Is the Camelback Fellowship a good fit for my venture?

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Quiz Questions

1.
Will you be 18 years or older before you begin the Fellowship?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
2.
Is your proposed venture your original idea?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
3.
Is your proposed venture/organization independent from other entities?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
4.
Are you the CEO, founder or co-founder of the venture?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
5.
If accepted to the Fellowship, will you be able to commit 10 hours a week to programming & activities between January and May 2023?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
6.
Do you identify as a person of color and/or a woman or transgender, gender non-comforming, or non-binary founder?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
7.
Where are you and your venture based?
- A.
  In a city in the United States
- B.
  In a rural area or small town in the United States
- C.
  Not in the United States of America
8.
How long have you been actively working on your current venture?
- A.
  Less than 1 year
- B.
  1 - 3 years
- C.
  3 - 5 years
- D.
  5 years or more
9.
How would you classify your venture?
- A.
  For-Profit
- B.
  Non-Profit
- C.
  Hybrid
10.
Which track does your venture identify under? If your venture could be classified for both, select the one that is a closer fit.
- A.
  Education: My venture is a non-profit, forprofit, hybrid, or school that directly addresses an educational inequity.
- B.
  Conscious Tech: My venture is a non-profit, forprofit, or hybrid that leverages technology for social impact areas to increase access and improve outcomes, particularly for communities of color.
- C.
  Neither of the above: My venture could not be classified by either definition.
11.
What most closely describes the "stage" your venture is at?
- A.
  Idea - My venture mainly exists in the heads of founders or co-founders.
- B.
  Entity - I am solidifying ideas on the building blocks of my venture, while getting feedback from customers.
- C.
  Drafted Prototype - My venture currently has a rough finished product, program model, and/or school model.
- D.
  Piloted Prototype - My venture is implementing a prototype with the customers I intend to target and/or serve.
- E.
  Proving the Pilot - I've run a pilot and are now trying to secure the resources to implement the pilot as a going-concern.
- F.
  Ready for Scale - I've had success running my venture and am ready to grow or scale.
12.
How much money has your venture earned or raised to date?
- A.
  $0 - $250,000
- B.
  $250,000 - $500,000
- C.
  More Than $500,000
13.
How many people have engaged with your venture's work?
- A.
  None -- I haven't shared it widely
- B.
  1 - 50 -- we've introduced a few users to it, perhaps as a test
- C.
  50 - 250 -- we've done 1-3 few pilots/betas
- D.
  ~ 250 - 1000 -- we have a group of active users/programs
- E.
  ~ 5,000 -- we're rolling and ready to keep growing
14.
Conscious Tech: Are your customers or beneficiaries primarily people of color?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
15.
Conscious Tech: Does you venture's product or service primarily rely on existing technology or web platforms?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
- C.
  I don't know
16.
Education: Are applying to the Camelback Fellowship with the primary intent of opening a school?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
17.
School Model: Does your venture meet the following criteria: (1) Models with high degrees of autonomy (2) Social-justice oriented (3) Planning to open in Fall 2023 or 2024 (4) Instructional leader identified (5) Public School
- A.
  Yes to FIVE of the five
- B.
  Yes to FOUR of the five
- C.
  Yes to THREE of the five
- D.
  Yes to TWO of the five
- E.
  Yes to ONE of the five
- F.
  No to ALL of the five
- G.
  My venture is not a school.
18.
Education: 1) Is your venture's target market informed by a race, class, and privilege analysis? 2) Have you finished prototyping and have run a pilot or plan to soon?
- A.
  YES to BOTH
- B.
  YES to ONE
- C.
  NO
19.
Education: Is your venture's primary activity awarding scholarships?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
20.
Education: Is your venture's primary activity programming that facilitates international service or learning experiences?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
21.
Education: Does your venture primarily earn revenue through consumer packaged goods, physical products, and retail sales?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No
22.
Does your venture earn or intend to earn the majority of your revenue from consulting services?
- A.
  Yes
- B.
  No

Quiz Outcomes

1.
We're not the right fit for you!
Unfortunately your responses indicate that you are not eligible for the Camelback Fellowship at this time. There are a few nonnegotiables that determine eligibility.We require that the founder: Self identifies as a person of color, women, non-binary and/or gender non-conforming founderIs over the age of 18Is able to commit ~10 hours week for 16 weeks to Fellowship activities (see dates)Is the founder, co-founder, CEO or Executive Director of ventureLives in the United StatesWe require that your venture:Qualifies into our Education or Conscious Technology track Is mission-aligned to Camelback Ventures Has a majority (>50%) of customers or beneficiaries live in the United StatesIs an original idea of the founder and/or founding team Does not fall underneath an umbrella organization and/or associated with an established entity (e.g. if you’re starting a school within an existing network of schools)
2.
Keep Building & Hustling
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Thank you for taking the time to engage with our preliminary assessment -- your results indicate you are likely not a fit for this year's application for the Camelback Fellowship.We recommend you sign up for our newsletter. We are currently building new opportunities and programs, and we will always share that news there, and there may be something a better fit for you down the line: https://www.camelbackventures.org/get-involvedYou are still welcome to apply to the Fellowship, but we know that founders and leaders are busy and we do not want anyone to spend valuable time on our application. It's up to you to make an educated guess if you want to apply; we encourage you to take time to explore our Application 101 resource hub for more details on our criteria.
3.
Untapped Potential
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Thank you for taking the time to engage with our quiz -- your results indicate we might not be a good fit to support your business model or venture stage for this year's application for the Camelback Fellowship.The thing is, we don't know what we don't know. Just because this quiz says it might not be the right time, it doesn't mean it's a hard no. We encourage you to learn more and then consider applying to the Fellowship. It's up to you to decide whether or not to apply. See below for more info on our requirements and suggestions or visiting this page to understand more about the Fellowship and the kinds of ventures we have supported in the past. We also recommend you sign up for our newsletter. We are currently building new opportunities and programs, and we will always share that news there, and there may be something a better fit for you down the line: https://www.camelbackventures.org/get-involved
4.
Consider Applying
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Thank you for taking the time to engage with our preliminary assessments -- your results indicate you may be a fit for this year's application for the Camelback Fellowship! We encourage you to learn more and consider applying. You don't know what you don't know, and we'd love to learn more about you. We recommend attending our webinar and spending some time on our website to see if the program would be a good fit for you at this time.
5.
Definitely apply!
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Our preliminary results indicate that you should definitely apply this year to the Camelback Fellowship! It's just a quiz (and a fun, new one at that) so it's up to you to decide if you want to apply, and the quiz is no guarantee of fit. That being said...we really hope you apply! Learn more and get started at www.camelbackventures.org/apply
6.
We might have missed you!
Thank you for taking the time to engage with our quiz -- your results indicate you may not be a fit for this year's application for the Camelback Fellowship. Camelback invests in early-stage entrepreneurs with capital & resources that will be catalytic to their growth; it appears we may have missed the most opportune stage to support your venture.The thing is, we don't know what we don't know. Just because this quiz says it might not be the right time, it doesn't mean it's a hard no. We encourage you to learn more and then consider applying to the Fellowship. It's up to you to decide whether or not to apply. See below for more info on our requirements and suggestions or visiting this page to understand more about the Fellowship and the kinds of ventures we have supported in the past.

Is the Camelback Fellowship a good fit for my venture?

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