{"id":11513,"date":"2019-08-28T12:22:26","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T16:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/?p=11513"},"modified":"2021-06-25T09:34:57","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T13:34:57","slug":"cle-alum-to-lead-fastforwardu-accelerator-program","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/cle-alum-to-lead-fastforwardu-accelerator-program\/","title":{"rendered":"CLE Alum to lead FastForwardU Accelerator Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-32815\" src=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pava-lapere-1024x922-e1567008025134-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pava-lapere-1024x922-e1567008025134-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/pava-lapere-1024x922-e1567008025134-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>CLE alum Pava LaPere (&#8217;19) will lead FastForward U&#8217;s newly-formed accelerator program.  LaPere helped found CLE-sponsored student organization TCO Labs as a Hopkins undergrad, and will bring the skills she acquired leading the organization&#8217;s Hatchery accelerator to her new position.<\/p>\n<p>As a Hopkins innovation hub, FastForward U &#8220;provides the training and resources to empower emerging student entrepreneurs to develop ideas and disruptive technologies into successful startups,&#8221; according to their <a href=\"https:\/\/ventures.jhu.edu\/fastforward-u\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The accelerator will have two tracks for student entrepreneurs: the Spark track for students just developing their startups, and the Fuel track which will help teams &#8220;grow and scale their ventures and will cover customer development and investor pitches, among other advanced topics,&#8221; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/hub.jhu.edu\/2019\/08\/27\/fastforward-u-launches-accelerator\/?mc_cid=e99dd65221&amp;mc_eid=3cc4275e91\">the Hub<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Students interested in learning more about the new accelerator program can visit FastForward U&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/ventures.jhu.edu\/fastforward-u-accelerator-program\/\">website<\/a>. Applications to join the fall cohort are due Sept. 9. <a href=\"https:\/\/ventures.jhu.edu\/fastforward-u-accelerator-application-form\/\">Apply now<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-11513","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry","news_categories-alumni-spotlight","news_categories-center-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CLE Alum to lead FastForwardU Accelerator Program - Center for Leadership Education<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/news\/cle-alum-to-lead-fastforwardu-accelerator-program\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CLE Alum to lead FastForwardU Accelerator Program - Center for Leadership Education\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CLE alum Pava LaPere (&#8217;19) will lead FastForward U&#8217;s newly-formed accelerator program. 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