About This Workshop
About This Workshop
Every entrepreneur has a startup idea they’d like to get off the ground. The good news is that you don’t have to spend millions of dollars to find out if your business idea will succeed or fail. In this exclusive two-week session, I’ll share the secrets of Skillshare’s initial success and teach you how to quickly validate your own idea within a $100 budget.
Whether you’re looking to launch a tech startup or open a new restaurant, this session is the push you need to get your idea off the ground and out into the hands of real customers. With plenty of guidance and support from me along the way, you’ll define your idea, collect insights, build your MVP, and release it to the world in just two weeks. This project is the crucial first step towards launching a successful business. By the end of the session, you’ll have the knowledge you need to optimize your idea and turn it into something truly great.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
- [Structure] A structured learning environment with milestones and reminders keep you on track
- [Project Feedback] 1-on-1 feedback on your business idea and MVP plan from me, Stephen Yang (session TA and Product Manager at Skillshare), and your classmates
- [Events] Exclusive access to 2 live AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) sessions
- [Community] Unique opportunity to collaborate and build your MVP alongside other creative entrepreneurs
CERTIFICATES
- All students who successfully complete the session will receive a Skillshare Business Certificate highlighting their entrepreneurial prowess
- I will provide one top student of my choosing with a public endorsement on LinkedIn to be seen by future employers and investors
HOW IT WORKS
- Join the session today to claim your spot (first 10 students join for only $25)
- Watch the class video lessons to learn the skills you need to complete the project
- Share your project phases in the class project gallery according to the session timeline below to get helpful feedback from me and your classmates
- Launch your MVP by the December 14th deadline to successfully complete the session
SESSION TIMELINE
Your project workspace is a place to document your progress as you build your MVP - think of it like a journal. The phases below should help guide your project development. Upload the deliverables by the specified dates to get feedback and stay on track with the session.
Note: For this session, your challenge is to validate your idea with a budget of only $100. Get creative and come up with a plan to test your idea in the simplest way possible.
PRE-CLASS WORK
- Watch the class video lessons to learn the skills you’ll need to begin building your MVP. Compile any questions you’d like to ask me in the first AMA before you begin your own project.
PHASE 1 - Your Idea
Think about how you will pitch your idea to potential customers in the simplest way possible.
A. Participate in my AMA on Tuesday, December 1st at 3pm EST
B. Upload your phase 1 project deliverables to receive feedback by Saturday, December 5th
- Image that represents your idea visually
- Business name
- "X for Y" 1 sentence that describes your idea (a tagline)
- Short description
PHASE 2 - Your Insights
Start to synthesize the learnings and insights you’re getting from your customer interviews and/or conversations with friends and family.
A. Ask your questions in my second AMA on Tuesday, December 8th at 3pm EST
B. Upload your phase 2 deliverables to receive feedback by Wednesday, December 9th
- The main themes and insights from your interviews
- The ways you’ll improve your idea based on these findings
PHASE 3 - Your Customers
The fun part! Go forth and sell your product or service to your first 10 or 100 customers. Document what happened and think through what you need to do to optimize your idea.
A. Upload your phase 3 deliverables by Monday, December 14th:
- Description of what you did to validate your idea
- Results and learnings (What worked and what didn’t work? What will you do to iterate?)
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Every entrepreneur has a startup idea they’d like to get off the ground. The good news is that you don’t have to spend millions of dollars to find out if your business idea will succeed or fail. In this exclusive two-week session, I’ll share the secrets of Skillshare’s initial success and teach you how to quickly validate your own idea within a $100 budget.
Whether you’re looking to launch a tech startup or open a new restaurant, this session is the push you need to get your idea off the ground and out into the hands of real customers. With plenty of guidance and support from me along the way, you’ll define your idea, collect insights, build your MVP, and release it to the world in just two weeks. This project is the crucial first step towards launching a successful business. By the end of the session, you’ll have the knowledge you need to optimize your idea and turn it into something truly great.
WHAT YOU’LL GET
- [Structure] A structured learning environment with milestones and reminders keep you on track
- [Project Feedback] 1-on-1 feedback on your business idea and MVP plan from me, Stephen Yang (session TA and Product Manager at Skillshare), and your classmates
- [Events] Exclusive access to 2 live AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) sessions
- [Community] Unique opportunity to collaborate and build your MVP alongside other creative entrepreneurs
CERTIFICATES
- All students who successfully complete the session will receive a Skillshare Business Certificate highlighting their entrepreneurial prowess
- I will provide one top student of my choosing with a public endorsement on LinkedIn to be seen by future employers and investors
HOW IT WORKS
- Join the session today to claim your spot (first 10 students join for only $25)
- Watch the class video lessons to learn the skills you need to complete the project
- Share your project phases in the class project gallery according to the session timeline below to get helpful feedback from me and your classmates
- Launch your MVP by the December 14th deadline to successfully complete the session
SESSION TIMELINE
Your project workspace is a place to document your progress as you build your MVP - think of it like a journal. The phases below should help guide your project development. Upload the deliverables by the specified dates to get feedback and stay on track with the session.
Note: For this session, your challenge is to validate your idea with a budget of only $100. Get creative and come up with a plan to test your idea in the simplest way possible.
PRE-CLASS WORK
- Watch the class video lessons to learn the skills you’ll need to begin building your MVP. Compile any questions you’d like to ask me in the first AMA before you begin your own project.
PHASE 1 - Your Idea
Think about how you will pitch your idea to potential customers in the simplest way possible.
A. Participate in my AMA on Tuesday, December 1st at 3pm EST
B. Upload your phase 1 project deliverables to receive feedback by Saturday, December 5th
- Image that represents your idea visually
- Business name
- "X for Y" 1 sentence that describes your idea (a tagline)
- Short description
PHASE 2 - Your Insights
Start to synthesize the learnings and insights you’re getting from your customer interviews and/or conversations with friends and family.
A. Ask your questions in my second AMA on Tuesday, December 8th at 3pm EST
B. Upload your phase 2 deliverables to receive feedback by Wednesday, December 9th
- The main themes and insights from your interviews
- The ways you’ll improve your idea based on these findings
PHASE 3 - Your Customers
The fun part! Go forth and sell your product or service to your first 10 or 100 customers. Document what happened and think through what you need to do to optimize your idea.
A. Upload your phase 3 deliverables by Monday, December 14th:
- Description of what you did to validate your idea
- Results and learnings (What worked and what didn’t work? What will you do to iterate?)
