A-Z of Starting a Startup: Real life Hacks / Learnings

This course will take potential startup founders through deep learning of starting up and navigating a startup around business, product, operations & marketing.

Are you about to launch your startup but unsure of where to begin? Do you have ideas but lack the knowledge to put them into action? Or do you struggle to think of concepts for your startup? Then you’re in the right place.

This course will take potential startup founders through deep learning of starting up and navigating a startup around business, product, operations & marketing.

The primary goal of this course is to teach students how to rapidly generate and test concepts by obtaining feedback from customers and the marketplace.

Many startups fail because they don't test their concepts with actual clients early on. Students will be taught how to leave their comfort zones and find pain points and unmet wants of consumers to mitigate that risk.

Students in this course will learn:

1. How to generate & validate ideas for their startup

2. How to define your business model

3. How to make financial projections

4. How to understand your competition & how to handle competition

5. How to develop a minimum viable product (MVP)

6. How to know when to pivot or leave your job

7. How to master the art of the pitch

8. Essential steps and tips for Startup Fundraising

9. Understanding the concept of building your startup in public

10. Understanding the difference between Red Ocean market and Blue Ocean Market

11. Understand the full concept of Product, Market, Model & Channel and how they are interrelated

12. Calculating fixed and variable costs, cash-burn rate, break-even point, and need for investment

13. Learn from the successes and failures stories of other Startups

14. 15 Accelerators you can apply to for your startup

15. 12 Startup communities to learn and collaborate with other founders

16. Avoiding vanity metrics and measure what really matters (AARRR metrics)

17. Learn important Entrepreneurial tips to get you going

18. How to build, and manage a team & allocate equity

19. How to build your external team, advisory & board members