BUILDING FOUNDERS
THE WORLD NEEDS
Turning ideas into startups and innovators into founders at The University of Queensland.
What our startups say
What our startups say
“Crash course Bootcamp for whipping your start up into shape - from business plans to legal to marketing - it was all here to get you focussed and ready to pitch, pitch, pitch your idea! Invaluable guidance whether you make it or not into ilab. Would recommend to anyone who has a great idea but wants to know if others agree it is one.”
“For someone without startup or business experience, ilab bootcamp is like an information sledgehammer. Moving between moments of terror and elation, the experience certainly changes one, and improves one's business thinking in a very rapid way.”
“Mentor blaze is such a great opportunity to reach out, ask questions and make valuable connections – I recommend it to anyone thinking of, doing or involved in a start-up”
“Mentor Blaze is like receiving a transfusion of pure enthusiasm”
Mentor Blaze is a fantastic opportunity to get high quality feedback from very experienced entrepreneurs”. Nish Bandara, Mentee 2014
"Mentor Blaze is the perfect introduction for the curious newcomer or emergent IT leader"
"The ilab incubate program gives us the freedom to explore and create innovative solutions. We would not have survived without it."
"This is not your garden variety Bootcamp weekend. The mentors and entrepreneurs-in-residence are there to give you bluntly practical information, and their advice embodies the 'lean' mantra. We improved orders of magnitude each day - just when you think you're getting comfortable in your approach, confronting and challenging new advice comes along and you're improving by another order of magnitude."
"The advice, guidance and support on offer from the ilab mentors and cohort has been absolutely invaluable in helping us 'build to last'."
"ilab's germinate program helped me go from just an idea to having an MVP. It wasn't about the funding, it was about the support and they helped me identify my own personal goals as well as goals for the business. They gave me opportunities that would have never been made available to me, and it has given me the motivation and determination to see what could be."