Industry Advisory Panels
Industry Advisory Panels
The Industry Advisory Panels (IAP), hosted by GW’s Office of Innovation & Entrepreneurship (OIE), offer innovators a unique opportunity to present their startups to a panel of seasoned experts, including GW-affiliated investors, industry professionals, serial entrepreneurs, and GW alumni.
Drawing on over 20 years of experience in the region, these panels function like a dynamic Industry Advisory Board, providing invaluable feedback and guidance on critical business aspects such as business models, go-to-market strategies, and scaling plans.
Why Join & How to Start
- How it works
Hosted quarterly, each IAP is carefully tailored to your team’s stage, industry, and goals. It’s like having a personal, equity-free, advisory board focused solely on helping you succeed.
- Present Your Startup: Using a guided template provided by OIE to present the current status of their startup, outlining key details about their business, product, and market approach.
- Engage with Experts: After presenting, participants will answer questions from the panel, gaining deep insights into their startup’s potential challenges and opportunities.
- Receive Tailored Feedback: The panel will deliver targeted feedback on your business model and go-to-market strategy, along with a customized roadmap of high-impact, achievable milestones to guide your next steps and position your venture for success.
- Present Your Startup: Using a guided template provided by OIE to present the current status of their startup, outlining key details about their business, product, and market approach.
- Qualifications
To qualify for an IAP, you must:
- Be affiliated with the GW community
- Student, Staff, Faculty, Alumni
- Have completed the GW Lean Startup Short Course or equivalent
- Have completed at least 20 customer discovery interviews
Not part of the GW community but interested in IAP? Reach out to us directly at innovate
gwu [dot] edu (innovate[at]gwu[dot]edu).- Be affiliated with the GW community
- How to get started
- Meet the qualifications listed above
- Request an IAP slot
- Email innovategwu [dot] edu (innovate[at]gwu[dot]edu) with your interest and brief details about your venture.
- Email innovate
- Meet with an OIE Mentor-In-Residence (MIR) and prepare your pitch
- You’ll be paired with an MIR and receive a slide template to help you get ready.