Collide Validate Program
Validate your idea as a business
Collide Validate is a six-week program that equips you with the skills needed to critically test and evaluate your idea within the marketplace.
About the program
Believe in the potential of your idea? As an aspiring entrepreneur, you might wonder if your concept holds promise in the entrepreneurial landscape. Enter Collide Validate 鈥� where you鈥檒l gain the skills necessary to test your idea directly with your customers, shaping the destiny of your entrepreneurial vision.
Designed to establish a robust foundation in primary market research and customer interviewing, Collide Validate navigates through the nine critical building blocks of the business model canvas. With a keen emphasis on Customer Segments and Value Propositions (desirability), you will emerge equipped to discern whether to pause, pivot, or propel your venture forward, decoding if company creation stands as your next entrepreneurial evolution.
Eligibility
- You must be currently enrolled as a student at a university or college in Atlantic Canada.
- You should possess a business idea that you are eager to validate. Whether it鈥檚 a spark of innovation or a well-defined concept, we welcome your entrepreneurial vision.
- Teams with 1 or 2 members are eligible to participate. The main lead participant or founder must be a current student.
Benefits to students
- Participants will receive $500 stipend if they attend all sessions and complete assignments
- Training from innovation leaders
- The opportunity to assess product-market fit
- Access to mentors, industry experts and funders
- Access to a vast entrepreneurial network and community
Intake for this program has closed. When the next cohort has been announced we will update this page and open applications.
Charlottetown Collide Discover 6-week sessions run from November 1 to December 6, 2024.
Session Days/Times: Thursdays from 6:00 PM 鈥� 8:00 PM
- Information and prep sessions will be on January 9 and January 16, 2025.
- The core program begins on January 23 and concludes on March 5, 2025.
Location: Zoom (virtual sessions)
Application deadline: November 22, 2024
