Pacing by Week
- Week 1: Foundational Knowledge
- Week 2: Toolbox
- Week 3: Building: MVP
- Week 4: Building: Business
- Week 5: Building: Users
- Week 6: Building: Team
- Week 7: Research Competition
- Week 8: Research: Market Analysis
- Week 9: Go To Market Prep: Financials
- Week 10: Go To Market Prep: Accelerator Prep
- Week 11: Beyond Founder.University
Live Sessions:
Finances for Startup Founders
How to Pitch Investors
Paid Acquisition
Data Rooms & Diligence
Week 1: Foundational Knowledge
01. Qualities of a winning founder
02. Coming up with an idea
03. How to protect your intellectual property
04. How to name your startup
05. Bootstrapping vs Fundraising
Week 2: Toolbox
01. Learning how to Learn (with Tools)
02. Getting Started with Limited Money
03. No Code Intro
Week 3: Building: MVP
01. Value Proposition
02. Initial MVP Requirements - Core Features
03. Build No Code - Low Code MVP
Week 4: Building: Business
01. Business Model
02. What is SaaS?
03. What is a Marketplace?
04. Elevator Pitch
05. Tracking Metrics
Week 5: Building: Users
01. Ideal Customer Profile
02. Finding your first users
03. How to demo your product
04. Balancing user feedback
Week 6: Building: Team
01. Identify Complementary Skills in a Cofounder
02. Hiring a team
Week 7: Research: Competition
01. Does your idea already exist?
02. Competitive Matrix
Week 8: Research: Market Analysis
01. Marketing & Acquisition
02. Bottom-up TAM
03. Market Analysis & Product Market Fit
Week 9: Go To Market Prep: Financials
01. Budgets & Expenses
02. What is a Venture Backed Startup
Week 10: Go To Market Prep: Accelerator Prep
01. The Pitch
02. Preparing to Fundraise
03. Fundraising Process
Week 11: Beyond Founder.University
01. Applying to Accelerators
02. Scaling Your Startup