Velocity of engagement
Event density rose from roughly one documented event per month to a peak month of thirty-five — while working full time and parenting solo.
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DOCUMENTED WINDOW: JAN 2025 – APR 2026
- DOCUMENTED EVENTS
- 142
- MONTHS, IDEA TO PARTNERSHIP
- 15
- ACCELERATOR ACCEPTANCES
- 9
- PATENT APPLICATIONS
- 7
- MEETINGS PER WEEK (PEAK)
- 5.2
- ACTION-ITEM COMPLETION
- 73%
Documented events per month
Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26
Event mix
- Advisory & mentorship31%
- Accelerator sessions24%
- Customer discovery18%
- Pitch & competition14%
- IP & legal working sessions13%
Journey phases
- 01
Idea
Jan 2025
- 02
Discovery
Jun 2025
- 03
Validation
Oct 2025
- 04
Partnership
Feb 2026
- 05
Scale-ready
Apr 2026
What the data shows
Momentum is a pattern, not a personality.
Network multiplication
Each advisory relationship produced, on average, more than two further introductions. Reach compounds faster than calendar time.
Cohort stacking
Three or more programs ran simultaneously, each covering a different domain — customer discovery, intellectual property, and go-to-market.
Decision speed
Median time from a conversation to a completed follow-up action stayed under forty-eight hours across the documented window.
Program stack
NSF I-Corps, Mid-South Hub
SPRING 2025 · CUSTOMER DISCOVERY
Vanderbilt I-Corps Cohort
SPRING 2025 – 2026 · MARKET VALIDATION
Vanderbilt Builder Program
FALL 2025 – SPRING 2026 · IP & BUSINESS MODEL
NEC Project Healthcare
JAN – APR 2026 · HEALTHCARE GO-TO-MARKET
Janus Innovation Hub
JAN 2026 – ONGOING · NEURODIVERSITY DEEP TECH
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