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Our space is shared by students exploring and practicing entrepreneurship and the mentors and investors who support them.
Join our dynamic community, enjoy exclusive benefits, learn to think differently, and find the exact collaborators and resources you need at every stage of development.
SEARCH Sprints
Ideal for students exploring ideas or problem spaces, SEARCH Sprints are two-week focused practice periods to make real progress through interviews and tests. Work independently or with peers and earn mentorship through completed practice.
SEARCH Labs
Designed for students who want sustained support, SEARCH Labs are eight-week mentor-led explorations of finding a problem worth solving or developing a solution worth building through structured weekly practice.
BUILD Community
benefits of joining
mentorship
Connect with experienced entrepreneurs and industry leaders through our Mentorship program. We offer both ongoing guidance and targeted advisory sessions to help you navigate your entrepreneurship journey.
matchmaking
Our team specializes in creating dynamic micro-communities with aligned interests and data-driven matchmaking to facilitate campus-wide co-founder searches. Find the right collaborators who share your interests and goals.
venture showcase
Showcase your venture to potential investors through interactive poster sessions and pitch opportunities. Gain valuable feedback and catch the eye of those who can propel your ideas forward.
member only events
Enjoy exclusive access to investor mixers and entrepreneurship practice opportunities. These events are designed to enhance your skills and expand your network without a heavy time commitment.
resume building
Participate in resume-enhancing activities like becoming a peer mentor, facilitator, or eHub intern. These roles bolster your credentials and enhance your leadership and project management skills.
member only perks
Access our comfortable collaboration spaces anytime during the day or after hours. Enjoy amenities like private meeting rooms, coffee and snacks, video game consoles, and project lockers for an optimal on-campus experience.
In SEARCH Sprints, participants independently, or in groups of peers, explore problems worth solving and solutions worth building through interviews, tests, and hands-on exploration.
SEARCH Sprints
Ideal for students looking for a problem worth solving and a solution worth building, with light structure and opportunities to earn mentorship.
SEARCH Sprints are two-week, focused, self-guided practice periods. Students work independently or in small groups of peers and, through completed interviews and tests, earn access to mentorship while progressing through repeated cycles of evidence gathering and reflection until you are ready to begin building.
1. Identify Key Issues
Surface problems that are meaningful, complex, and worth continued exploration.
2. Prioritize Challenges
Choose which problem to focus on based on evidence, interest, and potential impact.
3. Validate the Problem
Gather evidence to understand the problem’s depth, frequency, and who experiences it.
4. Assess Motivation
Explore demand and stakeholders’ willingness to engage with a potential solution.
5. Explore Solutions
Generate and assess solutions to decide what is worth testing or pursuing next.
In SEARCH Labs, participants engage in a sustained, mentor-led exploration of problems worth solving and solutions worth building through structured weekly practice.
SEARCH Labs
Ideal for students who want support while looking for a problem worth solving and a solution worth building.
SEARCH Labs are eight-week experiences designed for students who want time, structure, and mentorship to work through cycles of SEARCH. Build evidence, reflect on what you learn, and strengthen your judgment about what is worth pursuing before investing in BUILD.
1. Explore Problem Spaces
Investigate real problems people experience through interviews, observation, and research—whether you’re exploring broadly or digging into the problem your existing idea aims to address.
2. Focus Your Attention
Use evidence to narrow toward the problems that feel most meaningful and promising, helping you choose what to pursue or refine what you’re already working on.
3. Validate What Matters Most
Understand who experiences the problem, how strongly it’s felt, and which aspects truly matter—so you’re confident you’re focusing on something real, not assumed.
4. Assess Motivation and Constraints
Learn what drives the people involved, what gets in their way, and how open they are to change—whether that change is a new solution or a new way of approaching the problem.
5. Define What's Worth Building Next
Determine which directions are worth advancing, testing, or committing to—either identifying a solution to pursue or validating that your current idea is ready to move forward into BUILD.
In the BUILD Community, participants focus on building and strengthening validated business models with ongoing mentor and peer support.
BUILD Community
The BUILD Community provides structured accountability, mentor engagement, and peer learning for students continuing beyond SEARCH. Work to execute thoughtfully, make informed next-step decisions, and sustain momentum as you build what has been validated.
1. Strengthen Your Model
Refine the core elements of your validated business model through continued testing and iteration.
2. Execute with Focus
Prioritize what to build next and allocate time and resources intentionally.
3. Learn from Peers
Engage with other builders to share progress, challenges, and practical insights.
4. Work with Mentors
Use mentor feedback to pressure-test decisions and avoid common early-stage pitfalls.
5. Decide What's Next
Evaluate options such as pilots, partnerships, funding, or continued testing based on evidence.
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