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Business & Entrepreneurship

Startup Readiness Bootcamp

From business idea to investor-ready venture

  • 2 weeks · full-time
  • All levels
  • In person
  • 2 modules · 7 lessons
  • Certificate

Founders arrive with an idea and leave with a validated business model, tested assumptions, a financial model, and a pitch deck. The bootcamp follows RIO Center's ten-stage startup development process and closes with a pitch session in front of a panel of mentors and potential partners.

Outcomes

What you will be able to do

  • Validate a problem with real customers
  • Build and stress-test a business model
  • Construct a basic financial model
  • Prepare an investor-ready pitch
  • Plan the first ninety days after the bootcamp

Curriculum

What is covered

  • Problem validation2 days
  • Customer discovery2 days
  • Business model design1 day

Requirements

Before you join

  • A business idea or early-stage business
  • Full-time availability for two weeks

Audience

Who it is for

  • Aspiring founders
  • Early-stage entrepreneurs
  • Small business owners