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BAEP 554 - Venture Initiation - Incubator section (Prof. Orlando) - Spring 2025

This class section will be decided by an application process. You will be enrolled into the class once you/your team is selected. All team members enrolling in the class must apply individually (though you can use the same application responses where applicable). Qualified Marshall Graduate Students/Teams may apply.

Those selected for this section of BAEP 554 will also be able to directly join the Summer 2025 USC Marshall/Greif Incubator, a program that offers guidance, community, and connections for selected businesses.

There is another section of BAEP 554 that does not require an application.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

First Name

Last Name

Student USC ID (numbers only)

USC Email

What master's program are you enrolled in?

Your project / business name

What’s your elevator pitch?

What problem are you solving or what opportunity have you identified? What needs do your potential customers have?

How are you solving that problem or building for that opportunity? Tell us more about your solution.

Why do you want to participate in this class?

List everyone on the team (names and roles), including yourself.

Share a link to your website if you have one.

Does the current team have most of the skills (both business and technical) needed to build the early stage of this business? (i.e., if your business requires you to build and maintain a mobile app, do you have the needed skills within the team?) Where does the team currently fall short?

Have you already been working on this business? How long? What stage are you in (concept, working prototype, users, paying customers, etc)?

How do you expect to make money?

Submit a link to a video of *one minute or less* introducing the team and what you're building. Make sure the video is not password protected.

Anything else you want to share?