Cornerstone is Velocity's two-week sprint for students and researchers from any faculty who want to explore an idea they have or even just an area of interest with a supportive community. It is focused on introducing you to potential customers and stakeholders who live and work outside the university. It will help you build the confidence you'll need to have productive, empathetic conversations that will create the foundation of your idea and give it real impact.
Join the hundreds of students and researchers all exploring their own ideas through coaching, networking, and the chance to win great cash prizes.
You’ll work on validating your idea by talking to real customers. Along the way, you’ll get:
The optional Cornerstone idea session is a fun, two-hour event on January 14th to explore your interests that can become ideas, and meet potential collaborators.
This is for you if you don’t have an idea and want some help with brainstorming and to explore what Cornerstone is all about!
Sign up for the idea session.
Go directly to the Cornerstone Orientation session, where you’ll get onboarded, meet Velocity staff, and accept your Cornerstone quest.
When you register, you will choose one of the session times below:
The official start of Cornerstone – get onboarded to our Cornerstone Discord channel, meet Velocity staff and accept your Cornerstone quest! Mandatory to help you prepare to successfully complete the program.
Come to either:
Learn key strategies for conducting effective customer interviews, finding and connecting with stakeholders and translating insights into action.
Choose from one of the two options:
Meet up with other teams in your mentor group and get support from mentors with learning more about your industry and developing a strong Lessons Learned reflection.
Choose from one of the two options:
Join the S26 Cornerstone community for an evening of food and conversation to close the program and celebrate! Prizes will be awarded in a final ceremony.