F2015 Greenhouse Application

  1. Venture Name
  1. Venture URL (if applicable, type N/A if not applicable)
  1. Enter the url of a 1 minute unlisted (not private) YouTube video introducing the founders and concept. This video will be viewed by all judges at each round of the selection process.
  1. CBS Founder Information -- Primary Contact's Information

Primary Contact Name ______

Primary Contact CBS Email ______

Primary Contact Personal URL (insert N/A if not applicable) ______

Primary Contact Twitter Handle (insert N/A if not applicable) ______

Primary Contact LinkedIn (insert N/A if not applicable) ______

Primary Contact Most Recent Job Title before CBS ______

  1. CBS Founder Information -- Co-founder information

Co-founder Name ______

Co-founder CBS Email ______

Co-founder Personal URL ______

Co-founder Twitter Handle ______

Co-founder LinkedIn ______

Co-founder Most Recent Job Title before CBS ______

  1. CBS Founder Information -- Co-founder information. Please email Sandra Merrill at if you have more than 3 founders.

Co-founder Name ______

Co-founder CBS Email ______

Co-founder Personal URL ______

Co-founder Twitter Handle ______

Co-founder LinkedIn ______

Co-founder Most Recent Job Title before CBS ______

  1. Not including the founders, how many additional employees are there? Please enter as a numeral. Leave blank if there are no additional employees.
  1. Can all founders attend & participate in the entirety of the Greenhouse program without reservation? (If not, please explain)

Yes

No ______

  1. One sentence venture description
  1. In 1,000 characters or less describe your company. What does it do/make?
  1. At what stage is your venture?

Concept

Pre-Launch

Post-Launch

  1. Do you have a prototype/MVP?

Yes

No

  1. If you do not have a prototype/MVP, when will you?
  1. If you have an online demo, what’s the url? (Please don’t password protect it; just use an obscure url. Don't worry if you don't have one or if this does not apply to your business).
  1. If you have launched, how many users/customers do you have?
  1. Do you have revenue? If so, how much?

Yes ______

No

  1. If you’re launched, what is your monthly growth rate (in users/customers or revenue or both)?
  1. How will you get users/customers? If your idea is the type that faces a chicken-and-egg problem in the sense that it won’t be attractive to users until it has a lot of users (e.g. a marketplace, a dating site, an ad network), how will you overcome that? (1000 characters or less)
  1. Have you raised funds? If so, how much?

Yes ______

No

  1. What is the total amount of cash you have invested in this startup? Do you plan to raise money in the future?
  1. Are you incorporated? If so, input when.

Yes ______

No

  1. If you’re not incorporated yet, please list the percent of the company you plan to give each founder, and anyone else you plan to give stock to. (1,000 characters or less)
  1. How long have the founders known one another and how did you meet? (1000 characters or less)
  1. Why did you pick this idea to work on? Do you have expertise in this area? (1000 characters or less)
  1. How do you know people need what you’re providing? (1000 characters or less)
  1. What’s new about what you’re doing/making? What substitutes do people resort to because it doesn’t exist yet (or they don’t know about it)? (1000 characters or less)
  1. Who are your competitors, and who might become competitors? Who do you fear most? (1000 characters or less)
  1. What do you understand about your business that other companies in the space just don’t get? (1000 characters or less)
  1. How do or will you make money? How much could you make? (We realize you can’t know precisely, but give your best estimate.) (1000 characters or less)
  1. How many months has the team worked on this startup? (enter as a numeral)
  1. If you are accepted into Greenhouse, which of the founders will commit to working exclusively on this project upon graduation? Please list the names of the founders.
  1. For founders who can’t commit to this venture full-time, why not? What level of commitment are they willing to make? (1000 characters or less)
  1. Do any founders have commitments in the future (e.g. jobs), and if so what? (1000 characters or less)
  1. Where will the company be based after Greenhouse/graduation?
  1. Please tell us something surprising or amusing that one of you has discovered. (The answer need not be related to your project.) (1000 characters or less)
  1. How do you think the Greenhouse program will help your venture to advance? (1000 characters or less)
  1. Please list all entrepreneurship courses you and your co-founders have taken at CBS
  1. Please upload (copy and paste) one 150 word recommendation from a CBS PEER on why your venture should be admitted to Greenhouse. The recommendation should discuss the character traits of the founders, how well you work together and why your venture will succeed.Alternatively you can send your recommendation letters directly to Sandra Merrill at . Please indicate in the subject heading: "Greenhouse letter of Recommendation," and make sure your name is saved as part of the documents' name
  1. Please upload (copy and paste) a second 150 word recommendation from a CBS-affiliate (faculty, staff) on why your venture should be admitted to Greenhouse. The recommendation should discuss the character traits of the founders, how well you work together and why your venture will succeed. (Faculty and staff involved in Greenhouse/The Lang Center are not eligible to write recommendations).Alternatively you can send your recommendation letters directly to Sandra Merrill at . Please indicate in the subject heading: "Greenhouse letter of Recommendation," and make sure your name is saved as part of the documents' name