Open Hours & Drop-In Conversations
- Date & Time
- February 10, 2026 from 1PM to 3PM EST
- Location
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Momentum Entrepreneurship Hub
510 S Main St
South Bend, IN 46601
Got a business idea? Stuck on a specific challenge? The Mentor Meetup is your chance to get practical, face-to-face advice from seasoned entrepreneurs and industry experts in a casual, "open hours" setting.
Who Should Attend?
Founders, Students, and Pitchers This event is for student founders, aspiring entrepreneurs, and anyone who has pitched at a previous event. Attention Undergrads: Free rides are available!
Meet your Mentor
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Nick Kuhn
Nick is a serial founder and the VP of Hardtech at Elevate Ventures—the Great Lakes region's most active early-stage VC—who translates raw grit into scalable strategy. From his roots in Purdue Construction Management to building and successfully exiting his own real estate firm, he offers mentorship grounded in the reality of launching, growing, and selling a business. Ask him about hardtech scaling, navigating the exit process, or product-market strategy—or anything blocking your progress at the moment.
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Gameplan
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1PM to 3PM
1-1 scheduled time (Sign up required)(Check this page often as more mentors will be added to the lineup)
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12:00 PM
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Free rides are available!
Coming from campus?
Free rides are available! To redeem your ride, please enter the code 014-843 in the Rides2U App.