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Build a Lean MVP for your startup in under USD 22K using GenAI

1 Day

Cohort-based Course

Leverage GenAI to fulfil your startup dream by learning to validate your idea, translate idea to MVP & find right partners for your startup

Build a Lean MVP for your startup in under USD 22K using GenAI

1 Day

Cohort-based Course

Leverage GenAI to fulfil your startup dream by learning to validate your idea, translate idea to MVP & find right partners for your startup

Hosted by

Akhil Gupta

17+ years of experience of building and scaling large scale software products

Akhil Gupta

17+ years of experience of building and scaling large scale software products

Previously at

Course overview

Jumpstart your startup journey by building your MVP the right way.

If you are :

✔️ An aspiring entrepreneur who wants to build a world class technology product

✔️ An existing founder who wants to maximize their runway

✔️ A startup founder who is building a tech startup but lacks technical background

✔️ A startup founder who wants to explore outsourcing

This is the single most valuable resource for you.

In my career spanning 17+ years I have been fortunate to have played the role of a startup founder who wants to build his MVP as well as of a technology consultant who works with startup founders to help them bring their startup dream to fruition. I have used this unique mix of experience from both sides of the table to assist multiple startups successfully traverse their 0 to 10 startup journey.

I have now distilled all of this experience in to a concise and actionable learnings in the form of this course. This course is specifically built keeping in mind the needs of a new startup founder who if bogged down with huge amount of content telling them the theory of building their startup and MVP but does not provide them the tools and actionable items which they can start using immediately.

Once you have completed this course you would have learned how to :

🏆 Clearly define a truly lean and minimal MVP.

🏆 Get feedback from your ideal customer profile without needing to write a single like of code.

🏆 Take key technical decisions about your product which have the potential to make-or-break your startup.

🏆 A framework to identify the correct partners for you, be it hires or outsourcing agencies.

🏆 Avoid common mistakes/gotchas that could end up as a huge drain of your time, money and effort.

🏆 Have complete ownership over your IP while working with multiple third parties

🏆 Actionable checklists, frameworks, templates and references to jumpstart your startup journey.

I want you to immediately get to work towards building your startup MVP as soon as you finish this course. That is the guiding principal of how this course has been designed.

Who is this course for

Aspiring entrepreneurs who want to build a technology product by do not know where to start.

Existing startup founders, bootstrapped or funded, who want to maximize their runway.

Non technical founders who want to build, manage and scale a successful technology product.

Aspiring entrepreneurs who want to build a technology product by do not know where to start.

Existing startup founders, bootstrapped or funded, who want to maximize their runway.

Non technical founders who want to build, manage and scale a successful technology product.

Dreamers who are planning to build their startup soon.

What you’ll get out of this course

Get actionable checklists, frameworks, legal templates and references to supercharge their startup product building journey

This course is much more than explanation of concepts and dos and donts. My goal is to equip you with tools that you can start using the very same day to start building your dream startup. I will provide you with actionable checklists, frameworks, legal templates and contacts.

Use GenAI to significantly speed up all aspects of MVP development

What used to take weeks can now be done in days (any many times hours) using the powers of GenAI. I will tell you how you can use AI tools to significantly speed up your MVP development without breaking the bank

Learn to get feedback on your idea without spending a single dollar on development

You will not have to wait for the final MVP to be built before you can get feedback from your target customers. I will teach you how you can build prototypes quickly so that you can collect valuable feedback quicker and course correct faster. Without writing a single line of code

Convert ideas to actionable specs faster without ambiguity. Specs that your developers and partners will love.

Converting ideas in your mind to actionable specs is an art that I have perfected over the last 17 years. I will teach how you too can build specs that are extremely cost and time efficient and will be loved by your designers, developers, contractors and you.

Learn to Identify the correct partners to build your startup. Make informed decision on whether to hire devs or find agency.

A new founders journey is full of decisions, all of which can make or break the startup. I will teach you the framework using which you will maneuver decisions like which contractors to choose and how to hire your team making sure that you do not lose valuable resources and time.

Learn to avoid the common pitfalls when working with third parties, safeguard your IP and avoid unnecessary hiccups in your startup journey

Working with others is hard. Its even more challenging when you are a new fonder with not enough time and funding. I will simplify and codify the process for you so that you can ensure a smooth working relationship with partners while maintaining complete indemnity and onwership

Build a scalable and investable business.

MVP is just the beginning. You want to build a product that will scale with time as you grow. Something that will make prospective investors comfortable when choosing to invest.

Increase your runway significantly

I will teach you how you can maximize your capital efficiency by simply tweaking some product development decisions and significantly improve your runway. This is even more crucial if you are a bootstrapped founder.

This course includes

2 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

28 in-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

Projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Oct 3—Oct 4

Oct

Session 1

Thu 10/33:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Oct

Session 2

Fri 10/43:00 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Course Introduction

1 item

Define your MVP

3 items

Prototyping and Feedback

6 items

Homework Case Study - Introduction

1 item

Time to Build

4 items

Working with Contractors

5 items

Building your own team

4 items

Launching and Scaling

4 items

Homework Case Study - Discussion

0 items

Bonus

What people are saying

I have worked with Akhil extensively and you can see that the frameworks and methodologies that he has perfected over the years actually do work. Akhil has an MVP mindset towards almost all problems he encounters and that shows.

Naveen Gupta

CEO, BitQit Solutions

Akhil helped me launch the first version of HelloParent and his experience and knowledge was a key factor that ensured that we did not stray from a true MVP path. He has a knack for quickly identifying whats not required for the MVP and then ruthlessly eliminating it.

Atul

CEO, HelloParent

Meet your instructor

Akhil Gupta

I am a technology and product leader with over 17+ years of building, managing and scaling multiple large scale Enterprise as well as Consumer applications.

I have assisted many startups through their 0 to 1 journey where I assisted them in every step from defining the MVP to building and launching it. I have then helped many of them on their 1 to 100 path where I solved the complex problems of scale with them.

I have lead technology teams at Healthians, FabAlley and BuildSupply and am currently in the process of building my second startup.

I am a UC Berkeley certified CTO.

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