Has builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHasconsideredleavingacademiaHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)HasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas beenghostedby aninvestorHasworkedoutsideacademiaHas a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany peopleHas builtsomethingusersdidn’t wantHas failed anexperimentspectacularlyHasattempteda start-upthat failedHas appliedfor a grantand beenrejectedHas appliedfor a grantat the lastminuteHas feltburnt outbut keptgoingHasmentored orbeenmentored bya founderHas pitchedan idea toinvestors orfundersHasconsideredleavingacademiaHas learneda skill justfor theirprojectHas had apaperrejectedwithoutreviewHas co-foundedsomething(company,lab, initiative)HasstruggledwithimpostorsyndromeHas beenghostedby aninvestorHasworkedoutsideacademiaHas a start-up idea theyhaven’t toldmany people

PhD winter school bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Has built something users didn’t want
  2. Has failed an experiment spectacularly
  3. Has attempted a start-up that failed
  4. Has applied for a grant and been rejected
  5. Has applied for a grant at the last minute
  6. Has felt burnt out but kept going
  7. Has mentored or been mentored by a founder
  8. Has pitched an idea to investors or funders
  9. Has considered leaving academia
  10. Has learned a skill just for their project
  11. Has had a paper rejected without review
  12. Has co-founded something (company, lab, initiative)
  13. Has struggled with impostor syndrome
  14. Has been ghosted by an investor
  15. Has worked outside academia
  16. Has a start-up idea they haven’t told many people