Studio Overview

Our founder Studios provide a collaborative environment where accountability, peer mentorship, and networking thrive. We use proven coaching and documentation methods to help founders clarify goals, make progress, and identify blind spots and alternate paths.

Operating for seven weeks at a time, our Startup Studio model provides maximum flexibility for founders to tackle their "next hardest step" — from product development and market alignment to operational processes and fundraising preparation. Depending on the individual circumstances of each project, our participants can “stack” cohorts to tackle broader, long-term challenges, or join for one cohort to address a specific challenge.

As a member of a Studio cohort, successful participants will:

Calendar (Spring 2026)

Doman Innovation Studio cohorts are held throughout the year. Dates and times are as follows- all meetings are held in-person on the University of Utah campus.

  1. Spring Cohort 1A- 10:30AM-12:00PM, Thursdays, 1/15-2/26
  2. Spring Cohort 1B- 1:00PM-2:30PM, Thursdays, 1/15-2/26
  3. Spring Cohort 2A- 10:30AM-12:00PM, Thursdays, 3/19-4/30
  4. Spring Cohort 2B- 1:00PM-2:30PM, Thursdays, 3/19-4/30

The application asks for your intended/preferred cohort date that you would like to join- if you have any questions about scheduling, please reach out to [email protected].

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