Avoid building products nobody wants—learn Eric Ries & Steve Blank's Lean Startup methods, Lean Canvas, MVPs, unit economics, and pivoting.
Minimum: Any smartphone or basic laptop.
Recommended: 4GB+ RAM laptop for pitch decks and spreadsheets.
Free Cloud Option: Startup School, Google Sheets, and Carrd/Notion run in browser.
Phone-Friendly Start
Fully phone-friendly for customer interviews, notes, and Startup School videos.
Internet: 1–3 Mbps.
Hardware / Kit: None required.
Zero prior experience required — core concepts & first hands-on builds.
Treat startup ideas as testable hypotheses rather than guaranteed truths.
Map problem, customer segments, UVP, channels, and revenue on a single page.
Build real multi-part projects, tooling fluency, and problem-solving speed.
Talk to potential buyers about their life and problems without fishing for compliments.
Test demand with a landing page, concierge service, or WhatsApp pilot before coding for months.
Production patterns, architecture, automation, and security rigor.
Track actionable metrics (retention, CAC, LTV) instead of vanity pageviews.
Scale, observability, testing, leadership, and real-world deployment.
Know when to change customer segment, channel, or pricing—and when to scale.
Score 70% or higher (5 questions) to complete this Foundational Skill Badge track.
Tests are given after studying all 6 steps to prove real practical mastery.
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