The significance of breaking down the venture building process into stages, and utilising the stage-gate model as an indicator of progress and success.

The nitty-gritty’s of a startup studio - how is venture building planned, the numbers, the learnings, the tools, the expectations and the realities.

All growth is not good growth - some insights into identifying alarmingly fast expansion without resources to back it, and how you can reign it in to ascertain continued success for your start up.

Learnings on the qualities, skillsets, reg flags and green flags to detect when in conversation with your first business co-founder as a venture builder.

The practical introduction to startup studios; how they work, what to keep in mind, and what to expect from this form on venture building.

A venture founder IS essentially its identity. At a studio, we are particular about the perfect founder-opportunity fit for this very reason. Early validating ideas with future founders is key to developing these necessary ties, along with the novel, but a much-needed alternative to conventional entrepreneurship with the empowering support of a studio or corporate.

The goal-centric stage-gate model is our cornerstone for impactful and sustainable company-building. It gives necessary space for an entrepreneur's creativity, drive and ambition to shine through while creating a ‘semi-permeable’ wall that can prevent them from spiralling down the ideation path into vagueness and overspending. BUT, it's not the bad cop of our story. True partners (i.e. us) are behind keeping things is check, helping discover solutions and celebrating every possible milestone of new ventures.

It's good to have a plan; great even. But what happens when things don’t go according to your tried-and-tested methods? While our stage-gates are as airtight as humanely possible, the dynamic nature of the venture-building processes means that stumbling blocks are bound to come by. What are the failures we’ve encountered? How did we divide solutions? How did we translate this into a learning experience to prevent repeated errors? Learn how any founder in their early days can set up a stage-gate model for themselves so they can pace themselves and keep spending in check.