Startup U
Season 1
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Network: ABC Family
Season aired: 2015-08-18
Overview
Docu-series that follows 10 entrepreneurial techies looking to make names for themselves while also perhaps bursting others’ bubbles. To do so, they must enter a grueling seven-week program at Draper University, a program led by billionaire founder and venture capitalist Tim Draper. After a semester of learning the fundamentals of launching a startup company under the mentorship of America’s business leaders, the students will pitch their ideas to venture capitalists eager to find the next big tech innovation.
Episodes · 5
Welcome to Draper University
The students move in and give one-minute pitches about their businesses in the series premiere of this reality show in which 10 entrepreneurial young adults are mentored in how to launch a start-up.
The Hack-A-Thon
The students must devise a new business idea within 36 hours.
Chain Reaction
The students are separated into teams and challenged to create a ``chain reaction'' machine; Keyonna has problems with her business and her teammates.
6 Degrees to Nowhere
The Great Outdoors
Survival week arrives and proves to be strenuous for the students; discord erupts between Keyonna and Sharon, who are both feeling stressed.
