The Whiteboard – By The Engine
Whiteboard by The Engine™ (https://engine.xyz/whiteboard) is a one-day seminar for faculty and principal investigators considering entrepreneurship in Tough Tech. Explore moving breakthrough ideas from your lab toward company formation with clarity, confidence, and community.
Is your lab’s breakthrough the foundation for a Tough Tech company? Whiteboard helps faculty evaluate whether their research can—and should—move toward venture formation. Through a structured framework and candid discussions, the seminar surfaces key risks, potential milestones, and the evolving roles faculty may play in building a Tough Tech startup.
Participants join a cohort of peers and experienced entrepreneurs to examine real-world case studies and decision points. They leave with a clearer sense of their research’s commercial potential, a working hypothesis for their role, and connections to The Engine’s broader ecosystem—including follow-on opportunities for support.