Who will benefit from this program?

Not just an on-line course but a full on-line accelerator program for groups who want to create a customized schedule

  • Entrepreneurs

    Individual entrepreneurs or teams at the beginning of their start-up journey who want to develop their product-market fit, business plan and financial plan.

  • Early-stage start-ups

    Start-ups raising their first or second round of funding who want to improve their investor materials, accelerate their growth and pitch to investors.

  • Growth-stage start-ups

    Later-stage start-ups that want to further accelerate their growth, increase their fund-raising success and broaden their investor network.

What will I learn in this program?

You will learn how to increase the velocity of growth of your start-up

Participants will proceed through a 14-week structured program in which they will develop their business plan, financial model, and investor pitch deck. Topics covered in the structured workshop program include product/market fit, value proposition, market identification and analysis, marketing strategy, sustainable competitive advantage, business model, financing and fundraising strategy, and understanding venture capital. Modes of learning include on-line videos and articles, interactive assignments and exercises, and live mentorship sessions. Graduates of the program will have a chance to pitch to a panel of investors and to be introduced to Expara's global investor network, will be reviewed for investment by Expara's accelerator fund.

What will I get from this program?

Participants will receive the same full set of benefits as participants in our highly successful face-to-face accelerator programs which we have been conducting since 2007. In addition to the structured learning, they will receive personalized mentorship, a start-up toolkit, access to our global network, and more.

  • 14 hours of live interactive sessions with Expara CEO Douglas Abrams

  • 94 videos - 17.5 hours of viewing and 74 original articles for reading

  • Live presentation to a panel of venture investors

  • Business plan development and written feedback - 2 rounds

  • Pitch deck and financial model development and feedback - 1 round each

  • Expara's award-winning VC-Start-up negotiation exercise

  • Access to Expara's network of more than 2,000 venture investors

  • Pro-forma Valuation Excel Model for start-ups

  • Start-up evaluation checklist and term sheet template

  • Expara Academy Certificate of Course Completion

Course curriculum

    1. A message from the instructor

    2. About the instructor

    3. Connecting to my network

    4. READ FIRST: How to complete the course

    5. Course schedule

    6. Course submissions and milestones

    7. About Expara

    8. Reading: Can entrepreneurship be taught?

    9. Reading list for entrepreneurs

    1. What is the relationship between risk and return?

    2. Risk and return

    3. Reading: Risk and return

    1. What is an entreprenur?

    2. What is a scalable business?

    3. Why become an entrepreneur?

    4. Starting up in a downturn

    5. What is an entrepreneur?

    6. Reading - Two types of entrepreneurs

    7. What is a scalable business?

    8. How to build a scalable business?

    9. Why become an entrepreneur?

    10. Obstacles to entrepreneurship

    11. Reading - What makes a successful entrepreneur?

    12. Reading - Should I work first or just start a company?

    13. Reading - Why entrepreneurship

    14. Reading - How important is luck in entrepreneurial success?

    15. Reading: Is an economic crisis a good time to start or pivot a business?

    1. This could be you

    2. This could be you

    1. Let's fail

    2. Overcoming the fear of failure

    3. Reading - Innovation from failure at 3M

    4. Reading - Fear and failure

    5. Reading - Why is failing good for entrepreneurs

    1. Success from failure

    2. Success from failure

    3. Reading - Success from failure

    4. Reading - What percentage of start-ups really fail?

    5. Reading - Why do so many start-ups fail?

    6. Reading - Why is it good that so many start-ups fail

    7. Reading - Do difficult things

About this course

  • Free
  • 291 lessons
  • 33.5 hours of video content

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