2021 course: How to start a startup as a female founder
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This course is made specifically for girls and young women who want to become an entrepreneur.
Taught by one of the top 25 Gen Z founders in Europe and the only girl on the UK’s top 10 founders under the age of 25, this course combines essential start-up knowledge with first-hand experience of being a young female entrepreneur.
Mariya Grinina has been selected top 25 Gen Z founders in Europe and the only female on the UK’s top 10 founders under the age of 25. With this course, she and her Business coach Patrick Mielmann want to help other girls to start their own business.
This course created in 2021 is made of videos and supporting materials containing the most up-to-date information – in a short and engaging format so that you can learn new things easily. You will learn:
How to overcome potential limiting beliefs and become a confident founder
Analyse your strengths and weaknesses as a founder
Generate good business ideas and find the right one for you
Create a short and useful business plan (template provided!)
Understand how to find a co-founder and build relationships with future investors
Identify your target customers
Build a minimum viable product (MVP) and actually launch your business from scratch.
We need more young women entrepreneurs. We can bring so much to the world through our ventures. Let’s do this together!
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1Introduction to the course
Learn about the instructor and the course.
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2Overcome your limiting beliefs
Being confident, inspired and fulfilled is as important in business as it is in life. Our self-programmed beliefs often set our own limitations. I will help you identify and overcome them.
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3Being a female entrepreneur
In this lecture we discuss ways to develop confidence as a female entrepreneur and stay true to your feminine self - while succeeding in business.
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4Is entrepreneurship for you? Top things you should know before starting
In this lecture I am sharing learnings from my experiences. We discuss truths about entrepreneurship which you should take into account before making this life choice.
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5Importance of pursuing the right idea
Make sure that your idea will keep you going for years, even through tough times. In this lecture we will explore how to identify the right opportunity for you.
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6How to generate ideas?
In this lecture I will share with you a method to generate ideas.
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7Analyse your ideas and choose THE ONE
In this Lecture, we will learn how to evaluate your ideas so that you can choose which one is worth pursuing.
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8You’ve found your idea. What’s next?
Making that first step is often the hardest. In this section, I will help you take those first steps.
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9Do you need a co-founder and how to find one?
A co-founder is like a partner in life. As a team, we are stronger and healthier. 1+1=3 is true, but only when it’s the right partner for you and your idea.
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10Short and useful business plan
Creating a business plan doesn’t have to be hard. In this lecture I will show you how to create an easy and useful plan of action with milestones and a helpful roadmap.
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11Build your MVP (minimum viable product)
The most important first step of almost any startup is to prove that the idea works as a concept. In this lecture, we learn to define and build your MVP, and prove that your idea can work in its simplest form.
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12Building relationships with future investors