A Three-Month Program to Transform the Trajectory of your Startup
The Fellowship Includes
Design Sprints
Hub Coaches and Lead Mentors will guide innovators through design sprints, focusing on key areas selected during onboarding. If priorities change, the sprint focus will be adjusted accordingly.
Dedicated Coach
Each cohort member receives a dedicated coach—an experienced entrepreneur—to maximize program benefits, connecting them with mentors, experts, and the Hub’s network.
Experts and Mentors
The Hub links innovators with leaders in child and family mental and developmental health, matching them with experts and mentors who dedicate 40+ hours of 1:1 support during the three-month program to scale impact.
The Hub fosters a supportive community where entrepreneurs can connect, share challenges, and celebrate progress within and across cohorts.
Office Hours
Hub Leaders and Lead Mentors offer group and one-on-one office hours every two weeks, tailored to the company’s stage and program phase.
Hub Talks
We host off-the-record talks with leaders in child and family mental and developmental health, providing candid insights into the industry.
Youth & Family Advisory Boards
The Hub partners with organizations to co-design and gather feedback with stakeholders in a safe, confidential environment.
Program Timeline
Custom Approach
The Hub customizes its acceleration engagements to maximize impact for each innovator, adjusting the program based on specific needs. What follows is a general framework.
Most startups and nonprofits come to the program to solve one of two types of challenges:
Validation and Model Development: Innovators work with their Hub Coach and Lead Mentors to determine the best path and partners to validate the impact of their interventions. Based on validated impact, assistance is provided in developing a sustainable business model to drive scale, including exploring DTC, reimbursement and public funding mechanisms.
Go-to-Market Strategy and Scaling: With guidance from their Hub Coach and Lead Mentors, innovators will develop or update their go-to-market plan and drive a test-and-learn approach to scale engagement and adoption across key stakeholders. Based on the plan, The Hub will introduce innovators to potential customers and partners.
Innovators assess progress with the Hub team, iterate on models and strategies based on feedback, develop a post-graduation plan to accelerate their impact, and prepare to present at the impact fair.
The Hub Impact Fair is an interactive event where innovators demonstrate their innovations to stakeholders. Participants spend three days onsite at Georgetown University for preparation and participation.
Innovators receive ongoing support, including resources, mentorship, and networking. Office hours continue year-round, and innovators are encouraged to stay active in the Hub’s community.
