FAQ

Find quick answers to common questions about NEXT WAVE and UNBOXING prep course in our FAQ section.

Why is a PhD degree mandatory for unboxing?

Deep-tech entrepreneurship requires expertise and traits that are correlated with successful completion of a PhD degree. Unboxing, which applies the scientific method to entrepreneurship, is especially fitting for the scientist entrepreneur.
What are the core elements of the unboxing methodology?

Disruptive solution imperative, Worthy problem targeting, Principled customer validation, Compelling storytelling, Surpassing investor expectations.
Why should I embrace unboxing?

If you want to be the one-in-a-hundred first-time founder who grabs the attention of the best investors, you must think and act like a serial founder to compress the time from raw idea to seed funding. Unboxing hones and manifests the traits and proof points investors seek – daring, leadership, persistence, agility and velocity.
How long is the unboxing process?

Following a three-months Ideation phase, we expect newly minted startups to complete the Ignite phase with a successful seed round within twelve months of founding.
I am an experienced entrepreneur, is there a shortcut for me?

Our Fast Track may be just the track for you – give us a shout at fast_track@unbox.studio.
What is the next wave?

In merely 250 years, five innovation waves, successively fueled by waterpower, steam, electricity, petrochemicals and electronics, changed society from poor peasantry to urban plenty. Fueled by data and AI, the next wave will deliver sorely needed solutions in such areas as healthcare, energy, sustenance, habitat and trust.
What is a scientist entrepreneur?

A scientist entrepreneur combines the curiosity, persistence and knowledge of a lab-trained scientist with entrepreneurial passion for developing and delivering solutions for acute unmet needs of people and organizations. Hall of fame examples include Intel's Gordon Moore, Google's Larry Page, Genentech's Herbert Boyer, DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, Adobe's Johan Warnock, Garmin's Min Kao, Broadcom's Henry Nicholas, D.E.Shaw's David Shaw and countless others who envisioned novel product categories to spawn disruptive industries.
What is a venture studio?

The venture studio is a distinctive approach to business creation, designed to foster rapid development and iteration of new startups. Unbox Studio provides first-time scientist entrepreneurs with a unique blend of resources, infrastructure and expertise that maximizes success in creating and funding their startups.
What industry sectors is Unbox focused on?

Unbox Studio is open to any industry sector that is ripe for disruption by fundable deep-tech startups aiming at positive global impact.

Why is a PhD degree mandatory for unboxing?

Deep-tech entrepreneurship requires expertise and traits that are correlated with successful completion of a PhD degree. Unboxing, which applies the scientific method to entrepreneurship, is especially fitting for the scientist entrepreneur.
What are the core elements of the unboxing methodology?

Disruptive solution imperative, Worthy problem targeting, Principled customer validation, Compelling storytelling, Surpassing investor expectations.
Why should I embrace unboxing?

If you want to be the one-in-a-hundred first-time founder who grabs the attention of the best investors, you must think and act like a serial founder to compress the time from raw idea to seed funding. Unboxing hones and manifests the traits and proof points investors seek – daring, leadership, persistence, agility and velocity.
How long is the unboxing process?

Following a three-months Ideation phase, we expect newly minted startups to complete the Ignite phase with a successful seed round within twelve months of founding.
I am an experienced entrepreneur, is there a shortcut for me?

Our Fast Track may be just the track for you – give us a shout at fast_track@unbox.studio.
What is the next wave?

In merely 250 years, five innovation waves, successively fueled by waterpower, steam, electricity, petrochemicals and electronics, changed society from poor peasantry to urban plenty. Fueled by data and AI, the next wave will deliver sorely needed solutions in such areas as healthcare, energy, sustenance, habitat and trust.
What is a scientist entrepreneur?

A scientist entrepreneur combines the curiosity, persistence and knowledge of a lab-trained scientist with entrepreneurial passion for developing and delivering solutions for acute unmet needs of people and organizations. Hall of fame examples include Intel's Gordon Moore, Google's Larry Page, Genentech's Herbert Boyer, DeepMind's Demis Hassabis, Adobe's Johan Warnock, Garmin's Min Kao, Broadcom's Henry Nicholas, D.E.Shaw's David Shaw and countless others who envisioned novel product categories to spawn disruptive industries.
What is a venture studio?

The venture studio is a distinctive approach to business creation, designed to foster rapid development and iteration of new startups. Unbox Studio provides first-time scientist entrepreneurs with a unique blend of resources, infrastructure and expertise that maximizes success in creating and funding their startups.
What industry sectors is Unbox focused on?

Unbox Studio is open to any industry sector that is ripe for disruption by fundable deep-tech startups aiming at positive global impact.