Why Join The Club
Find your people at UCSB
Build alongside student entrepreneurs at UCSB
Get in the right room
The club puts you around people you can learn from build with and stay connected to
- ✦ Meet other founders at UCSB
- ✦ Learn from successful entrepreneurs
- ✦ Find business partners and startup opportunities
Why Join
Three reasons to be here
The club gives you people access and practical startup experience you do not get from class alone
Your People
Meet students who want to build companies during school and beyond
Speaker Series
Learn from successful entrepreneurs at our speaker series
Startup Playbook
Use frameworks and lessons from a top 20 startup accelerator
Community
Build around builders
Knowing the entrepreneur communnity right here on campus
Find Your People
Meet students who care about startups and want to make things happen
Mix Skill Sets
Business students, engineers, designers etc.
Get Real Feedback
Talk through ideas with mentors and other people in the club
Build Relationships
Your next teammate internship or introduction can start from this club
Real conversations with founders
Hear how people actually built successful companies
Speaker Series
Learn from Successful Entrepreneurs
Ask questions and network with successful entrepreneurs
- ✦ Direct access to entrepreneurs
- ✦ Honest stories about what worked and what didn't
- ✦ Student Q&A and networking after the conversation
Startup Accelerator Learnings
Use what founders use
Members get exposure to frameworks exercises and practical lessons influenced by experience inside a top 20 startup accelerator in the world. We bring the most useful parts back to students at UCSB.
Customers
Find real problems by talking to real people before building too much
MVP Testing
Ask questions and test it with others in the club
Sales
learn sales fundamentals to accelerate your business
Growth
Know what early traction looks like and which signals actually matter
Mindset
Make decisions with incomplete information and keep moving when things are hard
Teams
Choose people with complementary skills and learn how to build well together
What You Actually Get
Leave with more than just inspiration
A good club should change what you can do, who you know, and what opportunities you can access. That is what we are building toward.
Practical Startup Skills
Learn how to validate ideas, talk to customers, build an MVP, pitch, sell, and move from thinking to doing.
A Stronger Network
Build relationships with students, founders, operators, alumni, and startup people you would not otherwise meet.
Better Ideas
Get exposed to more problems, industries, business models, and perspectives so your own thinking gets sharper.
More Momentum
Being around people who are building makes it much harder to stay stuck in planning mode forever.
Startup Opportunities
Hear about internships, part-time roles, project opportunities, and companies looking for UCSB students.
Higher Standards
Surround yourself with people who care about creating something meaningful and expect more from themselves.
Who Should Join
You do not need a startup
You just need to be curious ambitious and willing to show up.
Already Building
You have an idea project or company and want people around you who get it.
Want To Start
You do not have the idea yet but you know entrepreneurship is part of your future.
Want Startup Experience
You want to work close to founders customers and real decisions.
Want Ambitious People
You want a room full of people who are trying things and moving forward.
UCSB Entrepreneurship Club
Be around people who build
Join the UCSB community for students who want to build learn and meet the right people.