Venture Builder — From Insight to Venture
24 weekly sessions, all open now. Work through them in order, or jump to whichever one you need.
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Raising the Bar
Founder mindset at a higher level of rigor: real evidence, real users, a real product
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A written reflection on what rigor means for this module
Open this session →Choosing a Problem Space
Explore a domain rather than jumping to a single problem
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A short exploration of one chosen problem domain
Open this session →Structured User Research
Design a proper interview guide and interview multiple users
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A completed interview guide and notes from multiple interviews
Open this session →AI-Assisted Synthesis at Scale
AI does the first-pass clustering — you're trained to spot what it misses
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A written list of clusters plus what AI's first pass missed
Open this session →Putting Numbers on the Problem
A simple survey and basic descriptive analytics
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A survey with basic descriptive analytics (frequency, averages, simple charts)
Open this session →What Already Exists?
A basic competitive/landscape scan
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A short landscape scan of existing solutions
Open this session →Writing a Rigorous Problem Brief
A one-page brief backed by a small evidence pack
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A one-page problem brief with a small evidence pack
Open this session →Problem Discovery Review
Present to a panel of teacher plus a visiting Aimers facilitator
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A delivered presentation to the review panel
Open this session →Structured Ideation
A formal ideation technique (e.g. How Might We), individually first
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A set of individually generated solution directions
Open this session →Business Model Basics (light)
A simplified business model canvas: customer, value, how it reaches them
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A simplified business model canvas
Open this session →Choosing a Concept
Evaluate concepts on feasibility, desirability, and available resources
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A concept evaluation and final choice
Open this session →Validating Before Building
Test the concept itself, not just the problem, with real people
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Structured feedback from real people on the concept
Open this session →Stress-Testing the Idea
Use AI as an adversarial critic: "what would make this fail?"
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A written list of assumptions and failure modes surfaced by AI critique
Open this session →Defining the MVP
Decide the smallest version of the idea worth actually building
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A written MVP definition
Open this session →Solution Discovery Review
A second panel check-in before the build phase
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A delivered presentation of the concept and MVP
Open this session →Build Sprint — Getting Started
Start building an actual working prototype
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A working start on the prototype build
Open this session →Build Sprint — Core Build
Continue building the working prototype
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A prototype with its core functionality built
Open this session →Build Sprint — Finishing Up
Finish the working prototype (app, website, physical product, or service walkthrough)
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A completed working prototype
Open this session →Real-World Test & Iterate
Test the working prototype with real users; revise based on evidence
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A revised prototype based on real-user testing
Open this session →Light GTM
Who hears about it first, how, and what makes someone actually want it
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A short go-to-market note (not a pricing or channel strategy)
Open this session →Building the Pitch Deck
A short investor-style pitch deck, AI-assisted after the core narrative is drafted
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A short investor-style pitch deck
Open this session →Pitch Practice
Full run-throughs with facilitator and peer feedback
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A rehearsed pitch with facilitator and peer feedback
Open this session →Shark Tank Day — Final Prep
Last preparations before pitching to an outside panel
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A finalized, ready-to-deliver pitch deck
Open this session →Shark Tank Day — Live Pitches
Live pitches to a panel including an outside judge from the local startup scene
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A delivered live pitch at Shark Tank Day
Open this session →Final portfolio
Every deliverable Venture Builder produces by the end of the track. Tick them off as they land.