Preparing For Your Startup Journey
Everything you need to know about starting a startup. Learn from 3x founders with successful exits and a $2B unicorn.
Course Overview
Deciding whether to start a startup is a pivotal decision many founders struggle with before they finally take the leap. Timing, idea, life circumstances and commitment all play big factors. How do you make this decision, and what can you expect if you decide to start a startup?
This course covers everything you need to know about starting a startup, including practical steps to prepare you to make the transition. Explore who should (and who shouldn't) venture into startups, evaluate your own readiness, learn how to generate good startup ideas, and gain insight into what you can expect from your first year as a startup founder.
By the end of the course, you'll have the information you need to decide if and when you should start a startup.
Learn from Successful Founders
This course was created by experienced founders turned investors: Brian Ma and Hsu Ken Ooi have started 3 companies (Decide, Weave, Divvy Homes), raised over $700M from renowned investors (a16z, GIC, Tiger Global, Index Ventures, etc), sold 2 of their companies and built 1 to unicorn status ($2B valuation).
Drawing from their own entrepreneurial journeys, Brian and Hsu Ken have also amassed invaluable experience engaging with thousands of startups as Managing Partners of Iterative, a YC-style program tailored for Southeast Asia.
Sign up for this free course to join over 3,000 aspiring, early stage and seasoned founders who turn to Iterative for expert guidance in building their startups.
Sneak peak into what you'll learn:
Key Takeaways
Who Is This For
- Aspiring Founders You are interested in starting a startup, but don't have ideas and don't know how to get started. If you need expert guidance on how to begin turning ideas into a business, this course is for you.
- New Founders You recently began actively working on your idea full time and are unsure of whether you are focusing on the right things. If you're seeking structure and clarity about how to build your startup, this course is for you.
- Everyone Else You are a full-time student interested in learning about startups, or a professional considering entrepreneurship as your next career move. If you are curious about entrepreneurship, this course is also for you.
What Founders Are Saying About Us
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Meet the Creators
Brian Ma Co-founder and Managing Partner, Iterative
Iterative is a Y Combinator-style accelerator focused exclusively on Southeast Asia.
Previously, Brian was co-founder and CEO of Divvy Homes ($2B), which raised over $700M in funding (a16z, GIC, Tiger Global). He was co-founder of Decide.com, which raised over $16M total funding and was acquired by eBay in 2013. He was co-founder of Weave (YCS13).
Hsu Ken Ooi Co-founder and Managing Partner, Iterative
Iterative is a Y Combinator-style accelerator focused exclusively on Southeast Asia.
Previously, Hsu Ken was co-founder of Decide.com, which raised over $16M total funding and was acquired by eBay in 2013. He was formerly VP of Product at Weave (YCS13). He was also Chief Product Officer at Workmate, which raised over $10M total funding.
This Course Includes
📚 Immediate access to all course material
📓 14 detailed lessons
📄 Digital and printable worksheets
📝 4 assignments to apply learnings
🧑🏫 2 live sessions with instructors
🎓 Certificate of completion
Course Content
Week 1: 20 May to 24 May
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Week 2: 27 May to 31 May
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Week 3: 3 June to 7 June
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Decide Your Future Today
Start your startup journey with confidence. Created by experienced founders, and it's completely free.
FAQs
It's completely free.
There are optional assignments we recommend you do to apply your learnings.
It will take 2-3 hours per week for 3 weeks to complete this course.
No, you don’t need to know anything about being a founder or startups before taking this course.
Email melissa@iterative.vc with your questions and for more information.
Iterative is a YC-style accelerator focused exclusively on Southeast Asia. Iterative invests up to US500K in a batch of startups twice a year. The investment includes 3-months of targeted growth and fundraising support, which culminates in a Demo Day to a network of 400+ investors.
Iterative’s portfolio companies have raised $168 million in follow-on funding and are collectively worth more than $1.2 billion. Iterative companies include: fintech startup Spenmo (W21) that closed an $85M Series B round led by Tiger Global; travel startup GoZayaan (W21) which closed $8M in capital and acquired it’s counterpart in Pakistan; proptech startup Propseller (S20) which raised $12M Series A; Sendhelper (S20), a home services startup acquired by PropertyGuru.