Sandbox

sandbox

WHAT IT IS

Sandbox students spend two semesters working in a small team to build and launch a tech product from scratch-- the best experience those interested in entrepreneurship or tech can get in school.

APPLY

MEET YOUR TEAM

product manager

designer

software engineer

build

Explore pain points, ideate solutions, and build a software product from scratch in a small team of developers, designers, and product managers

launch

Launch a minimum viable product quickly, get scrappy, and get real customers.

learn

Learn from customer feedback, iterate on the product, and scale your solution. You’ll pitch what you’ve done throughout this experience to investors at Demo Day in April.

ALSO SANDBOX

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CREDITS

Sandbox currently integrates with these majors/minors

Applied & Computational Mathematics

Counts as your ACME concentration:
ENT 101, ENT 113, ENT 301, ENT 382, ENT 411, ENT 434R, MSB 434R

Computer Science

Get credits for ENT 113, ENT 301, ENT 382, CS 405, CS 480, CS 481, CS 498R

Design

For more information, contact Doug Thomas at doug_thomas@byu.edu

Entrepreneurship, the Major

Counts as ENT 113, ENT 382, ENT 401, ENT 434R, ENT 434R, ENT 436, ENT 490R

Entrepreneurship, the Minor

Counts as ENT 101, ENT 113, ENT 301, ENT 382, ENT 411, ENT 434R, MSB 434R

Graphic Design

For more information, contact Doug Thomas at doug_thomas@byu.edu

Master of Information Systems

Get credit for ENT 382, IS 550, IS 551, IS 552, IS 693R, IS 693R, IS 693R

Strategy

Counts for ENT 113, ENT 382, ENT 401, ENT 411, ENT 434R, STRAT 402, STRAT 421

All Other Majors

All majors are encouraged to apply.

Majors not listed above typically choose to receive the Entrepreneurship Minor credits, but other combinations are also possible.

Majors in the Marriott School (e.g., finance, accounting, strategy) are not eligible to receive the Entrepreneurship Minor.

DEMO DAY

Check out what last year's cohort built

Is my business a good fit for Seed?

Seed is for students who are working on businesses that are innovative and scalable. Here are some examples of businesses that are a good fit:

- tech companies (software or hardware) with big markets and ambition to scale
- product/service companies with big markets and ambition to scale

Companies that are NOT a good fit include:

- consulting or other freelance work
- basic online sales or drop-shipping businesses (reselling standard products)
- a non-scalable craft or hobby businesses (e.g., Etsy store)
- real-estate ventures
- door-to-door sales businesses

Is my business a good fit for Seed?