Startup Launch Lab Instructor / Mentor

Research Ignited is looking for a friendly, entrepreneurial instructor to lead our Startup Launch Lab, a live online program for middle and high school students. In this no-coding entrepreneurship lab, students learn how to turn an idea into a startup-style portfolio. They use market research, product design, business strategy, and AI tools to create a startup concept, prototype or mockup, simple business model, and founder-style pitch deck. What you’ll do Lead live online sessions for small student groups Teach practical entrepreneurship concepts in a simple, student-friendly way Guide students through idea selection, customer research, competitor analysis, MVP/prototype planning, pricing, and pitch development Give feedback on student deliverables each week Help students prepare a final founder-style pitch presentation Required qualifications Strong understanding of entrepreneurship, product development, business strategy, or innovation Ability to explain startup concepts clearly to middle and high school students Comfortable guiding students from idea to pitch deck in a structured, beginner-friendly way Strong communication, mentoring, and presentation skills Reliable, organized, and comfortable teaching live online sessions Strongly preferred Experience building, launching, pitching, or advising a startup, student venture, product idea, or innovation project Familiarity with the startup journey, including problem discovery, customer research, competitor analysis, MVP/prototype planning, business model development, and pitch deck creation Experience creating or reviewing founder-style pitch decks Comfort using tools such as ChatGPT, Canva, Google Slides, Google Sheets, Figma, or no-code/prototyping platforms Prior teaching, tutoring, mentoring, startup competition, consulting, product, MBA, or entrepreneurship club experience Ideal background This role may be a good fit for a current MBA student, business graduate student, founder, product manager, startup operator, venture/innovation student, entrepreneurship club leader, or advanced undergraduate/graduate student with strong startup or business experience.