Join us this Spring 2026 for the TVL Energy Ventures Practicum, a multidisciplinary course designed to equip you with essential entrepreneurial skills.
Course Highlights:
- Collaborative Learning: Work alongside peers from engineering, business, policy, law, and other fields to develop a comprehensive business plan and investor presentation.
- Hands-On Experience: Gain real-world insights by conducting customer interviews, creating an elevator pitch video, and performing techno-economic analyses.
- Entrepreneurial Resources & Networking Opportunities: Access a wealth of resources across campus to support your journey in commercializing energy innovations.
What You'll Achieve:
- Develop an investor presentation that includes target market analysis, product and competition analysis, go-to-market plan, financial projections, and intellectual property strategy.
- Conduct customer interviews and create an elevator pitch video.
- Perform techno-economic analyses and develop an enterprise financial model.
Who Should Apply?
We welcome all graduate students and researchers. You don't need to have an existing technology or idea to apply. This course is an opportunity to explore and develop your entrepreneurial potential.
What if I Have an Idea or Technology I Would Like to Commercialize?
We invite students, researchers, and labs to submit their ideas for commercialization. This is an exciting opportunity to test whether your idea or technology has viability in a commercial landscape. Rest assured, by bringing your technology to the class, you do not give away existing control of intellectual property. The involvement of the Principal Investigator (PI) is per interest and unique to each collaboration.
Attend an Info Session:
- 📅 Friday, Oct 3 | 12:00 pm | Zoom) | Register here
- 📅 Friday, Oct 10 | 12:00 pm | (Zoom) | Register here
Apply by October 19 to enroll in the course.