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Entrepreneurship Bootcamp

Entrepreneurship Bootcamp, a fall semester, one-day glimpse into entrepreneurship at CMU and Pittsburgh.

Sponsored by: Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship and Graduate Entrepreneurship Club

Join the CMU Entrepreneurship Slack to connect with fellow entrepreneur

Thank you for attending this year's Bootcamp!

Check back for more information regarding Bootcamp 2024, which will be held on Saturday, September 7, 2024.

Saturday, September 9, 2023

1:00 p.m. EST
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, 3rd Level, Tepper Quad

*Schedule subject to change.

All registered attendees will receive a Swartz Center t-shirt!

1:00 pm

Introduction to the Swartz Center
Learn what CMU has to offer regarding entrepreneurship and how to work out of the Swartz Center.

1:20 pm

Swartz Center Programs
Find the ins and outs of the entrepreneurship ecosystem through various programs from the perspective of startups and students.

Undergraduate Perspective

Graduate Perspective

2:25 pm

CMU Clubs
Join others that think entrepreneurially like you with a CMU club.

Undergraduate Clubs

Graduate Clubs

3:00 pm

Fireside Chat with Ray Lane
Hear from Ray Lane, GreatPoint Ventures

4:00 pm

Network + On Campus & Community Resources Booths
Connect with other founders and co-founders and explore what other entrepreneurial opportunities there are outside of CMU throughout Pittsburgh.

bootcamp attendees
Bootcamp Crowd
Bootcamp Panel

Saturday, September 9, 2023

1:00 p.m. EST
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, 3rd Level, Tepper Quad

All registered attendees will receive a Swartz Center t-shirt!

1:00 pm

Introduction to the Swartz Center
Learn what CMU has to offer regarding entrepreneurship and how to work out of the Swartz Center.

1:20 pm

Swartz Center Programs
Find the ins and outs of the entrepreneurship ecosystem through various programs from the perspective of startups and students.

Undergraduate Perspective

Graduate Perspective

2:25 pm

CMU Clubs
Join others that think entrepreneurially like you with a CMU club.

Undergraduate Clubs

Graduate Clubs

3:00 pm

Fireside Chat with Ray Lane
Hear from Ray Lane, GreatPoint Ventures

4:00 pm

Network + On Campus & Community Resources Booths
Connect with other founders and co-founders and explore what other entrepreneurial opportunities there are outside of CMU throughout Pittsburgh.

Saturday, September 10, 2022

1:00 p.m. EST
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, 3rd Level, Tepper Quad

All registered attendees will receive a Swartz Center t-shirt!

1:00 pm

Introduction to the Swartz Center
Learn what CMU has to offer regarding entrepreneurship and how to work out of the Swartz Center.

1:20 pm

Swartz Center Programs
Find the ins and outs of the entrepreneurship ecosystem through various programs from the perspective of startups and students.

Undergraduate Perspective

Graduate Perspective

1:55 pm

CMU Clubs
Join others that think entrepreneurially like you with a CMU club.

Undergraduate Clubs

Graduate Clubs

2:45 pm

On Campus & Community Resources
Explore what other entrepreneurial opportunities there are outside of CMU throughout Pittsburgh.

3:50 pm

Entrepreneurship 101
Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

4:30 pm

Hear from our Entrepreneurs
Listen to the entrepreneurial journey from some of our startups, including:

5:15 pm

Pitch Your Idea + Network
Connect with other founders and co-founders.

Saturday, September 11, 2021

1:00 p.m. EST

1:00 pm

Introduction to the Swartz Center
Learn what CMU has to offer regarding entrepreneurship and how to work out of the Swartz Center.

1:20 pm

CMU Clubs
Join others that think entrepreneurially like you with a CMU club.

Undergraduate Clubs

Graduate Clubs

1:55 pm

Pitch Your Idea
Connect with other founders and co-founders.

2:30 pm

Swartz Center Programs
Find the ins and outs of the entrepreneurship ecosystem through various programs from the perspective of startups and students.

Undergraduate Perspective

Graduate Perspective

3:05 pm

On Campus & Community Resources
Explore what other entrepreneurial opportunities there are outside of CMU throughout Pittsburgh.

3:40 pm

Entrepreneurship 101

Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

4:15 pm

Hear from our Entrepreneurs

Listen to the entrepreneurial journey from some of our startups, including:

5:00 pm

Pitch Your Idea + Network
Connect with other founders and co-founders.

Saturday, September 12, 2020

1:00 p.m.

1:00 pm

Introduction to the Swartz Center
Learn what CMU has to offer regarding entrepreneurship and how to work out of the Swartz Center.

1:30 pm

Swartz Center Programs & CMU Clubs
Learn the ins and outs of the entrepreneurship ecosystem through various programs from the perspective of startups and students.

Panel 1:

2:15 pm

On Campus & Community Resources
Meet members from Innovation Works, AlphaLab, AlphaLab Gear, CTTEC and many more.

