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Technovation Challenge 2012 Curriculum

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Week	Corporate Site	School Site
1	Program Overview and Project Management Icebreaker HelloPurr Hack Files: kitty.png, meow.mp3, Dell Streak Sideloading Instructions, Be a Phone activity Guest Speaker: Anu Tewary, Founder Technovation Challenge Guest Speaker: Janice Fraser, Founder & CEO LUXr	Events and Variables PaintPot Hack
2	Lean Thinking, Brainstorming, and Market Research Guest Speaker: Samantha Quist, Founder TaskHatch Guest Speaker: Eric Ries, Founder The Lean Startup Guest Speaker: Leah Busque, Founder TaskRabbit	Procedures and Debugging MoleMash Hack File: mole.png
3	Market Segments, Customer Development, Personas, and Customer Surveys Guest Speaker: Elizabeth Yin, Co-founder & CEO LaunchBit Guest Speaker: Cindy Alvarez, User Experience and Product Design Yammer	Conditionals and Multiple Screens QuizMe Hack
4	User Interface Design and Paper Prototypes Guest Speaker: Elle Luna, Designer, Storyteller, Startup Advisor Guest Speaker: Nancy Broden, Growth Team Design Lead Twitter	Lists and Loops Lots of Circles Hack Build Prototype
5	Business Models, Value Proposition, and Revenue Streams Business Model Canvas Guest Speaker: Angie Chang, Co-founder Women 2.0 Guest Speaker: Piya Sorcar, Founder and CEO TeachAIDS	Databases Remember Hack Build Prototype
6	Validation and Business Plans Guest Speaker: Jory Des Jardin, Co-founder and President BlogHer Guest Speaker: Perla Ni, CEO GreatNonprofits	Build prototype
7	Preparing for Pitch Night, Poster Presentations and Mentor Career Exploration	Build prototype
8	Effective Pitches	Build prototype
9	Pitch Coaching and Feedback	Build prototype
10	Final Pitch Night Preparation	Finish pitch, poster presentation, business plan, and prototype

Acknowledgments Kelley Boyd, Margaret Butler, Michelle Hutton