Self-paced short course
Startup Basics
Six practical modules to define an offer, test assumptions, calculate delivery economics and make a small-launch decision. Includes exercises and knowledge checks; no accredited qualification or income promise.
SECTION 1 / PREVIEW
Start with a customer problem
A business idea is not yet evidence of demand. Choose a customer group you can describe concretely and a problem they already experience. Ask what they currently do, how often the issue occurs and what would justify paying for a different solution. Keep guesses visible. A problem you personally enjoy solving may still be too rare or too expensive to serve.
Try the exercise
Write one customer problem, a current workaround and three assumptions to test.
Worked fictional example: A founder likes making elaborate planners; customer conversations instead reveal demand for a simple appointment reminder sheet.
Inside the full edition
- Start with a customer problem
- Define the smallest useful offer
- Test demand without exaggeration
- Calculate contribution and capacity
- Make delivery trustworthy
- Run a controlled first launch
Complete edition: 6 sections, editable exercises, worked fictional examples, JSON backup/restore and printable output. Includes 6 practice questions with feedback.
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One-time price: CAD 19. No subscription. Educational material; no accredited qualification, live service or guaranteed outcome.
Final task in the full edition
Assemble a customer problem, evidence log, scoped offer, cost model, delivery checklist and a 30-day experiment. Choose go, revise or stop with reasons.
Score 0 absent / 1 assumed / 2 evidenced for demand, economics, capacity, permissions and stop rule. Any zero needs a next action before launch. Strong quiz recognition does not replace completing the practical task.
Version 1.1. Bring an idea and time for independent practice; no business experience required. Personal use or internal use within one purchaser-owned business/project. Share your outputs, not the supplied content. Classroom redistribution and resale are excluded.
What you will do in the scenario lab
Evidence-to-launch decision lab. Compare five positive conversations with one delivered paid trial. Which is stronger evidence of a workable offer, and what does neither establish? Write the next reversible experiment.
Editable fields: Customer conversations; Specific trial commitments; Completed paid trials; Trials delivered within promised scope; Trial contribution after direct costs. Includes a fictional example, invalid-input feedback and backup/restore for your work.
Allow 1–3 hours for written exercises and the applied lab; independent evidence gathering takes longer. This is a planning estimate, not tested completion time.
Current desktop or mobile browser. Offline HTML; JSON backup and print/save PDF. No AI, account or installation.
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