Have an expertise? Want to get involved? Whether you’re a student, alumni, professional, or just looking to learn, we have a place for you. Check out the different ways you can get involved and help accelerate entrepreneurship at Northeastern University.
For more information, please check out our specific get involved pages:
Apply to be an IDEA Coach
IDEA Coaches help ventures achieve their milestones through IDEA’s Business Planning Guide methodology. Coaches work as consultants, helping ventures complete their Business Plan, develop their business model, and put them on track to becoming a self-sustaining or investment ready enterprise.
Join the Management Team
The IDEA Management Team is responsible for running the program, organizing events, acquiring resources, and promoting IDEA to Northeastern and the outside community.
Become a Mentor
IDEA Mentors are professionals who volunteer their time to help venture teams develop their companies over time. While Mentors bring specific domain and technical expertise to these relationships, their role is to guide venture teams through the myriad of challenges all start-ups face.
Become a Service Provider
IDEA couldn’t do it without the help of other professional organizations lending their help. To aid in the development of our ventures, IDEA works with a number of service provider business.
Register as Talent
IDEA refers to students who are developing skills and expertise that start-up companies require as talent. Students in this category typically study web design, accounting, law, marketing, engineering, science, and a range of other disciplines that entrepreneurs seek when developing their business ideas. It is a goal of IDEA to make connections between aspiring entrepreneurs and their management teams.
