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3 Day Startup – Brief Documentary Video

3DS Austin recently hosted its 11th program in October. Our friends from UPG Video came out to document the special weekend. Check out the short to get a feel of what hands-on entrepreneurship education really means.

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How Students Get Started

3 Day Startup is an entrepreneurship education program designed for university students with an emphasis on learning by doing. 3 Day Startup’s mission is to kick-start new student-run companies and build entrepreneurial capabilities in students and their university communities.

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Pitches and prototypes to investors and entrepreneurs

Sunday night of 3 Day Startup is when students show the fruits of their labor: teams deliver an investor pitch and a prototype demonstration to an esteemed panel of notable investors, entrepreneurs, and professors.

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Get Kicked Out of the Building and Talk to Customers

Getting to know your customer is a key part of building a business that solves a real customer problem. Talking with individuals and companies that represent your customer base is an integral part of the 3 Day Startup experience.

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Learn by doing

Our philosophy is all about learning by doing. This approach leads to tangible success stories of student entrepreneurship: 600 students participating in 3 Day Startup events in 4 countries have given rise to 41 companies collectively raising $14.5 million in investment.

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100 programs on 5 continents have launched scores of companies receiving $30 million in funding. 33 companies from 3DS have been accepted to accelerators such as Y Combinator, TechStars, 500 Startups, and Capital Factory.

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How Students Get Started