{"id":31,"date":"2013-03-28T17:01:05","date_gmt":"2013-03-28T21:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/buva\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2013-06-21T19:14:45","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T23:14:45","slug":"ventures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/buva\/ventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Become a Venture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you figured out a solution to a common problem? You don\u2019t need a business background to create a startup and bring your idea to fruition. After applying, promising ventures are guided through our 5 step process:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/buva\/files\/2013\/06\/PreziChart-page-001-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/buva\/files\/2013\/06\/PreziChart-page-001-1-636x271.jpg\" alt=\"PreziChart-page-001-1\" title=\"PreziChart-page-001-1\" width=\"636\" height=\"271\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/buva\/files\/2013\/06\/PreziChart-page-001-1-636x271.jpg 636w, https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/buva\/files\/2013\/06\/PreziChart-page-001-1-1024x436.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the cycle is complete, successful ventures will have a feasible, usable and valuable product to release on the market.<\/p>\n<p>Still interested? 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<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_text'><input name='input_6' id='input_2_6' type='text' value='' class='medium'     aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   \/> <\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_2_7\"  class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_2_7\"><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_2_7' >Describe your venture<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_7' id='input_2_7' class='textarea medium'   maxlength='1000'  aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_2_17\"  class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_2_17\"><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_2_17' >What is your vision? What problem are you solving?<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_17' id='input_2_17' class='textarea medium'   maxlength='1000'  aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' cols='50'><\/textarea><\/div><\/li><li id=\"field_2_16\"  class=\"gfield gfield--type-textarea gfield_contains_required field_sublabel_below gfield--no-description field_description_below gfield_visibility_visible\"  data-js-reload=\"field_2_16\"><label class='gfield_label gform-field-label' for='input_2_16' >Who is your target customer?<span class=\"gfield_required\"><span class=\"gfield_required gfield_required_asterisk\">*<\/span><\/span><\/label><div class='ginput_container ginput_container_textarea'><textarea name='input_16' id='input_2_16' class='textarea medium'   maxlength='1000'  aria-required=\"true\" aria-invalid=\"false\"   rows='10' 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