Read practical perspectives on student builders, startup validation, product engineering, emerging technology and venture building.
↗ Notes from the studio.Vedspace Ventures publishes practical perspectives from inside a technology venture studio. Read about student innovation, college hackathons, startup validation, MVP development, product engineering and emerging technology. Vedspace Ventures works with students, founders and organisations at very different stages, so each route from here leads somewhere different: something to learn, something to build, or a conversation to start with the person who can answer it.
The editorial focus is on decisions, methods and questions that students, founders, product teams and partners can apply to their own work.
Articles link to the relevant student, startup, technology, venture or partnership page so a useful idea can lead to a practical next step.
Students usually start with Buildfest and campus innovation, founders with product validation and venture building, and organisations with a college, corporate or sponsorship partnership. Each route explains what to prepare and who the conversation reaches at the other end.
Pages here describe work at the stage it has actually reached. Programmes, roles, results and partnerships appear once they are settled, which makes this site a picture of the company as it is rather than a statement of what it hopes to become.
A clear explanation of how a venture studio can explore, build and operate technology businesses.
A product-first approach to exploring AI without allowing the technology to replace clear problem understanding.
Questions founders and operators can use when considering a venture-building partnership.
The assumptions early-stage founders should test before committing to a large product build.
A product improvement framework for college students working on an existing idea or platform.
A practical starting point for student builders who want to make a hackathon project useful.
Good product engineering begins with the user, constraints and the work a system needs to perform.
A practical way for early-stage founders to move from an idea toward a focused MVP.
Why understanding a problem is one of the most valuable parts of a college hackathon.
The thinking behind a shared home for technology businesses.