Course curriculum

  • 1

    START

    • Welcome

    • System Test

    • Register for Weekly Professor Hours
  • 2

    IDEATE

    • Lecture: Building the Right Foundation

    • Quiz: Building the Right Foundation

    • Assignment: Pre-Shareholders Agreement

    • Lecture: Thinking Big

    • Quiz: Thinking Big

    • Assignment: Mission Statement
  • 3

    BUILD

    • Lecture: Value Proposition

    • Quiz: Value Proposition

    • Assignment: The Value Proposition Canvas

    • Lecture: Assessing the Market

    • Quiz: Assessing the Market

    • Assignment: SWOT Analysis

    • Assignment: Total Addressable Serviceable Market

    • Lecture: Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

    • Quiz: Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

    • Assignment: The MVP

    • Optional Assignment: Product Requirements Document (PRD)

    • Lecture: Customer Development Process Part I

    • Lecture: Customer Development Process Part II

    • Quiz: Customer Development Process

    • Assignment: Customer Development Process
  • 4

    EXECUTE

    • Lecture: Execution Modeling

    • Quiz: Execution Modeling

    • Assignment: Execution Modeling

    • Lecture: Financial Modeling Part I

    • Lecture: Financial Modeling Part II

    • Quiz: Financial Modeling

    • Assignment: Financial Modeling

    • Lecture: Fundable Event Timelines, Valuations & Exits Part I

    • Lecture: Fundable Event Timelines, Valuations & Exits Part II

    • Quiz: Fundable Event Timelines, Valuations & Exits

    • Assignment: Fundable Event Timelines, Valuations & Exits

    • Optional Download: Gantt, Cashflow & Fundable Event Sheet
  • 5

    LAUNCH

    • Lecture: Team, Boards & Founderitis Part I

    • Lecture: Team, Boards & Founderitis Part II

    • Quiz: Teams, Boards & Founderitis

    • Assignment: The Team Canvas

    • Lecture: Getting Investment Part I

    • Lecture: Getting Investment Part II

    • Quiz: Getting Investment

    • Pitch Deck Generator
  • 6

    PITCH

    • Lecture: Elevator Pitching

    • Quiz: Elevator Pitching

    • Assignment: What is your 1-sentence Pitch?

    • Lecture: Executive Summary

    • Quiz: Executive Summary

    • Executive Summary Generator
  • 7

    REFLECT

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    • Step 2: Rate this Course

    • Step 3: Join the Global Facebook Group

    • Step 4: Redeem your Certificate & Connect with Alumni on LinkedIn