Build a Startup Together: A Live Simulation
Details
Step into the shoes of founders, marketers, engineers, and investors—experience building a company from the ground up in one session.
Description:
Ever wondered what it’s like to actually run a startup? This isn’t a talk or a workshop—it’s a live simulation. Join us as we form a full startup team: assign roles, set timelines, strategize product, marketing, fundraising, and operations, and make decisions together. By the end, you’ll see a mini-company come to life—its challenges, wins, and everything in between.
Key Experience Points:
- Sign up for a role: CEO, CTO, CMO, investor, engineer, recruiter, or advisor.
- Collaboratively set vision, product roadmap, and go-to-market strategy.
- Simulate investor pitches, marketing campaigns, and recruitment decisions.
- Decide tools, infrastructure, and cap table allocations.
- Discuss potential future exits and long-term strategy.
Goal: Experience the team dynamics, decision-making, and excitement of building a company, all in a fun, collaborative, and low-risk environment.
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### 2. Who Should Attend
- Aspiring entrepreneurs
- Product managers, marketers, engineers, designers
- Students and professionals curious about startups
- Anyone who wants to learn by doing rather than listening
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### 3. Structure of the Meetup
- Introduction & Team Formation (15 min)
- Quick icebreaker and role selection.
- Teams formed around the startup idea.
- Company Simulation Phase (90 min)
- Brainstorm product / service based on a prompt or pre-prepared ideas.
- Discuss market, target audience, and competitor landscape.
- Decide on roles, tasks, and timelines.
- Simulate fundraising, marketing, operations, recruiting, and tool selection.
- Debrief & Reflection (15 min)
- Discuss what worked, what didn’t, and the emotions/insights from the simulation.
- Option to sign up for a follow-up real project based on the simulation.