Course curriculum

  • 1

    The Problem

    • How to get good ideas (Y Combinator)

    • Reading: 24 ways B2B marketplaces win
  • 2

    Solution

    • 9 business models (Y Combinator)

    • Reading: Why Startup Timing is Everything (NfX Capital)

    • Reading: 19 Tactics to solve the Chicken-or-Egg problem (NfX Capital)
  • 3

    Opportunity Size

    • How to evaluate startup ideas (Y Combinator)
  • 4

    The Management Team

    • Team and Execution (Y Combinator)

    • Reading: The 4 signas of founder-market fit
  • 5

    The Customer

    • How to find product market fit

    • Reading: 10 Places to find product market fit (NfX)
  • 6

    Product, Service & Features

    • Building a product (Y Combinator)

    • Reading: The product frameworks (NfX)
  • 7

    The Competition

    • Competition is for losers (Peter Thiel)

    • Reading: How to manage hypercompetitive markets
  • 8

    The MOAT

    • Achieving product market fit (Greylock)

    • Reading: The marketplace scorecard (NfX)