7 Days to Startup Kick start your career as an entrepreneur and innovator at one of the country’s premier startup programs. Spend seven amazing days on the campus of Yale University learning from business gurus, developing your skills and acumen, and competing against other business-minded high school students in Envision's Entrepreneurial Challenge, a “shark tank” experience. You'll also enjoy a day-long exploration of innovation and entrepreneurship in the finance center of the world, New York City.

1. National Youth Leadership Forum: Business Innovation
Yale University
Draft Schedule:
*Please note: this schedule is a draft and is subject to change. The final schedule will be posted no less than one business day before
arrival day. Arrival day and departure times shown are confirmed and can be used for planning to/from program.
Day 1
1:00 – 4:30 PM Registration
Location: Murray College
1:00 – 5:00 PM Scholar Activities
5:00 – 6:00 PM Dinner
Location: Murray Dining Hall
6:00 – 6:45 PM Business Group Meeting #1 (BGM)
Welcome and Teambuilder
Location: Breakout Rooms
7:00 – 7:30 PM Program Welcome
Program Lead
Education Lead
Location: OML 202
7:30 – 8:30 PM Understanding Personality Styles
Location: OML 202
8:45 – 10:00 PM Business Group Meeting #2 (BGM)
Full Value Contract
Team Building - The Sinking Ship
Team Identity & Selection
Location: Breakout Rooms
10:45 PM Room Check
Day 2
7:15 – 8:00 AM Breakfast
Location: Murray Dining Hall
8:30 – 10:45 Business Group Meeting #3 (BGM)
Design Thinking I
Location: Breakout Rooms
10:45 – 11:45 AM Business Group Meeting #4 (BGM)
Idea Generation
Location: Breakout Rooms
11:45 – 12:45 PM Lunch
Location: Murray Dining Hall
1:15 PM Group Photo
2:15 – 4:00 PM Business Group Meeting #5 (BGM)
Design Thinking II: Business Model Canvas
Location: Breakout Rooms
4:10 – 4:55 PM Business Group Meeting #6 (BGM)
Fundamentals of Crowdsourcing
Location: Breakout Rooms
5:00 PM-6:00 PM Dinner
Location: Murray Dining Hall
6:00 – 7:30 PM Business Skills Workshop
Behavioral Skills & Mindsets
Crowdsourcing I - Envision Staff
Location: Breakout Rooms
7:45 – Business Group Meeting #7 (BGM)
Art of the Pivot
Customer Personas
Location: Breakout Rooms
Quiz Show
Location: OML 202
11:00 PM Room Check
Day 3
7:15 – 8:00 AM Breakfast
Location: Murray Dining Hall
8:30 – 10 Business Group Meeting #8 (BGM)
Build MVP-I (part I)
Location: Breakout Rooms
Business Skills Workshop
Marketing & Branding
Location: WLH 201 (Sudler)
11:00 – 12:00 PM Speaking Event
Location: WLH 201 (Sudler)
Lunch
Location: Murray Dining Hall
1:00 – 2:00 PM Yale Campus Tour
2:30 PM Bus Boarding
4:00 – 6:00 PM Career Site Visit
Location: Upward Hartford
6:00 – 8:00 PM Dinner & Crowdsourcing II
(on own)
Location: Downtown Hartford
8:05 PM Bus Boarding
9:00 – 9:45 PM Social Time
Location: Murray College
11:00 PM Room Check

2. Day 4
7:00 AM Bus Boarding
10:00 AM – 10:15
PM
NYC (TBD)
Day 5
7:15 – 8:00 AM Breakfast
Location: Murray Dining Hall
8:15 – 10:45 AM Business Group Meeting #9 (BGM)
Career Action Plan
Revisit Business Model Canvas
MVP-II
Location: Breakout Rooms
11:00 – 12:00 PM Speaking Event
Location: OML 202
12:00 – 1:15 PM Lunch
Location: Murray Dining Hall
1:15 – 2:15 PM Personal Time
Location: Yale Bookstore
2:15 – 3:15 PM Business Skills Workshop
Career Preparation Workshop
Location: Breakout Rooms
3:15 – 4:00 PM Business Group Meeting #10 (BGM)
Pricing Strategy
Location: Breakout Rooms
4:00 – 5:15 PM Business Group Meeting #11 (BGM)
Funding for Startups
Crowdsourcing III Preparation
Location: Breakout Rooms
5:15 – 5:45 PM Meet with Group
Walk to New Haven Green
5:45 – 8 Crowdsourcing & Dinner
(on own)
Location: Downtown New Haven, Yale Bookstore
8:15 PM Meet with Group
Walk back to campus
8:45 – 10:15 PM Business Group Meeting #12 (BGM)
PAIRIN
FUEL Forms
Crowdsourcing III Debrief
Presentation Preparation
Location: Breakout Rooms
11:00 PM Room Check
Day 6
7:15 – 8:00 AM Breakfast
Location: Murray Dining Hall
8:30 – 10:45 AM Business Group Meeting #13 (BGM)
Presentation Preparation & Pitch Practice
Location: Breakout Rooms
11:00 – 12:00 PM First Round Presentations Part I
Initial Pitch (In Group)
Location: Breakout Rooms
12:00 – 12:45 PM Lunch
Location: Murray Dining Hall
1:00 – 2:30 PM First Round Presentations Part II
Initial Pitch (In Group)
Location: Breakout Rooms
2:30 – 3:4 Business Group Meeting #14 (BGM)
Final Presentation Preparation
Location: Breakout Rooms
4: Shark Tank
Investor Pitch Presentations
Money Round
Location: WLH 201 (Sudler)
6:00 – 7:15 PM Dinner
Location: Murray Dining Hall
Pack for Departure
8:00 Business Group Meeting #15 (BGM)
Satisfaction & Post Assessment Surveys
Location: Breakout Rooms
Variety Show
Location: Loria 250
11:00 PM Room Check
Day 7
6:30 – 8:15 AM Room Check Out
Drop Off Luggage
Location: Luggage Storage
7:15 – 8:05 AM Breakfast
Location: Murray Dining Hall
8:15 – 9:00 AM Business Group Meeting #16 (BGM)
Certificates and Feedback
Location: Breakout Rooms
9:15 – 10:00 AM Envision Your Future
Award Announcements
Location: WLH 201 (Sudler)
10:00 AM Program Departure
Airport Shuttle Departs at 10:30 AM
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