{"id":1014,"date":"2019-03-28T09:09:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T13:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/?p=1014"},"modified":"2019-03-28T09:44:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T13:44:08","slug":"2019-faculty-startup-sprint-concludes-presentations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/2019-faculty-startup-sprint-concludes-presentations\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 J-Term Startup Sprint Concludes Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Manish Devjani and Christina Moazed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The final event for the J-Term Startup Sprint 2019 took place on January 18th, with an impressive set of presentations. A total of 12 teams were involved in the program. \u00a0The teams were tackling meaningful challenges across diverse sectors from real estate to healthcare, music, and social impact. Each team was required to provide a 10-minute summary of their startup concept, the number of interviews they conducted, business thesis, an overview of high-risk hypotheses about their business idea, and a business model canvas. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flareagent.com\/\"><b>FlareAgent<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abhiroop CVK (Undergrad, Tandon \u201819), Rashid Aziz (Undergrad, Tandon \u201819)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simple real estate transactions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp, Ignite, VC Pitchfest<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Abhiroop CVK of FlareAgent talked about where the team was before they started the sprint and where they are now. \u00a0\u201cWe not only gained a better understanding of our product, but also were able to simplify our website\u201d said Abhiroop. \u00a0The Engineering roadmap and key milestones were shared in the presentation. The team proudly announced that a new pilot was just landed during the J-Term sprint. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1022 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/1-1-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/1-1-300x175.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/1-1-768x448.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/1-1-1024x597.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/1-1.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: Abhiroop CVK from FlareAgent<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Synchealth<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alexis Trevizo (Undergrad, Tandon \u201818), Param Kulkarni (PostDoc, School of Medicine), Yada Pruksachatkun (Masters, Courant \u201820),<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Synchealth is a Google Assistant for psychiatry patients who access healthcare services and a Bloomberg terminal for their providers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp, Healthcare Makerthon<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the J-Term, Synchealth conducted \u00a055 interviews and gained a lot of insights. \u00a0The team was able to validate key assumptions needed to move forward. \u00a0Due to the nature of the initiative, the importance of securing the data was highlighted by many stakeholders. The team was just selected to participate in the NYC Media Lab competition. \u00a0Synchealth received positive feedback on the small prototype and experiment that was conducted during the sprint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1023 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/2-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"576\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/2-1.jpg 1103w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yada Pruksachatkun, Alexis Trevizo, and Param Kulkarni from Synchealth<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/politeproducts.com\/\"><b>Polite Products<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hunter Jamison (Undergrad, CAS \u201820), Joyce Woo (Undergrad, CAS \u201820)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> We&#8217;re an e-commerce startup selling cannabidiol (CBD) supplements designed to help pets with behavioral issues such as fear, separation anxiety, and aggression.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Polite Products team learned of the importance of understanding the customers, how they identify problems and what ways they seek to resolve them. \u00a0During the sprint, they gained a better understanding of their team dynamics. From their lessons learned, the team plans to move forward with the venture. \u00a0Next steps include collecting more data and work on the results of customer discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1024 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/3-1-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/3-1-300x167.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/3-1-768x428.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/3-1-1024x571.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/3-1.jpg 1102w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joyce Woo and Hunter Jamison from Polite Products<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.curtaincall.us\/\"><b>Curtain Call<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Carissa Estilo (Undergrad, Steinhardt \u201820), Tanya Gupta (Undergrad, Tandon \u201819)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Curtain Call is a concert discovery platform where users can discover their local music scene for less.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp, Ignite<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The business model canvas did not change much for team Curtain Call during the sprint, but they gained insight into priorities of the customers. \u00a0The initial hypothesis that concert goers buy tickets last minute and that venues are willing to lower prices were invalidated during the discussions. A new hypothesis was developed that focused on connecting the venue and artist with the right concert goers. \u00a0And they learned that convenience is also key for concert goers. Finding the right IT talent is on the list of next steps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1025 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/4-1-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/4-1-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/4-1-768x481.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/4-1-1024x641.