Deadline:
June 01, 2024
Program Starts: August 01, 2024
Program Ends: November 12, 2024
Location(s)
Online United States of America
Boulder 1310 College Ave Boulder, CO 80302
Overview
We are equipping impact and growth-driven enterprises to achieve product-market fit and scale. Thank you for your interest in the Watson Accelerator. We are excited to continue our work supporting sustainability leaders and impact-focused entrepreneurs, like you!
Details
The Flagship Fellowship is a 16-week leadership and venture development program for impact-driven entrepreneurs seeking to elevate their ventures with access to a global network, training designed to strengthen skills, and mentorship with seasoned professionals, venture capitalists, and executives. The program will kick off with an in-person immersive in Boulder, Colorado in August 2024. The remainder of programming is virtual and provides award-winning training, committed mentorship, and a powerful community of peers for impact entrepreneurs to advance their ventures and lives.
Programmatic features
- Pitch to a panel of judges for funding opportunities.
- Receive tailored mentorship from business leaders, venture capitalists, and enterprise executives.
- Engage in practical entrepreneurial & leadership centric courses.
- Join a global community of diverse entrepreneurs with a common goal to impact the world.
- Learn from a leader of a Nobel Peace Prize winning movement, founders, CEO’s, executives of Fortune 500 companies, and thought leaders from a range of sectors.
Dates & Details
- Dates: August 1st to November 12th, 2024 (16 weeks of programming).
- Format: The program launches with a 10-day Immersive, starting August 1st, 2024. Virtual sessions are held for the remaining 15 weeks of programming (weekly time commitment 8–10 hours per week).
- In-Person Immersive: 10-day Immersive starting August 1st, 2024 (20–25 hours per week time commitment).
- Training: Fellows will engage in weekly expert-led sessions covering Foundations, Data & Metrics, Go-To-Market, Funding, Team Management, and Pitch.
- Impact Series: Renowned leaders, entrepreneurs, and practitioners join the fellowships to share their entrepreneurial journey and experience, as well as mentor the Fellows. See previous Impact Series Speakers here.
- Basecamp: Basecamp, a term coined by Watson Institute, refers to a 1-3 day Impact Workshop led by each Fellow in their community. Its purpose is to gather a minimum participant base, allowing Fellows to share their venture work, receive feedback, and network. Basecamps also offer participants a hands-on experience in exploring social impact through entrepreneurship.
- Summit: This is a culminating community event where Fellows pitch to local leaders, funders, and entrepreneurs (November 12th, 2024).
- Venture Development Stipend: $20,000 in venture development stipends will be distributed among select Flagship Fellowship Fellows based on progress and impact throughout the Fellowship.
What Fellows Can Expect to Receive from Watson’s World Class Experience
Leadership Development
- Management for impactful teams
- Transformative communication skills
- Root cause analysis
- Organizational culture
- Personal & professional growth
Entrepreneurial Skills
- Marketing & personal branding
- Finance & accounting for impact
- Human centered design & impact focused sales
- How to secure capital & funding
- Iterate business model validation
- Competitive analysis
Global Community
- Peer to peer support
- Access Watson Institute’s impressive global Alumni Network
- Mentors from across the globe
- Courses led by real time practitioners
- Ongoing support from Watson’s talented team
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
Eligibility
- Who You Are:
- You are an entrepreneur or community leader deeply committed to creating sustainable, scalable impact in your community.
- You have an entrepreneurial spirit, a growth mindset, and are driven to grow as an effective leader within your community. The ideal venture stages for this fellowship are Problem-Solution Fit or Product-Market Fit phases, with engaged customers or beneficiaries, and demonstrated outcomes in both impact and revenue.
- You are able to commit to the 16-week program including the in-person Immersive in Boulder, Colorado starting on August 1st. We prioritize applicants who are fully committed to actively participating in the entire program. At the heart of the program is a strong sense of community, and its success hinges on the active engagement and enthusiasm of all participants, who are eager to both learn and share.
Where You Create Impact: Applicants located in and/or creating impact in the following locations:
- From any geographical location with a preference to applicants from the USA, Mexico, East Africa, Brazil and Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
What You Are Looking For:
- You are looking for expert-guided entrepreneurial training, a community of entrepreneurs to give you feedback that improves your venture, and a wide-reaching mentorship network to enhance your leadership abilities and the impact of your venture.
Dates
Deadline: June 01, 2024
Program starts:
August 01, 2024
Program ends:
November 12, 2024
Program Starts: August 01, 2024
Program Ends: November 12, 2024
Cost/funding for participants
This program is fully funded* by our generous partners and consists of a variety of individual Fellowships. Each Fellowship is tailored to address specific social impact areas or has a geographical specification.
* Fellows might be responsible for covering expenses related to transportation to and from the immersive in Boulder, Colorado and some onsite meals during the Immersive.
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