Founders Weekend guide
The playbook
The hour-by-hour run of show, with the teaching reference and the guide cheat sheet alongside it.
Run mode · jump to it
What are you running?
- LaunchI'm fired up, I know what I'm leaving with on Sunday, and I know where my work lives.10:30 AM-10:45 AM
- OpportunityI can tell between a good business idea and a bad one.11:00 AM-12:00 PM
- OfferI can create an offer people feel silly saying no to.12:00 PM-1:00 PM
- MVPI can build a simple version a customer could pay for today.2:00 PM-3:00 PM
- Sales ValidationI can ask a real customer to buy from me.3:00 PM-4:00 PM
- Delivery PlanI can plan out how I will make $10K.12:00 PM-1:00 PM
- PitchI can pitch the story of my business.2:00 PM-3:00 PM
The gates
- Saturday
By end of day: an idea chosen, a live URL, a designed offer, a 20-name outreach list, and 10+ conversations attempted.
- Sunday
Close the outreach gap, build a real 90-day plan, and pitch. One work block stands between the room and the judges.