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/4-1.jpg 1070w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Carissa Estilo and Tanya Gupta<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> from Curtain Call<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mywisewallet.com\/\"><b>WiseWallet<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Liz Holden (Stern \u201819), Russell Lieberman (Stern \u201819), William Brower (Undergrad, CAS \u201821)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WiseWallet provides transparency on corporate behavior, empowering consumers to understand exactly what they are supporting in their everyday purchases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From their customer discovery, WiseWallet gained valuable insight that consumers did not necessarily connect the message for free items based on their shopping patterns. \u00a0Based on an ad campaign to solicit interested customers to sign up for social, environmental, and sustainable causes online, they found limited interest. Revenue streams were adjusted based on feedback on problem-solution fit. A pivot in the business model was on the horizon due to their learnings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1026 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/5-1-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/5-1-300x201.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/5-1-768x516.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/5-1.jpg 892w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: <\/span><\/i><b>\u00a0<\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">William Brower, Liz Holden and Russell Lieberman from WiseWallet <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Upright<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nicole Parada (Masters, Global Public Health, \u201820), Saim Kazmi (Undergrad, CAS \u201819)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Biometric shoe soles, for older adults with mild cognitive impairment, designed to detect early fall risk indicators through monitoring gait.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp, Healthcare Makerthon (Winner)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the sprint the Upright team interviewed 47 customers and developed experiments to enhance their prototype. \u00a0The team learned a lot from coaches and realized the importance of synthesizing all the information collected during the process. \u00a0The team started focusing on customers over 65, instead on focusing on those that had mild cognitive impairments. Their main takeaway was that regardless of validating the problem with clinicians and therapists, the main customer is the caregiver or patient. \u00a0The team plans to focus on developing a prototype. They are slotted to participate in the InnoVention competition in the Spring.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1017 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/saim-300x149.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"578\" height=\"287\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/saim-300x149.png 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/saim-768x381.png 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/saim-1024x509.png 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/saim.png 1055w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 578px) 100vw, 578px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Saim Kazmi and Nicole Parada from Upright<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Unetrics IM+M<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Daniel Vitaletti (Masters, Wagner \u201819), Heather McGee (Masters, Wagner \u201819), Helen Sacco (Masters, Wagner \u201819)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unetrics is a web-based application designed for impact funders and impact organizations to measure, manage, and report their social and environmental impacts in real-time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Unetrics IM+M team conducted 45 interviews, with 15 more planned. The business canvas changed significantly in the process. \u00a0Several original value proposition and hypothesis were invalidated. The team was able to focus on target customer segment and redefine the value proposition. Their current goal is to bring easy and quick access to the data.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1019 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/heather-mcgee-1-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/heather-mcgee-1-300x158.png 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/heather-mcgee-1-768x404.png 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/heather-mcgee-1-1024x539.png 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/heather-mcgee-1.png 1054w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Heather McGee, Daniel Vitaletti \u00a0and Helen Sacco from Unetrics IM+M<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yostayhungry.com\/\"><b>Yo Stay Hungry<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Airis Johnson, Syreeta Gates (Masters, Tisch \u201820)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yo Stay Hungry is a culinary competition that fuses hip hop with food and beverage.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Yo Stay Hungry team completed \u00a087 interviews during the sprint with insightful B to B conversations during their customer discovery process. \u00a0\u00a0A key insight was finding out the importance of brand manager compared to account manager. By refining their understanding of the business model canvas, they plan to pitch and speak with more brand managers, since they are the ultimate approvers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1027 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/6-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/6-1-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/6-1-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/6-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/6-1.jpg 1083w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Airis Johnson and Syreeta Gates from Yo Stay Hungry<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Elixir Booch<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Armaan Ahmed (Undergrad, Gallatin \u201822), Jessica Willis (Masters, Steinhardt \u201819)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Elixir is an 8% ABV adult beverage fermented from kombucha that blends the buzz of drinking with the growing trend for mindful consumption to help people imbibe responsibly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Team Elixir Booth conducted 100 interviews during the Sprint. \u00a0A lot of the assumptions on the business model canvas were invalidated in the process. \u00a0Ahmed stated, \u201cAs a freshman, I was relatively new to the startup scene and startup methodology. I learned the basics of each part of the &#8220;business model canvas&#8221; and how to carefully test my assumptions about each part. Through this validation learning, I was able to gain insights into how the specific market our product exists within works.