
Zero2One is a student-run venture incubator and a 501(c)(3) non-profit at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign empowering aspiring student entrepreneurs to launch startup, nonprofit, and business ventures. After going through a rigorous boot camp, build sprint, and demo day, Zero2One members find co-founders, assimilate into a supportive community of student founders, and ultimately take their most impactful ideas from zero to one!
About Us
Our goal is simple:
take ideas from zero to one.
Why We Started
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Students have the potential to stride beyond school extracurriculars and side projects and launch real impactful ventures such as startups, businesses, and nonprofits
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Students face many barriers that prevent or discourage them from launching these ventures. These include:
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Trouble finding the right teammates
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Lack of diverse feedback, expertise, and perspectives given from peers in other disciplines
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Lack of community support during difficult times
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Lack of easy access towards mentorship
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Lack of experience in entrepreneurship
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Essential skills and mindsets such as leadership, communication, team management, grit, decision making, empathy, and ambition are learned most effectively by starting and leading one’s own venture.
Our
Vision
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Z2O big picture:
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Community
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The place where the most entrepreneurial leaders are at
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The place where you can find strong cofounders
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All execs have strong skills in their respective fields. Each person is famous for their specific skills. Capable of being consultants for startups.
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A friendly and genuine community.
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Initiative
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Full of doers who constantly think about what we can do next.
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Goal-oriented. We get things done.
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Ambition
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The powerhouse of strong startup teams -> ex: going into big accelerators and getting huge investments.
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Collaboration with big entrepreneurship programs for the best resources. Many options for alumni to do next.
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Host large scale professional events, such as Demo Day, startup competitions, and big-name speaker events.
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Successful alumni give back to the community and recruit interns/full time directly.
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Spread to multiple universities across the country while keeping a high-quality community. Networking with entrepreneurial students from many different locations.
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Why Join Zero2One?
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Main Focus:
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Meet potential co-founders
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Receive constant support and feedback from a diverse group of really motivated students
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Gain easy access to mentorship from successful startup founders and industry leaders
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More Benefits:
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Idea development and evaluation to help you kickstart your own venture
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Receive seed funds from Zero2One Demo Day
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Learn applicable skills through professional workshops
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Network and build strong bonds with like-minded individuals
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