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Faculty are very busy as they teach courses, conduct research, mentor undergraduate and graduate students and post-docs, write grants, publish papers and participate on committees. These researchers are interested in growing their fledgling startups by adding skills which complement their own and will help to propel their startups to new heights.
If you are interested in participating, please plan on attending either in person or online. Stay tuned for the next Miner Founder Match.
Early-stage Accelerator, September 17 to November 19, 2026, all cohorts full
Next Early-stage Accelerator, 2/5/26 to 4/30/26
Early-stage Accelerator Finals
Early-stage Accelerator, Spring 2026
| Week/Date | Curriculum |
|---|---|
| Week 0 – 2/5/26 | Miner Founder Match |
| Week 1 – 2/12/26 | Introduction, purpose, developing alternatives and strategic alternatives pathways; Learning objectives – create alternatives and strategic alternatives pathways for your startup |
| Week 2 – 2/19/26 | Evaluate competitors; Learning objective – create lists of potential competitors and identify them as direct, indirect and potential competitors |
| Week 3 – 2/26/26 | Create MVP, key milestones; Learning objectives – create minimal viable product and key milestones for each market/product combo |
| Week 4 – 3/5/26 | Assess market (TAM/SAM/SOM), market ramp/share, both top-down, bottom-up; Learning objectives – estimate market share, ramp for each market/product combo using top-down and bottom-up tools |
| Week 5 – 3/12/26 | Develop timelines; Learning objectives – estimate timelines for each market/product combo |
| Week 6 – 3/19/26 | Analyze costs; Learning objectives – estimate costs for each market/product combo |
| Week 7 – 4/2/26 | Identify and assess risks; Learning objectives – estimate risks for each market/product combo |
| Week 8 – 4/9/26 | Summarize value creation of each alternative; Learning objectives – summarize values for each alternative |
| Week 9 – 4/16/26 | Craft strategy, decide path forward; Learning objectives – devise new paths and create strategy |
| Week 10 – 4/30/26 | Wrap up and share path going forward, pitch contest |
Early-stage Accelerator, Fall 2026
| Week/Date | Curriculum |
|---|---|
| Week 0 – 9/3/26 | Miner Founder Match |
| Week 1 – 9/10/26 | Introduction, purpose, developing alternatives and strategic alternatives pathways; Learning objectives – create alternatives and strategic alternatives pathways for your startup |
| Week 2 – 9/17/26 | Evaluate competitors; Learning objective – create lists of potential competitors and identify them as direct, indirect and potential competitors |
| Week 3 – 9/24/26 | Create MVP, key milestones; Learning objectives – create minimal viable product and key milestones for each market/product combo |
| Week 4 – 10/1/26 | Assess market (TAM/SAM/SOM), market ramp/share, both top-down, bottom-up; Learning objectives – estimate market share, ramp for each market/product combo using top-down and bottom-up tools |
| Week 5 – 10/15/26 | Develop timelines; Learning objectives – estimate timelines for each market/product combo |
| Week 6 – 10/22/26 | Analyze costs; Learning objectives – estimate costs for each market/product combo |
| Week 7 – 10/29/26 | Identify and assess risks; Learning objectives – estimate risks for each market/product combo |
| Week 8 – 11/5/26 | Summarize value creation of each alternative; Learning objectives – summarize values for each alternative |
| Week 9 – 11/12/26 | Craft strategy, decide path forward; Learning objectives – devise new paths and create strategy |
| Week 10 – 11/19/26 | Wrap up and share path going forward, pitch competition |
For more information, please contact ckarslake@mst.edu.
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