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Program

Startup Founder

From an idea to a business that can grow. You learn to test an idea with customers, design the business model, build a first product, go to market, model the finances and get ready for investors.

Courses
8 courses
Self-paced
45h 1m

Courses in this program

This is the order we suggest. You can start with any course.

  1. 1
    Online, self-pacedStartup & Entrepreneurship

    From Idea to Opportunity

    Turning a rough idea into something worth building a business on. Covers where good opportunities come from, separating an idea from an opportunity, assessing market and timing, evaluating founder-market fit, and…

    3h 34mFree
  2. 2
    Online, self-pacedStartup & Entrepreneurship

    Customer Discovery and Validation

    Finding out whether anyone wants what you intend to build, before you build it. Covers the discovery mindset and getting out of the building, running customer interviews that produce facts rather than flattery,…

    3h 55mFree
  3. 3
    Online, self-pacedStartup & Entrepreneurship

    Business Model Design

    Designing how a business creates, delivers and captures value. Covers the components of a business model, revenue models and pricing, cost structure and unit economics, channels and customer relationships, and testing…

    6hFree
  4. 4
    Online, self-pacedStartup & Entrepreneurship

    MVP and Product Iteration

    Building the smallest thing that teaches you the most, then improving it deliberately. Covers what a minimum viable product actually is, scoping and building one, the build-measure-learn cycle, prioritisation, measuring…

    5h 34mFree
  5. 5
    Online, self-pacedStartup & Entrepreneurship

    Go-to-Market Strategy

    Getting a product to the people who will buy it, repeatably. Covers segmentation and beachhead selection, positioning and messaging, choosing a go-to-market motion, building and testing acquisition channels, launch, and…

    5h 33mFree
  6. 6
    Online, self-pacedStartup & Entrepreneurship

    Startup Financial Modelling

    Building a financial model that helps you run the business and stands up to investor scrutiny. Covers model structure and drivers, revenue and cost forecasting, cash flow and runway, scenarios and sensitivity, and using…

    5h 35mFree
  7. 7
    Online, self-pacedStartup & Entrepreneurship

    Startup Metrics and Unit Economics

    Measuring a young business so the numbers drive decisions. Covers choosing the metrics that matter at each stage, acquisition and retention measurement, unit economics and payback, cohort analysis, building a metrics…

    5h 46mFree
  8. 8
    Online, self-pacedStartup & Entrepreneurship

    Fundraising and Investor Readiness

    Raising capital on terms you can live with, or deciding not to. Covers funding options and whether to raise at all, investor types and what each wants, preparing the materials and the business, running the process, term…

    9h 4mFree

A live online or classroom course counts as finished when you have attended a live online session of it.

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