1 of 8

Callout + Executive Summary Workshop

3 December 2018

bit.ly/Boiler2019

2 of 8

What Is The Boiler?

The Boiler is a pre-seed accelerator with a mission of taking early stage startups from Purdue students and giving them the resources they need to succeed and generate revenue.

3 of 8

What Is The Boiler?

  • 6 workshops
  • Each team will have a mentor
  • Bi-weekly office hours to review metrics, learn about legal, and more
  • $500 micro-grants distributed if accepted
  • Demo day with 6 judges, audience of entrepreneurs/investors, and $1000 equity free prizes
  • Free membership to The Anvil
  • At least 3 talks from successful entrepreneurs / investors
  • Access to our successful network of founders

4 of 8

Program History

  • Founded in Spring 2014
  • First winner - Mimir (Spring 2014)
    • YC (Summer ‘15)
    • Forbes 30U30
  • Other Prominent Winners
    • Socio, Explore Interactive, Stuut

5 of 8

Why Apply?

  • Built an MVP of an app at some hackathon or class, want to learn how to take it to market
  • Worked through a business idea and want to explore if it can go to market & find people to help build it
  • Have an early stage startup and want to receive guidance on scaling and getting revenue
  • Built something and saw that it gained some traction, how do you make revenue?

6 of 8

How To Apply

2 Step Process

  • Fill out the application @ bit.ly/boiler2019
  • Once you’ve applied, we’ll email you asking for an executive summary and a demo/mockup/prototype* of your product → DUE: 1/18/19

*Demo/mockup/prototype progress can vary (email contact@anvilstartups.com for clarification)

7 of 8

Sample Executive Summary

8 of 8

Questions?