Founders Bootcamp: A Two Day Startup MBA | Austin

About this workshop series

You have a great idea, but where to next? This is the definitive guide to launching your business. This full day workshop will guide you through the basics from company structure and legalities to raising funds, user experience, marketing and user acquisition. This workshop is perfect for you if you are either looking to launch a startup or are in the very early stages of launching. The brightest and best General Assembly instructors will take you through step-by-step on your journey to launching the next great product.
Schedule: Essentials of Startup Law Legal mistakes can doom even the best startup concepts and founding teams. In this class we'll save you time, money, and heartache by preparing you to deal with the essential legal issues that every Australian startup faces. Financial Modelling for Startups Designed for business leaders who want to learn about financial modelling. We will cover the purpose of a financial model, how to architect and build an effective model that tells the “story” of a business and how to identify its key drivers. Programming Fundamentals for Non-Programmers If you're running a tech start-up, it's essential that you familiarize yourself with the fundamentals of web development. Ultimately knowing how to "talk to the talk" will help you communicate better with developers, and overall just look really cool. Lunch - sandwiches and drinks provided How to Raise Seed Capital Money makes the world go around, and can also help you take your startup to the next level quicker. This session will provide a step-by-step, insider’s view of the process of raising seed capital for your business.
Introduction to Lean User Experience Discover the principles of the Lean User Experience process and show you how to apply these principles to your projects, no matter what the size of your budget or team. How to Get to your First Thousand Users Marketing can be an expensive and time consuming proposition for a startup, especially when your team is small and your to-do list is very huge. This session focuses on the techniques and tricks to increasing your sales conversions and reducing your marketing costs.