Technology Venture Capstone
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The Technology Venture Capstone (TVC) is a year-long, application-only capstone at Olin College (est. 2018). Taught by Scott Harris (co-founder of SolidWorks and Onshape) and industry veterans. Students develop real startup ideas with structured mentorship covering market segmentation, pain points, value proposition, and productization. Alumni-founded companies include Trilobio (synthetic biology robotics, 5 employees).
Also known as: Olin TVC
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Technology Venture Capstone (TVC) - Olin College of Engineering
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Technology Venture Capstone (TVC) - Olin College of Engineering
Source: https://www.olin.edu/articles/story-year-long-entrepreneurship-course-helps-students-build-sound-startups Source: https://www.olin.edu/academics/capstone-programs Captured: 2026-06-25 Technology Venture Capstone (TVC) is a year-long capstone option for Olin students serious about building startups. Key details: Started in 2018 Taught by Scott Harris (distinguished partner in engineering and entrepreneurship, co-founder of SolidWorks Corp and Onshape Inc) Co-teachers have included Scott Miller (CEO of Dragon Innovation), Jon Stevenson, Abe Feldman '12 (director of product design for PTC) Students must apply and be admitted Students come in with an important problem to solve Covers market segmentation, pain points, value of a solution Uses faculty expertise and industry mentors Alumni company example: Trilobio (synthetic biology robots, founded 2021, 5 employees, multiple customer labs) Other startup ideas: carbon capture tracking, data integration for farmers, music synthesizer, ecommerce for LARPers
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