Startup Lab

Turn your idea into a real product and pitch it

⏱ 16 weeks📅 3 × 45 min/week🏆 Certificate: Junior Founder

Safe, child-friendly learning

About this course

The ultimate challenge for ambitious teens. Students go from idea to MVP in 16 weeks — building a real tech product, writing a business model, and pitching to a panel of mentors.

What you'll learn

✓Validate a startup idea using customer research
✓Build a working MVP using no-code and low-code tools
✓Create a business model canvas
✓Design a pitch deck and present to mentors
✓Understand startup funding and growth basics

Curriculum

Week 1–2Ideation▾

· Problem vs solution
· Market research
· Idea validation

Week 3–4Customer Discovery▾

· User interviews
· Pain points
· Personas

Week 5–6Business Model▾

· Business model canvas
· Revenue streams
· Pricing

Week 7–8Design▾

· Figma basics
· Wireframes
· User flows

Week 9–10Build MVP▾

· No-code tools
· Core features only
· Feedback loop

Week 11–12Marketing & Growth▾

· Landing page
· Social media
· First users

Week 13–14Pitch Preparation▾

· Pitch deck structure
· Storytelling
· Q&A prep

Week 15–16Demo Day▾

· Live pitch
· Mentor feedback
· Celebration & next steps

Final Project

Launch a real product: live landing page, working MVP, and a 5-minute pitch to a panel of tech mentors

Tools

→ Figma
→ Bubble / Glide
→ Claude AI
→ Canva
→ Nimbus AI

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Certificate of Completion

Junior Founder

Awarded upon completing all lessons and submitting your final project.

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