Panel 2:

3:00 pm

Pitch Your Idea
Connect with other founders and co-founders.

Saturday, September 7, 2019
1:30-5:00 p.m.
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad

1:30 pm

Entrepreneurship at CMU & Panel Discussions
Learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship at CMU and in Pittsburgh from the perspective of startups and students. Meet members from Innovation Works, AlphaLab, AlphaLab Gear, CTTEC, Tech Spark and many more.

Panel 1: Swartz Center Programs & Entrepreneurship Clubs

Panel 2: Swartz Center Partners

3:00 pm

Entrepreneurship 101
Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

4:00 pm

Networking at the Swartz Center
Experience CONNECTS, which formally connects you with the entrepreneurial community around you.

Saturday, September 8, 2018
1:30-5:00 pm
Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Tepper Quad

1:30 pm

Entrepreneurship at CMU & Panel Discussions
Learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship at CMU and in Pittsburgh from the perspective of startups and students. Meet members from Innovation Works, AlphaLab, AlphaLab Gear, CTTEC and many more.

3:00 pm

Entrepreneurship 101
Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

Research to Commercialization
Through this panel discussion learn the building blocks from research to commercialization.

4:00 pm

Networking at the Swartz Center
Experience CONNECTS, which formally connects you with the entrepreneurial community around you.


Our 2018 Panel of Experts:

  • Jim Jen, AlphaLab & Innovation Works
  • Ilana Diamond, AlphaLab Gear
  • Susan Wu, Contrary Capital
  • Rishav Khemka, Corporate Startup Lab
  • Zach Pan, CMU Summit
  • Reed McManigle, CTTEC
  • Andrew Ellerhorst, Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
  • Grant Vanderbussche, GEC
  • Amber Lucas, Innovation Fellows Program
  • Max Mirho, Innovation Scholars Program
  • Dietrich Stephan, LifeX
  • Dave Passavant, numo
  • Esme Rhine, Swartz Fellows Program
  • JJ Xu, McGinnis Venture Competition
  • Sankalp Arora, NSF I-Corps Program
  • Hunter Hartshorne, PROBE Program
  • Melanie Simko, Project Olympus
  • Stella Han, UEA
  • Anuraag Jain, VentureBridge Program

Saturday, September 9, 2017
1:30-5:30 pm
Mellon Auditorium, Tepper School of Business/Project Olympus

1:30 pm

Entrepreneurship at CMU & Panel Discussions
Learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship at CMU and in Pittsburgh from the perspective of startups and students. Meet members from Innovation Works, AlphaLab, AlphaLab Gear, CTTEC and the Robotics HUB.

2:30 pm

Entrepreneurship 101
Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

Research to Commercialization
Through this panel discussion learn the building blocks from research to commercialization.

Entrepreneurial Internships & Careers
Experience entrepreneurship as a career and internship.

3:30 pm

Travel to Project Olympus
4620 Henry St., Pittsburgh PA 15238
Walk to Project Olympus for the remainder of Bootcamp for an informal networking event.

4:00 pm

Networking at Project Olympus
4620 Henry St., Pittsburgh PA 15238
Experience CONNECTS, which formally connects you with the entrepreneurial community around you.


Our 2017 Panel of Experts:

Saturday, Septmeber 10, 2016
1:30-5:30 pm
Rashid Auditorium, School of Computer Science/Project Olympus

1:30 pm

Entrepreneurship at CMU & Panel Discussions
Learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship at CMU and in Pittsburgh from the perspective of startups and students. Meet members from Innovation Works, AlphaLab, AlphaLab Gear, CTTEC and the Robotics HUB.

2:30 pm

Entrepreneurship 101
Interested in entrepreneurship but have little to no experience? Learn the vocabulary and how startups differ from small businesses.

Entrepreneurial Internships & Careers
Experience entrepreneurship as a career and internship.

3:30 pm

Travel to Project Olympus
4620 Henry St., Pittsburgh PA 15238
Walk to Project Olympus for the remainder of Bootcamp for an informal networking event.

4:00 pm

Networking at Project Olympus
4620 Henry St., Pittsburgh PA 15238
Experience CONNECTS, which formally connects you with the entrepreneurial community around you.



Our 2016 Panel of Experts:

  • Michael Mawhinney, Innovation Scholar
  • JiaJia Zhang, Swartz Fellow
  • David Skoog, Innovation Fellow & I-Corps
  • Albert Topdjian, PROBE
  • Derek Gregg, McGinnis Venture Competition
  • Apurva Raghupathi, UEA
  • Austin Webb, GEC
  • Jim Jen, AlphaLab & Innovation Works
  • Chris Millard, AlphaLab Gear
  • Reed McManigle, CTTEC
  • Chris Moehle, Robotics HUB
  • Chetali Gupta, Salix Lignopolymers
  • Matthew Tesch, HEBI Robotics