Fellowship Dates: January 06 - June 21, 2026

Classes are virtual, with select (optional, but encouraged) in-person classes in NYC. Please note, schedule is being finalized so there could be some slight shifts in class order and/or in person dates. To be finalized in January.

C01a Tue 1/6 Welcome + Entrepreneurial Journey -- Part I
C01b Tue 1/13 Welcome + Entrepreneurial Journey -- Part II
C02 Tue 1/20 Failure Keynote & SLP Basics - IN PERSON
C03 Tue 1/27 Design Thinking for Company Focus
C04 Tue 2/03 Leading from Within
C05a Tue 2/10 Product Fair -- Part I
C05b Tue 2/17 Product Fair -- Part II
C06 Tue 2/24 Customer Development- IN PERSON
C07 Tue 3/03 Co-Founder Conflict
C08 Tue 3/10 Sales & Partnershuips
C09 Tue 3/17 Product Development Lifecycle
C10 Tue 3/24 Startup Metrics
C11 Tue3/31 Spring Social - IN PERSON
C12 Tue 4/07 GTM Strategy
C13a Tue 4/14 Pitch Workshop - PART I - IN PERSON
C13b Tue 4/21 Mission, Vision & Values
C14 Tue 4/28 Startup Financing by Stage
C15 Tue 5/05 How to Run a Tight Fundraising Process
C16 Tue 5/12 Legal, Finance and Operations
C17 Tue 5/19 Pitch Workshop — Part II - IN PERSON
C18 Tue 5/26 Hiring and Team Building
C19 Tue 6/02 Mental Health
C20 Tue 6/09 Pivot, Persist or Stop
C21 Tue 6/16 Graduation & EJ Update IN PERSON
C22 Sat 6/21 Grad BBQ- IN PERSON

A critical component of your education at SLP is learning from your peers. During this class, you'll give the fellows a brief overview of your entrepreneurial journey. This isn't a startup pitch - this is about why you've chosen to become an entrepreneur and where you hope the path will take you. SLP classes are customized to you and this is your chance to tell us how we can help you grow. 

Building something people actually want starts with understanding what drives them. In this session, you’ll step into your customers’ shoes to uncover the real problems they need solved—not just what they say they want. You’ll learn how to run insightful interviews, map customer motivations, and use those insights to shape your product roadmap from day one.

Even the strongest teams face friction. This session tackles the tough stuff—communication breakdowns, equity disputes, role confusion—and shows you how to prevent conflicts from derailing your vision. You’ll gain tools to build alignment, navigate disagreements with clarity, and set up systems that protect both your relationships and your company’s future.

Great products don’t sell themselves. In this session, you’ll learn how to define your target market, craft a sharp positioning strategy, and build a plan to get your product into the hands of your first true believers. You’ll walk away with a concrete GTM framework to guide your launch and early growth.

Your story is as important as your solution. This two-part workshop helps you craft and deliver a compelling pitch that resonates with investors, partners, and customers. You’ll refine your narrative, sharpen your deck, and practice delivering under pressure—then present to real VCs for live feedback that gets you pitch-ready for the real world.