Welcome to your entrepreneurial launchpad.

LavaLearn is USC LavaLab's open-access curriculum, providing tech and entrepreneurship resources, workshops, and fireside chats to the USC community and the greater public.

Get Started with Product Management

Basics to Get You Started

A collection of curated software tools anyone can use to get their business off the ground.

Intro to Product Management Recruitment

Interested in product management as a career? Let’s dive into the basics of recruiting for PM roles.

Breaking into Product Management

Want to become a PM? Let’s get you started!

Creating a Visual Brand

Previous Director of Design Markus Snelder shares insights on how to build a strong visual brand when creating your company name, logo, and a cohesive visual guideline of your brand.

Building a Design Career

Julie Zhuo, Facebook’s first intern, discusses her unusual path into product design and the tech world at large.

Intro to Starting Up

Learn how design can play an important role in transforming a group project into a legitimate startup with F18 product manager Sahar Rohani.

Intro to Full-Stack Development

F’17 developer Conner Chyung goes through the basics of full-stack development and demonstrates how to set up an app with basic frontend and backend capabilities.

Recruitment & Networking in the Tech Industry

F’18 developer and '20 Managing Director Glory Kanes walks the audience through her game plan for seeking opportunities in the tech industry.

Building Your Product

S’17 developer and former Director of Operations Gavin Bains shares insight on how hackathons and pitch competitions can serve as great tools for getting your next idea up on its feet.

Welcome to your entrepreneurial launchpad.

Get Started with Product Management

Get Started with Design

Get Started with Development