First Gen's Kickstart Curriculum
Kickstart your startup, the right way at no cost! Each week, founders will learn essential skills while logging and evaluating their progress.
Month 1
Foundations
Week 1: Idea Generation
Generate and validate business ideas
Week 2: Team Building
Build, lead, and manage a team
Week 3: Customer Discovery
Conduct market research and identify their ideal customer profile
Week 4: Product Validation and Testing
Validate and test their product
Month 2
PMF Hunt
Week 5: Business Operations
Track metrics, set goals, and conduct reviews with their team, mentors, and shareholders
Week 6: Pivoting
Pivot their startup when necessary and communicate the changes
Week 7: Financial Modeling+Projecting
Create financial models and projections
Week 8: GTM, Marketing, and Sales
Market and sell their product or service
Month 3
Fundraising
Week 9: Fundraising and Pitching
Raise funds and pitch to investors
Week 10: Investor Outreach
Grow their startup quickly and efficiently
Week 11: Data Room
Build and maintain a investor-ready data room
Week 12: Demo Day Prep
Practice and finalize their startup pitches
Week 13: Demo Day
Founders may pitch their startup to the First Gen Founder community including potential mentors, customers, and investors. (This may not happen if founders do not meet my standards.)
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"Meeting George at Techstars was a game changer for me in my early days as a venture scale founder. Having come from a background of bootstrapping, his mentorship was indispensable and his real-world experience and success provide unparalleled guidance. As George launches his own accelerator, I am thrilled for those who will benefit from his mentorship just as I did. I am confident he will continue to be a pivotal figure in guiding future entrepreneurs towards success." - Colleen Hilton (Techstars '22)
"We're lucky to have met George during Techstars and have him as a mentor and advisor for our company! He's been helpful with everything from giving feedback on our app to preparing us for demo day & fundraising." - Gary Tokman (Techstars '22)