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Customer Discovery Labs - Application

Customer Discovery Labs is a 7-week program designed to help early-stage founders systematically validate their business ideas through customer interviews and hypothesis testing.

Program Dates:

○ Pre-program orientation call (date TBD) ○ Tuesday, April 21 | 5:30 PM - 8:15 PM ○ Tuesday, May 5 | 5:30 PM - 8:15 PM ○ Tuesday, May 12 | 5:30 PM - 8:15 PM ○ Wednesday, May 20 | 5:30 PM - 8:15 PM ○ Tuesday, June 2 | 5:30 PM - 8:15 PM

Each session brings together 5-10 founders building scalable companies in a collaborative environment where you'll learn proven customer discovery methods, test your assumptions, and refine your value proposition. With expert facilitation from Laura Smailes, you'll gain practical tools, peer support, and one-on-one mentorship to strengthen your business model and prepare for opportunities like NC IDEA MICRO and SEED grants.

Whether you're at the idea stage or already building traction, this program will help you better understand your customers and build a stronger foundation for your startup.

This program is FREE, made possible by the NC IDEA Foundation.