![Week 1: Welcome!](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/welcome-400x284.jpg)
Welcome to the 2023 Tufts Venture Accelerator! In the next three months you will review your business fundamentals and build traction.
![Week 2: Problem-Solution Fit](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/proto-test-400x284.jpg)
Review everything you know about your market, customer and product. Test your hypotheses to get to problem-solution fit.
![Week 3: Go to market strategy & business models](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sales-funnel-g0bfd31dae_1920-400x284.jpg)
Build a strong go-to-market strategy and develop your brand. Create a business model and start modeling your steady-state revenue.
![Week 4: Persevere Or Pivot?](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/iStock-479387022-400x284.jpg)
Perservere or pivot? Lean on your data from customer research and financial projections to guide you through this decision.
![Week 5: Pitching & Midpoint Retrospective](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/proto-test-400x284.jpg)
Build the perfect pitch for your target audience. Reflect on the previous 5 weeks and let your learnings shape the next 5 weeks.
![Week 6: Marketing and Sales Deep Dive](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/sales-funnel-g0bfd31dae_1920-400x284.jpg)
Build your customer acquisition strategy and develop your sales process
![Week 7: Finance and Ops; Personal Growth](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/finance-400x284.png)
Flesh out your venture's finance and operations, and at the same time, start investing in your own personal and professional growth
![Week 8: Lean Experimentation](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/marketing-creative-400x284.jpg)
Run behavioral experiments to see whether your potential paying customers will actually pay for (or pre-order) your solution
![Week 9: Fundraising](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/finance-400x284.png)
Learn how for-profit and not-for-profit new ventures can raise money and get your venture off the ground
![Week 10: Prepare to launch!](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/computerrocket1-400x284.png)
Pull everything together on your business fundamentals. Get ready to launch your venture and change the world.
![Week 11: The Next Chapter](https://derbyecenter.tufts.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/gtm-400x284.jpg)
Take stock of all that you have accomplished in the past 10 weeks, and plan for the future