UpStart Bootcamp
 
 
 
 
 

Got an idea for a new business? Decide whether to pursue it, modify it, or trash it. Need an idea? Find one that fits your specific interests, resources and goals.

 
 
 

Starting a company? Learn the right way to create a business plan -- with speed and flexibility. Also, consider taking on partners to improve your odds and maintain sanity.

 
 
 

Need a cash infusion? Determine how much you need, when, and how to get it. Also, learn how to bootstrap through the early days, and make investors seek you.

 
 
 

Preparing for showtime? Set up your company, understand your customers, and build the right brand and products. Then get to market, and be smart about changes.

 
 
 

Ramping up operations? Learn to boost your customer base, revenues, and profits. Lead your team to victory, and reap the rewards.

 
 
 

Can't get enough? Read and subscribe to our blog for the motherload of tips, stories, and more.

 
 
 

We've been around the startup block a few times, and love helping fellow founders succeed!

 
 

On-Demand Courses

Planning to tackle a new startup challenge tomorrow? You need to learn the right approach today. With UpStart’s on-demand courses, you can learn exactly what to do next, starting right now.

Each course includes step-by-step instructions, examples, insider tips, recommended reading, and a workbook. All designed to provide quick, easy, results-oriented learning. And at any point, you can arrange to get help from an UpStart coach. UpStart courses are available on Udemy, an online learning site.

We develop the materials for each course after coaching hundreds of founders, so we bake-in what works best in the real world. For example, we’ve found that founders learn best from a combination of text and workbooks. As opposed to video, text lets you go at your own pace, return to specific topics easily, and remember all the details. And workbooks give you an easy way to capture what you’ve learned, and apply it to your own business.

Take one of UpStart's on-demand courses today, and be ready to face your startup challenge tomorrow.

 
Assess Your Startup Idea - Online, On-Demand Course

Every founder faces the same decision – is my idea worth pursuing? To answer that question, you need two things – a way to get feedback on your idea and a framework for making your decision. This course provides both, using a methodology recommended by professional investors like Kleiner Perkins, TechStars and the MIT Enterprise Forum.

  • Learn to assess your startup idea
  • Step-by-step guidance
  • Get expert tips and example documents
  • Start anytime, go at your own pace

Here’s the introduction to the course:

Only $99Buy Now

 
Create a Business Plan - Online, On-Demand Course

This course includes instructions for each of the 15 key topics you should cover in your business plan, and example plans. As part of the course, you can download the companion workbook which gives you easy to follow instructions to build your own plan. And, at any time, you can request help from an UpStart coach for one-on-one help with your plan.

  • Learn to write a compelling business plan
  • Get expert tips and example plans
  • Step-by-step guidance
  • Download the workbook to create your plan
  • Start anytime, go at your own pace

Here’s the introduction to the course:

Only $125Buy Now

 
 
 
 
 
 

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