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Open Office Hours: Venture Labs

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​Open Office Hours — Ask Us Anything, Get Unstuck Fast

​You’re moving at founder speed and don’t have time for vague advice. Open Office Hours is a live, no-fluff session where ambitious founders fire their sharpest questions at our Lab Directors and get crisp, actionable answers—right there on the call. Think: 90 minutes of high-signal problem-solving focused on product, customers, and growth.

​Who this is for

​Founders who are actively building and want leverage now—not theory later. If your questions start with “How do we ship/sell/scale…?” rather than “What is a startup?”, you’ll feel at home. (Our broader club culture: real problems, radical growth, pure founder focus. )

​What you can expect

  • ​Rapid triage, clear next steps. You’ll get punchy guidance you can act on within days, not weeks. (We prioritize product & sales goals over vanity noise. )

  • ​Direct access to operators. Lab Directors are former founders—expect practical tactics, not polite platitudes.

  • ​Live teardown & rebuild. We’ll interrogate your assumptions, test wedges, refine ICPs, pressure-test pricing, and sketch scrappy GTM experiments on the spot.

  • ​Peer learning in the open. Hearing others’ questions is half the value; you’ll leave with a sharper instinct for what actually moves the needle.

​What to bring

  • ​One crisp question that, if answered well, changes your next two weeks.

  • ​The real numbers (users, revenue, retention, cycle time). We’re allergic to vanity metrics.

  • ​A willingness to get specific. The clearer you are, the stronger the answer.

​Ground rules

  • ​Respect the room. We keep it candid, focused, and confidential.

  • ​No pitching, no posturing. This is about solving, not performing.

  • ​Give > get. If you have a hard-won lesson relevant to a question, jump in with it.

​Format & logistics

  • ​Where: Online (live video).

  • ​When: Bi-weekly, 60 minutes.

  • ​Who’s on mic: Lab Directors + founders in the (virtual) room.

  • ​Cost: Free. Seats are limited to keep the signal high.

​Why join

​Because one sharp conversation can save you two sprints of wandering. If you’re optimizing for speed, truth, and traction, this is the highest-ROI hour you’ll spend this month.

Your hub for science-based AI start-ups.
We empower researchers, start-ups & students to transform academic excellence into impact.