
Our Program
We have designed this 24-week hands-on program to help entrepreneurs with challenges they face while building a company .
Applications open on December 1st, 2021- Rolling Admission
Only 16 companies per batch
Why Us?
At MARL Startup Studio, we believe in our startups and founders. We invest $50,000* for 5% equity in early-stage student startups with great ideas and POCs.
Pre-Seed
Investment
We’ve curated an incredible network of upstate NY mentors and industry experts to help you along your journey.
Mentorship
We partner with Monroe County, Universities in Rochester and local corporations to bring you a broad network of contacts.
Connections
Perks and benefits
Our program perks and benefits, valued at over $500K+, include various cloud, legal, banking, marketing /branding and technology resources.
*$5K is billed as a program support fee. $25K invested at the beginning of the program, with possibility to receive another $25K upon successful completion of the program milestones.
24 weeks to Think, Build & Launch
Week 1 - 5 | THINK Venture Design
Business Model Canvas (BMC)
Customer Discovery & Development Strategy (CDDS)
Branding/Customer Experience (Logo etc)
Go To Market (GTM) Strategy Consultation
User Stories (Customer Experience)
Executive Summary (Investor Readiness)
Pitch Deck Template (Investor Readiness)
Week 6 - 12 | BUILD Product Concept Design
Gather MVP Requirements (MVPR)
Design Product Strategy & Roadmap (PSAR)
Technical Architechure Review (TAR)
Solution Architecture Review (SAR)
User Experience Design
User Interface Design
Development Kick Off
Week 12 - 24 | LAUNCH MVP Development
Design, Build, Test, Ship (DBTS) - twice a week
Collectively gather feedback (weekly)
Incorporate feedback data to the product
Repeat DBTS cycle unless the Product is complete.
Deploy to early stage/beta users