2021 LaunchPad Application

If you prefer, please send your application directly to Julie Burden at Burden@spn.org.

If you would prefer to download a preview of the 2021 Application to use in planning, please do so here.

2021 Application Preview

Contact Information
Lead Project Owner: Name*
First Last
Lead Project Owner: Email*
Lead Project Owner: Phone*
Organization/Affiliation*
Will you be the main point of contact for your new project and LaunchPad communications?*
- Yes
- No
Main Contact: Name
First Last
Main Contact: Email
Main Contact: Phone
Please list any additional partners for this project (name, email, connection to project)
Project Information
Title/Topic of LaunchPad Project (10 words or less)*
Please provide a brief description of your idea or new business here:*
If you had to describe your idea or new business in an easy-to-understand one sentence description, what would that be?*
Unique Value Proposition: In as few words as possible, please describe the value you propose to deliver, for whom, and why your idea will stand out in a crowded field.*
Make sure you answer all of these questions as you write: 1) What problem are you solving, or what opportunity are you aiming to create? 2) Who are your key customers and beneficiaries? 3) How does your idea address your key customer’s pain points, problems, or unmet needs? 4) How will your solution be better than the competition’s? 5) Why hasn’t this already been done?
In what ways does your project: A) Expand individual liberty and human well-being?, B) Reduce the size and scope of government?*
Business Plan
What is your area of impact? (Market Sector and Geography)*
Distribution or Marketing Channels: How might you imagine selling or marketing your service—attracting users? How will you capture and keep those users?*
Revenue Streams/Funding: Will your identified customers/users pay for this product or service? If so, how (fee for service, donations, subscriptions, etc.)? If not, who will pay for it on their behalf, and how will they do this?*
Key Competitors: Who are your key competitors? How are your potential customers solving this problem now? Are there products or services they are already using?*
Resources: What resources does your project require? And, what resources are available to you right now? (some examples might be people, information, skills, money, distribution channels, etc.)*
Measurement
What is the status of your project at this time? Early-stage development? Already launched and in market? If it's launched, how long has it been out, and what progress have you seen?*
Finances/Cost Structure: What are the costs to your project as far as you know? Which resources or activities are the most expensive among those costs? What costs do you think are related to starting up, which might not be ongoing? How do you plan to meet the financial goals of your start-up budget?*
What primary metrics will you use to measure success?*
In what general time frame do you anticipate seeing measurable results (benchmarks) toward your project's aim?*
Why LaunchPad
What are your chief obstacles/barriers as you understand them today?*
What do you hope to gain by participating in LaunchPad? Please be as specific as possible.*
How did you hear about LaunchPad?*
If referred by a past LaunchPad participant, or an individual in the Network, please list that person here.
Supplementary Materials
Note: You may provide up to six pages of supplementary information as an attachment, including visuals and images, to help us better understand your project.
Supplementary Materials
Max. file size: 200 MB.
Supplementary Materials
Max. file size: 200 MB.
Supplementary Materials
Max. file size: 200 MB.
Supplementary Materials
Max. file size: 200 MB.
Supplementary Materials
Max. file size: 200 MB.
Supplementary Materials
Max. file size: 200 MB.

Contact Information

Project Information

Business Plan

Measurement

Why LaunchPad

Supplementary Materials