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Startup Team

14. List up to three key members of the founding and/or leadership team, including titles/roles

	Name	Title/Role
Team Member #1
Team Member #2
Team Member #3

15. How many full-time salaried employees does your startup currently have?

Note: this could be "0" if there are no employees working for the business full-time (40+ hours) and/or taking a salary from the business

16. In a few sentences or less, please briefly describe your product/concept. (Keep it simple, we'll get into details later!)

17. Why did you pick this idea to work on ? Do you have domain expertise in this area?

Startup Product

18. What problem is the business solving? Tell us what your target audience is struggling with, and why they might be unsatisfied with the current solutions available.

19. How does your idea solve this problem? Describe the technology you are building. What existing products/tools are you using? What new technology are you developing?

20. Do you own any intellectual property (IP) related to the technology? Who writes code or does other technical work on your product?

21. What have you built so far, if anything? Proof of concept, prototype, MVP, still collecting data, etc.?

Startup Strategy

22. Describe the company's current or likely customers and relevant stakeholders: who uses the product, who buys the product, who will help you get it to market? How do you know people need what you're making?

23. Have you spoken to potential customers? If yes, who and how many? What was their feedback?

24. Describe your competitors. What do you understand that your competitors don't?

25. Are people using your product already? If yes, how many? Who are they?

26. Do you have revenue? If yes, what is your monthly recurring revenue?

27. What are you working on next with your product? How can Rev1 help?

Program Commitment

28. I understand that this program requires 3 days (up to eight hours of 'classroom' time per day), as well as outside-of-class work. Days 1 and 3 are on-site and in-person (Rev1 @ The Peninsula) while Day 2 is virtual. I can commit to attending this program in full and completing the necessary asynchronous work.

Yes, I can commitI am unclear or have concerns about this level of commitment

File Uploads

Please note: there is a 25MB limit per uploaded file, and a 30MB total limit for files uploaded to this application. Please PDF/compress files if you're over these limits, or the application submission will result in an error.

29. Please upload one file with team bios for all leadership. Include LinkedIn profiles, as well as relevant technical, industry, and/or entrepreneurial experience. Indicate full-time or part time commitments

25MB max per file. 30MB max for ALL files uploaded

30. Please provide a link to a video (up to three minutes in length) describing the problem you are solving, the solution you are proposing, and who your customers are. Include any progress you've made in building a product, talking to customers, or generating revenue or other sources of capital. What makes your idea stand out from existing solutions?

31. If you have one, please upload your current pitch deck, executive summary, or relevant documentation

25MB max per file. 30MB max for ALL files uploaded

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