Build Something That Actually Works
Most startup education programs teach you theory. We show you how to navigate the messy, unpredictable parts of building a business from scratch. Starting September 2025, learn from people who've been through it all.
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What You'll Actually Learn
We're not here to sell you dreams about overnight success. Building something real takes time, mistakes, and a lot of problem-solving.
Financial Planning That Makes Sense
Forget complicated spreadsheets. You'll learn to track money in ways that help you make decisions quickly when things change unexpectedly.
Finding Your First Customers
The hardest part isn't having a great idea. It's finding people willing to pay for it. We'll walk through techniques that work in the Australian market right now.
Building With Limited Resources
You probably won't have unlimited cash or time. Learn to prioritize what matters and skip what doesn't, based on real constraints.
Our Approach to Teaching
Learning to build a startup isn't like other education. It's messy and requires adapting constantly. Here's how we structure things.
Foundation Phase
Starting with the basics of business operations, finance tracking, and market research. October through December 2025.
Building Phase
You'll work on your actual project while getting feedback from mentors who've launched businesses in Australia.
Launch Preparation
Getting ready to go live means testing, iterating, and preparing for things to go differently than expected.
Learn at Your Own Speed
Everyone comes in with different backgrounds. Some have business experience, others are starting from zero. The program adapts to where you are.
Sessions run on weekday evenings and occasional Saturdays, so you can keep your current job while learning. Most participants take between eight to twelve months to complete everything.
Check Event ScheduleReal Skills for Real Challenges
Theory only gets you so far. The hard part is dealing with things that don't go according to plan, which happens constantly when you're starting out.
Our curriculum focuses on situations you'll actually face in the first two years of building something new.
Managing cash flow when revenue is unpredictable
Adjusting your product when customer feedback surprises you
Navigating Australian business regulations and requirements
Making hiring decisions with limited budget
Thea Kowalczyk
Program Mentor
From Someone Who's Been There
"I started my first business in 2018 with almost no money and a lot of naive confidence. It failed within eight months. My second attempt in 2020 lasted nearly two years before I had to shut it down."
"The third time, things finally worked. Not because I suddenly got smarter, but because I'd learned to spot problems earlier and adjust faster. That's what we try to pass on here—the pattern recognition that only comes from experience."
Thea now runs three businesses across Sydney and Melbourne, and teaches the practical side of startup finance in our program.