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Level 01

Idea to Founder

For students with ideas — not yet teams.

The entry point of the ecosystem. We help students with raw curiosity turn an instinct into a structured problem, build founder mindset, and learn how startups actually get built.

Duration4–6 weeks
OutcomeA founder who knows what to build — and why.
Who it’s for
  • Students with curiosity but no team
  • Tinkerers who keep noticing problems
  • First-time founders exploring direction
What you get

Curriculum, on campus.

Founder fundamentals

Core thinking models — problem framing, customer discovery, hypothesis design.

Idea clinic

Weekly clinics with mentors to pressure-test the idea before any building begins.

Cohort identity

You stop being a student with an idea. You start operating as a founder-in-training.

Has
  • Ideas
  • Ambition
  • Problems to solve
Needs
  • Team
  • MVP
  • Business knowledge
  • Startup experience
Walks out with
  • Validated idea
  • Founder mindset
  • Mentor access
Milestones
  1. M01
    Problem statement
  2. M02
    First 10 customer conversations
  3. M03
    One-page validated concept

Next: Startup Builder

Blueprints become products.

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