MasterClass: Becoming a Successful Tech Startup Founder

MasterClass: Becoming a Successful Tech Startup Founder, available at $44.99, has an average rating of 4.85, with 46 lectures, 25 quizzes, based on 42 reviews, and has 186 subscribers.

You will learn about Brief history of startups and what to expect before building a startup Startup best practices, approaches and principles. Example: Zynga's rise and eventual challenges in the gaming industry Insights into startup ideation from Jared Friedman and Y Combinator Identify common mistakes in idea generation and ten key questions to ask about startup ideas The necessity of doing things that don't scale in the early stages of a startup Example: Airbnb and Stripe's iterative nature of launching and relaunching The stages of the Startup Curve: Launch, Initial spike, Trough of sorrow, Crash of ineptitude, Wiggles of false hope, etc. Components of design thinking and the importance of iterating and refining solutions based on user feedback Importance of proper user research, demand validation and defining the audience for the product/service Introduction to research concepts and tools: concept ranking, card sorting, shop alongs, follow arounds, questionnaires, surveys, etc. Definition and importance of UX design and how that differs from UI design. Profiling user personas and how they guide product or service development and understanding various use cases How user journey mapping helps in understanding the holistic customer experience Wireframes as visual representations of product design The importance of user testing in validating design decisions. How a positive culture can lead to better employee motivation, retention, and attraction of top talent Lessons from Zappos on building a strong culture, and thinking thoroughly about your values Practical considerations and examples in defining core values Key cultural problems to look out for within teams as outlined by Patrick Lencioni The role of founders in shaping company culture and vision Introduction to the concept of a sales funnel and the importance of tracking conversion data at each step of the sales funnel Product Market Fit (PMF) and the importance of of unbiased data in determining PMF Why you should fix retention issues before optimizing for growth Business models and pricing strategies for tech startups The appropriate timing for fundraising and the importance of initial research on potential investors Stages of investment in startups: pre-seed, seed, Series A, Series B, Extension Rounds, Bridge Rounds, IPOs, etc. Various types of investors: friends and family, accelerators, angels, venture capital funds, and crowdfunding platforms Navigating different types of meetings involved in the fundraising process: intro meetings, follow-up meetings, etc. Essential financial metrics: burn rate, runway, growth rate, default alive Early and late stage startup financial management pitfalls, especially related to hiring and customer acquisition costs The role and dynamics of a tech startup board of directors and the importance of respectful dialogue and diverse perspectives. Strategies for handling issues with disruptive or harmful board members Characteristics of a great board of directors This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is for anyone building a startup, aspiring to build a startup, turning a side project into a company, or anyone curious to learn about startups for academic or professional reasons. It is particularly useful for This course is for anyone building a startup, aspiring to build a startup, turning a side project into a company, or anyone curious to learn about startups for academic or professional reasons.

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Title: MasterClass: Becoming a Successful Tech Startup Founder

Price: $44.99

Average Rating: 4.85

Number of Lectures: 46

Number of Quizzes: 25

Number of Published Lectures: 46

Number of Published Quizzes: 25

Number of Curriculum Items: 71

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 71

Original Price: $109.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

• Brief history of startups and what to expect before building a startup
• Startup best practices, approaches and principles.
• Example: Zynga's rise and eventual challenges in the gaming industry
• Insights into startup ideation from Jared Friedman and Y Combinator
• Identify common mistakes in idea generation and ten key questions to ask about startup ideas
• The necessity of doing things that don't scale in the early stages of a startup
• Example: Airbnb and Stripe's iterative nature of launching and relaunching
• The stages of the Startup Curve: Launch, Initial spike, Trough of sorrow, Crash of ineptitude, Wiggles of false hope, etc.
• Components of design thinking and the importance of iterating and refining solutions based on user feedback
• Importance of proper user research, demand validation and defining the audience for the product/service
• Introduction to research concepts and tools: concept ranking, card sorting, shop alongs, follow arounds, questionnaires, surveys, etc.
• Definition and importance of UX design and how that differs from UI design.
• Profiling user personas and how they guide product or service development and understanding various use cases
• How user journey mapping helps in understanding the holistic customer experience
• Wireframes as visual representations of product design
• The importance of user testing in validating design decisions.
• How a positive culture can lead to better employee motivation, retention, and attraction of top talent
• Lessons from Zappos on building a strong culture, and thinking thoroughly about your values
• Practical considerations and examples in defining core values
• Key cultural problems to look out for within teams as outlined by Patrick Lencioni
• The role of founders in shaping company culture and vision
• Introduction to the concept of a sales funnel and the importance of tracking conversion data at each step of the sales funnel
• Product Market Fit (PMF) and the importance of of unbiased data in determining PMF
• Why you should fix retention issues before optimizing for growth
• Business models and pricing strategies for tech startups
• The appropriate timing for fundraising and the importance of initial research on potential investors
• Stages of investment in startups: pre-seed, seed, Series A, Series B, Extension Rounds, Bridge Rounds, IPOs, etc.
• Various types of investors: friends and family, accelerators, angels, venture capital funds, and crowdfunding platforms
• Navigating different types of meetings involved in the fundraising process: intro meetings, follow-up meetings, etc.
• Essential financial metrics: burn rate, runway, growth rate, default alive
• Early and late stage startup financial management pitfalls, especially related to hiring and customer acquisition costs
• The role and dynamics of a tech startup board of directors and the importance of respectful dialogue and diverse perspectives.
• Strategies for handling issues with disruptive or harmful board members
• Characteristics of a great board of directors

Who Should Attend

• This course is for anyone building a startup, aspiring to build a startup, turning a side project into a company, or anyone curious to learn about startups for academic or professional reasons.

Target Audiences

• This course is for anyone building a startup, aspiring to build a startup, turning a side project into a company, or anyone curious to learn about startups for academic or professional reasons.