College students getting paid to launch their own tech startups

DTX Launch Detroit, a 10-week technology startup accelerator for college students and recent graduates, is accepting applications for Summer 2016. An information session will be held on February 24 from 6-8pm at TechTown Detroit, 440 Burroughs, Detroit.

Click here to register for the DTX Launch Detroit Information Session (it’s free and there’s pizza!)

Click here to learn more about the program from our website

Click here to apply to the 2016 DTX Launch Detroit Program

Launch Detroit covers all the fundamentals of launching a new enterprise, including:

  • Designing, testing, and evaluating your value proposition
  • Finding the right product/market fit
  • Developing your business model canvas
  • Conducting customer discovery
  • Team building
  • Pitch coaching

Launch Detroit is open to undergraduate, graduate-level and recent graduates (within two years), from any Michigan college or university. Michigan residents attending college out of state are also eligible. Participants will receive a stipend of $2,500 per individual (up to $7,500 per team). Applications close on April 22, 2016.

Launch Detroit is a program of the Detroit Technology Exchange (DTX), a  strategic partnership between TechTown Detroit, BizdomInvest Detroit, the Detroit Creative Corridor Center, the Henry Ford Innovation Institute, NextEnergy and TechStars Mobility—Driven by Detroit. The program is supported by the Michigan Economic Development Corp.’s Michigan Strategic Fund and the New Economy Initiative for Southeast Michigan.

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