The Academy

The Academy is a collection of microlearning courses designed to help founders avoid common early-stage startup mistakes.

  1. The Academy is a collection of microlearning courses designed to help founders avoid common early-stage startup mistakes.
  2. The Academy is entirely free. At Startup Science, we believe in the democratization of education to level the playing field for founds, and to reduce wealth inequality.
  3. Founders can Watch, Listen, or Read courses, and apply the material directly to their startup in Practical Application exercises. 
  4. Access the Academy from the Founder navigation section.
  5. The Academy consists of Courses, and those Courses are grouped into pre-built Collections by topic or focus.
  6. Use the search window at the top of the Academy page to find specific Courses or Collections by keyword.
  7. When a course is opened, it defaults to the "Watch" version of the course. Change between video, audio, and text versions of the course. They all contain the exact same information. Founders can also access Additional Resources like Infographics to assist learning.
  8. Several courses have a Practical Application section located beneath the course content
    1. This lets founders apply the course material to their own startup
    2. Many Practical Application sections have an automated tool to help founders get defensible, valuable data for pitches and investor communications
    3. Data from Practical Application sections will populate the Founder's Company Profile.