The Customer Value Sprint
A Hands-on Sprint for Innovators & Builders
With AI lowering every barrier to building, the real competitive advantage is no longer technical. It’s knowing whether your idea solves a problem anyone actually has.
Vibe coding is a multiplier. The builders who win are the ones who validated the problem before they hit go.
This 2-hour sprint gives you a battle-tested, problem-first framework to validate before you build and the soft skills to make customer discovery your default mode.
Why this Sprint:
Clay Wong designed the blueprint. Yume Towhida built the bridge. Dr. Kenneth Pechter provided the stage. Cognisor brought the ground truth.
This sprint exists because a serial entrepreneur with a bold problem-first framework found exactly the right partners, a Hosei alumna with the instincts to make a vision feel inevitable, the Hosei Global MBA Program Director who saw value in expanding Hosei's innovation thinking to a wider audience, and a Japan-based AI startup that knows firsthand what separates the builders who make it from the ones who don't.
Together, they've assembled something rare: a room where academic rigor, entrepreneurial frameworks, and local startup reality all collide.
What you’ll walk away with:
The Validation Pyramid: A Problem-First Framework (Understand → Pitch → Build)
A live discovery interview with a peer from a different background
Real-time feedback on your problem statement from the room
A practical intro to turning a validated problem into an MVP using vibe coding tools
Who is this for:
Students with an idea they haven't yet tested on a single real customer
Early-stage founders who are building before they have validated the problem
Professionals exploring entrepreneurship who want a repeatable discovery framework
Anyone who wants to ship even better products
No prior business or technical experience needed. Seats are limited to 36 participants for a high-energy, deeply hands-on experience.
Lead Facilitator & Co-Organizer:
➡️ Clay Wong, Serial Entrepreneur & Tech Commercialization Expert
Co-Organizer and Connector:
➡️ Yume Towhida, Global MBA Alumna, Hosei University Business School of Innovation Management
Host & Academic Partner:
➡️ Dr. Kenneth Pechter, Director, Global MBA Program, Hosei University Business School of Innovation Management
Co-Facilitator:
➡️ Cognisor AI, Japan-based AI Startup
📅 Friday, April 17 | 17:00 ~ 19:00
📍 Hosei University, Ichigaya, Tokyo
(Further details will be sent after your sign up has been confirmed.)