\u201d Based on their learning, the target customer has now become the bartenders and restaurant or bar owners. \u00a0The team plans to move forward and look forward to getting one \u2018sale\u2019 at a time.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1028 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/8-1-300x152.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"573\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/8-1-300x152.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/8-1-768x389.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/8-1-1024x518.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/8-1.jpg 1109w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Armaan Ahmed and Jessica Willis from Elixir Booch<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>KinNect<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Abdulrazakh Abdirahman (Masters, Wagner \u201819), Thanisa Pariage (Masters, Wagner \u201820), William Coit (Masters, Wagner \u201821)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Welcoming and servicing the population of men and women reentering society after prison through an accessible and holistic website and service.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The J-Term Start Up Sprint was the very first program that KinNect participated in. Pariage noted, \u201cEe literally learned everything that has to do with starting a business. The most important part of this sprint was all the consumer base research we did. My start up morphed into just an idea, one that probably wouldn&#8217;t work, into a workable startup model.\u201d The KinNect team is moving forward with the project. They are currently looking to place people with criminal records, misdemeanors and felonies, into jobs that they want and can grow within. The team will also continue to do research and place people to further create a workable model before the launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1029 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/9-1-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"567\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/9-1-300x209.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/9-1-768x536.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/9-1-1024x715.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/9-1.jpg 1112w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: Thanisa Pariage, Abdulrazakh Abdirahman and William Coit from KinNect<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gigfinesse.com\/\"><b>GigFinesse<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mir Hwang (Undergrad, CAS &#8217;19), Ryan Kim<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Booking music gigs is a flawed, laborious process for both artists and venues. GigFinesse will streamline this process by eliminating all the hurdles both parties face.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp, VC Pitchfest (Winner)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The GigFinesse team already had paid customers, but the sprint presented them with an opportunity to start from a clean slate. \u00a0Mir stated \u201cMy team and I were able to not only improve our MVP but really focus in on the biggest problem, narrow down our most crucial customer base and increase our value proposition significantly overall.\u201d \u00a0They met with 67 new customers during the 2 week period and have completed 350 individual bookings. They continue to work hard to grow the business. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1030 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/10-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/10-300x163.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/10-768x418.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/10-1024x558.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/10.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: Mir Hwang and Ryan Kim from Gigfinesse<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Highline<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participants: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kanishk Gandhi (Masters, Tandon \u201820), Mittal Rana (Undergrad, CAS \u201818), Nikita Jerschow (Undergrad, CAS \u201819)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>About: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">App for your road to recovery. Physical therapy exercises tailored for hip surgery post-op care.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Participated In:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Startup Bootcamp, Healthcare Makerthon (Finalist)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Team Highline learned of the power of customer discover and the lessons learned during the J-Sprint were helped shape the team\u2019s mindset in approaching their startup. Rana shared, \u201cWe learned that often the solutions that we may want to exist in the market aren\u2019t necessarily the ones needed. Instead, the problem-solution fit must be dictated in large part by the customers. With this knowledge, our team was able to identify a key pain point in our customer segment (not what we originally thought) and direct us in the proper direction.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1016 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/nikita-300x204.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"575\" height=\"391\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/nikita-300x204.png 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/nikita-768x522.png 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/nikita.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: Nikita Jerschow, Kanishk Gandhi, and Mittal Rana from Highline<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1031 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/101-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/101-300x177.jpg 300w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/101-768x454.jpg 768w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/101-1024x606.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/microsites.engineering.nyu.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/101.jpg 1031w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Above: J-term Startup Sprint participants and coaches<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Manish Devjani and Christina Moazed The final event for the J-Term Startup Sprint 2019 took place on January 18th, with an impressive set of presentations. 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