Idea before startup

Stage 00 is our program for aspiring founders who need to determine if their idea is worth pursuing and if the path of entrepreneurship is the right fit for them.

Stage 00 goal:
Decide if you should pursue startup

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Focus

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we help you focus on...

Framing, defining & deeply understanding the problem you're seeking to solve

Envisioning product/solution

​Creating prototype(s)

Conducting customer discovery

Exploring business model approaches & understanding unit economics

Gauging whether startup could be investable or not

Evaluating founder/entrepreneurship & founder/market fit​

We Provide

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what we provide

Guidance & advisement

​Connnections

Ongoing sounding board

Structure

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how it works

You attend our Stage 00 Bootcamp* and then we work together for 8 hours of follow-on work in the month following the Bootcamp.
 
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* Stage 00 Bootcamp is a 2 day weekend commitment & costs $500. It is capped at two founders/teams per Bootcamp and we offer it 2x per year (Apr and Oct)