The Founder Reality Check
Being a founder is nothing like being an employee. You are not just doing one job—you are doing ten. Product, marketing, sales, finance, operations, hiring. All at once.
The good news? You do not need to master everything before you start. You need to learn fast, execute faster, and iterate constantly.
Self-degree gives you the skills to go from idea to launch in 6-12 months, not years.
Essential Founder Skills
Master these to build and scale your startup
Product Development
Build MVPs fast. Learn to validate ideas, design user experiences, and ship products that people actually want.
Marketing & Growth
Acquire your first 100 customers. Master SEO, content marketing, paid ads, and growth hacking strategies.
Sales & Persuasion
Close deals and raise capital. Learn to pitch, negotiate, and sell your vision to customers and investors.
Financial Management
Understand unit economics, burn rate, and fundraising. Make smart financial decisions from day one.
Team Building
Hire, manage, and inspire. Build a team that shares your vision and executes relentlessly.
Strategic Thinking
See around corners. Anticipate market shifts, identify opportunities, and make bold bets.
The Founder Learning Path
Validate Your Idea
Do not build in a vacuum. Learn to test assumptions, talk to customers, and validate demand before writing a single line of code.
Build Your MVP
Ship fast, learn faster. Master the art of building minimum viable products that test your core hypothesis.
Acquire Your First Customers
Growth starts with one. Learn marketing, sales, and growth tactics to get your first 10, then 100, then 1000 customers.
Scale and Iterate
Build systems that scale. Learn to hire, delegate, and build a company that grows beyond you.
Ready to Build Your Startup?
Join founders who are learning and building simultaneously. From idea to launch in months, not years.
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