Launch a Real Company in 10 weeks
Not a plan, not a pitch deck: customers, revenue and a running business by June. All through rapid experimentation, Doing instead of talking.
(or you will have your summer open :-)
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What is LaunchPad?
LaunchPad is one of Stanford University’s most successful accelerators. Each Spring quarter d.school adjunct professor Perry Klebahn work with 12 new ventures to launch a real business in just 10 weeks. Each year about ½ end up in market by June and most of the founders that do not find product market fit move in to second acts (their next start up) using Launchpad methods.
60%
of LaunchPad ventures are still in business
$600 million
has been raised in venture capital funding
1000s
Thousands of new jobs have been created
Join a Community of Driven Entrepreneurs
Over 16 years, since 2010LaunchPad has coached hundreds of founders to launch businesses in different industry sectors. Many are still operating, some have sold, and others evolved into something new.
Alumni In the Media
Ravel Law Founders
Daniel Lewis & Nik Reed: Acquired by LexisNexis in 2017
San Francisco Business Times: With Machine Learning, S.F. Startup Aims to Help Attorneys Remove Mystique From Judges' Decisions
Branch Co-Founders
Dmitri Gaskin, Alex Austin, Mada Seghete & Mike Molinet
Silicon Valley Business Journal: Report: Andy Rubin-Backed Branch is Raising a Unicorn Round
Man Crates Founders
Jon Beekman & Sam Gong
Forbes: Giving Men What They Really Want: A Crate Filled With 'Awesome Stuff'
The Spoon: Fellow breaks out in coffee business with large round
Wall Street Journal: New Tampon Design gets FDA approval
Tech Crunch: A first year Launchpad company acquired
Fellow Coffee Founder
Jake Miller raises a series B
Sequel Co-Founders
Amanda Calabrese & Greta Meyer
Pulse News Founders
Ankit Gupta & Akshay Kothari
The
Teaching Team
Taught by Adjunct Professor, Perry Klebahn (founder Atlas Snowshoe Co, Stanford start up in 1991, CEO Timbuk2, COO Patagonia, d.school founding faculty) LaunchPad's legacy of success in shaping Stanford founders is the focus. (not the ideas)
With its exceptional team (of past Launchpad founders) and unwavering dedication to launching businesses, LaunchPad stands as a unique offer in the Stanford ecosystem. We build the best founders.
The Extended Team of Advisors
We are lucky to have a extremely tallented group that continue to contribute to Launchpad year. Their expertise and perspective keeps the content relevant, and we thank them.
Co-Founder Mailbox now at Google
Founder Dow Capital
Partner True Ventures
Partner Xfund
Managing Partner Pear VC
Partner OVO Fund