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Georgetown Startup Accelerator
Georgetown Startup Accelerator (GSA) is a virtual nine-week program that brings together Georgetown alumni entrepreneurs in early-stage startups with experienced mentors, peers, and experts to accelerate their business progress. Participating members and companies: 1) work with experienced mentors; 2) set growth metrics; 3) attend weekly workshops; 4) learn alongside alumni peer entrepreneurs; and 5) showcase the company to the Georgetown community.
“The GSA allowed my co-founder and I to stress-test our business model, refining our thesis and growing from an idea to a company with clients during the span of the program. Meeting other founders and working with the
GSA team proved invaluable to our growth.”
—Mel Levey (MBA’17), co-founder, Joint Homes
200
DEMO DAY ATTENDEES
—Russell Bar (MBA’20), CEO, Hi-RX
—Victoria Pratt (SFS’11), founder, Pratt Standard
Around 200 people attend from the Georgetown community, such as friends, family, students, investors, and partners of GSA.
EXAMPLES OF WEEKLY ACTIVITIES / WORKSHOPS
Each weekly workshop is hosted by an expert from the Georgetown network of mentors, alumni, and faculty. Programming focuses on critical areas to building a business, such as:
• Baselining and goal setting • Product-market fit and customer feedback • Leading and building successful teams • Sales and generating demand • The business of running a business • Fundraising and investing