Student Resources
Techstars Entrepreneur’s Toolkit
No matter what stage of the journey you’re on, the Techstars Entrepreneur’s Toolkit can help learn the fundamentals of entrepreneurship and accelerate your success. Select any of the modules below to help you take the next step.
1. Build Your Lean Canvas
Share your thinking and pivot.
2. Understand Your Customers
Know their problem better than anyone else
3. Understand Category Design
Learn how to create and dominate markets
4. Create New Markets With Category Design
Execute your Category Design strategy
5. Position Your Product
Effectively communicate key messaging
6. Brand Your Business
Use the most powerful branding tools
7. Give Your Elevator Pitch
Effectively describe your business
8. Get More Done
Set productive personal and team habits
9. Grow Your Business With KPIs
Use performance indicators to scale up
10. Make Progress With Goals
Learn effective goal setting
11. Check Your Progress
Measure and pivot your goals
12. Master Your Pitch
Intrigue them by demonstrating
13. Navigate Cofounder Relationships
Build healthy cofounder relationships
14. Engage With Mentors
Build relationships with mentors
15. Twenty One Ways to Blow Up Your Company
Avoid these company pitfalls
16. Build an Investor Pipeline
Improve your odds in raising capital
17. EQ for Entrepreneurs
EQ is a powerful tool that can impact the success of your business
18. Build a Diverse Workforce
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts can help boost growth