreneurial journey, front loading 3 months of workshopping, and site visits, followed by 9 months of ongoing support and application. 

  Set up time to see if your company might be a fit for investment.  Speak with a team member by clicking here.

  More about the Residency

• Roux Institute: In September, the Roux Institute celebrated the launch of the ClimateTech Incubator! Seed-funded by the Maine Governor's Energy Office, the incubator positions Portland as a leading hub for climatetech innovation, bringing together entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and government and industry leaders to address critical climate challenges.

  Members have access to desk and prototyping space as well as to a curated network of mentors, investors, professional services, and the Roux’s academic and research expertise. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and accepted members enter into a month-to-month agreement. Want to learn more or get involved? Visit the website, send us an email, or apply here.

Upcoming Events

• 10/26/24 - Join us at IDEA Con 2024—a one-of-a-kind gathering of student innovators from across New England—at Boston University on October 26, 2024! This is a great opportunity to network with students and recent alums from over 20 schools. Whether you're mingling over breakfast, attending workshops, or enjoying a dessert reception, you'll be surrounded by future leaders and changemakers. Our Managing Director Marie Meslin will be running a workshop on how to network your way into the Boston Startup Ecosystem!

  You'll hear stories from young innovators and entrepreneurs tackling challenges in adaptive technology, comedy, social impact, and so much more. Check out the website to meet all the speakers and explore the workshops! 

  👉 Get your free ticket today! 

  

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