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Entrepreneurship

8-Week Sprint

October 15 – December 3, 2026

Blue Startups
Windward Community College
Idea & Market Validation
Product Development
Go-to-Market Launch

This program is an 8-week hybrid Entrepreneurship Sprint for adult learners, offered through Windward Community College (University of Hawaiʻi System) workforce development program and Blue Startups.

Led by Alexi Drouin, the sprint combines weekly online sessions, hands-on assignments, and AI tools to help you talk to customers, build a live website, and bring a real product to market.

Over 8 weeks (45 hours), you will move from concept to a launched business and pitch your business venture and present your idea to a panel of founders and investors from Hawaiʻi's tech ecosystem.

Instructors

Alexi Drouin
Alexi Drouin
Blue Startups
Monty Clark
Monty Clark
WCC