Weekly EIR Office Hours Dr. Gladden

​Every founder hits a point where the idea feels right but the model doesn't hold up yet. This is the hour to work on it.

​Join Dr. Brian Gladden, Entrepreneur in Residence at the Carlsen Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, for free weekly virtual office hours. Bring your startup, your business model, your stuck point, and Brian will help you pressure test it in real time.

​What Brian helps with:

• ​Business model design and refinement

• ​Finding problem-solution fit before you build

• ​Designing quick, cheap experiments to test your riskiest assumptions

• ​Blue Ocean Strategy and finding unmet demand instead of crowded markets

• ​Turning strategy into execution with OKRs

​About Brian
Dr. Brian Gladden is CEO of the Strategy & Innovation Institute (Si2) and one of the leading experts in the US on business model innovation and Blue Ocean Strategy. He holds a doctorate in Strategy & Innovation, spent 30 years working with startups and Fortune 50 companies including Intel, Cisco, and Verizon, and has been trained and certified by the creators of the Business Model Canvas, Lean Canvas, and IDEO design thinking. He has coached hundreds of founders on turning ideas into validated, fundable businesses.

​How it works
Drop in any Monday from 3 to 4 PM PT. Come with a specific question or just listen in. No pitch deck, no prep, no cost. Open to Sac State students, alumni, faculty, and founders across the Sacramento region. Register and the joining link comes straight to your inbox.