In this 12-week interactive course, you'll:
- Build an MVP or iterate on your product
- Hone in your target customers and business model
- Onboard early users and improve marketing and sales efforts
- Sharpen your fundraising pitch
- Participate in a passionate community of builders holding each other accountable & celebrating wins along the way
The top graduates will receive a $25,000 investment from Jason Calacanis
To date, we’ve invested $25k into 40 companies from Cohort 1-6
Upcoming Cohort 7: → December 4, 2023
Founder.University 12-week format
Weekly Live Session
- Attendance Required
- 60-90 minutes a week (Monday)
- Weekly presentations from industry experts
- Review activities and learnings
- Founder Q&A with the LAUNCH team
Weekly Check-in
- Attendance encouraged
- 30-60 minutes a week (Thursday)
- Discuss learnings with the LAUNCH team & cohort members
- Review activities and learnings
- Network with other founders
Asynchronous Learning
- Expect 5-10 hours of videos + reading each week
- Additional hours spent on weekly activities that focus on building an MVP
Community
- Collaborate with cohort members
- Interaction with other founders in the portfolio
- Knowledge sharing and live Q&A
Foundational Knowledge
Week 1
Being a Founder
Week 2
Build an MVP
Week 3
Business Model
Week 4
Ideal Customer Profile
Week 5
Research & Validation
Week 6
Metrics & TAM
Week 7
Iterating on MVP
Week 8
User Feedback
Week 9
Competitive Matrix
Week 10
Building a Team
Week 11
Financial & Accelerator Prep
Week 12
Tuition: $500*
*The $500 will be returned to you if you attend all live sessions and launch your MVP
In other words, Founder.University is FREE if you #DoTheWork!
Frequently Asked Questions
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- $500, after you are selected.
- If you attended all live sessions and launch an MVP we will return the $500!
- We simply want to ensure founders have skin in the game and are motivated to finish
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- No.
- Are you a hard-working, driven individual who is self-motivated with a passion to start a company? That is what we are looking for!
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- Yes!
- We will briefly touch on ways to come up with an idea, but you will need to make a decision quickly as this course is hands-on and moves very FAST!
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- Yes!
- That is the perfect time to apply — we want to help you launch!
- You will spend several weeks building and iterating on a no-code MVP as a part of Founder.University.
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- Congratulations!
- Yes, you can still apply but you might be too far along for this course.
- We'd still love to learn about what you're working on and possibly introduce you to our Accelerator and Remote Demo Day teams!
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- Congratulations!
- Yes, you can still apply but you might be too far along this course.
- We'd still love to learn about what you're working on and possibly introduce you to our Accelerator and Remote Demo Day teams!
How many founders will be accepted? Who will they be?
- Each cohort will have ~100-200 participants
- Acceptance notifications will be sent a couple weeks prior to the kickoff of each cohort
- If you are not accepted — please apply again for the next cohort!