[StartupOasis / Founders] 🚀 The 10-Step Journey: #5 - Prototype & Validation

We’re continuing our ongoing Startup Oasis / Founders Community series: 🚀 The 10-Step Founder Journey (Zero → Seed Stage) — designed to guide early-stage founders from idea to funding with clarity, confidence, and community.

In this fifth session of the series, we’re getting our hands dirty with scrappy, no-code prototypes and lightweight experiments that tell you what users will actually do—not just what they say.

Before you invest weeks building an MVP, this session will teach you how to create quick, testable versions of your idea and get real data on what works.

What to Expect:
🛠️ Build Fast, Learn Faster – Explore tools and approaches to spin up prototypes in hours, not weeks.
📲 No-Code, No Problem – Learn how to validate ideas using landing pages, mockups, concierge tests, and more.
📈 Design Smart Experiments – Set up validation tests that generate real signals—clicks, signups, actions—not vanity metrics.
💬 Interpret the Signals – Understand what early engagement actually means and how to adjust your assumptions.
🔁 Iterate with Confidence – Use what you learn to improve your MVP before writing a single line of code.

🎙️ Speakers
- Dan Marques – A serial entrepreneur, community builder, and executive coach with 16 startups under his belt. From France to Spain to the U.S., Dan has held roles from CEO to CTO and thrives at the intersection of innovation and execution.
- Ivan Suhinin – An AI and fintech veteran who’s worked with Tesla, Adyen, and early-stage startups alike. Ivan specializes in startup “firefighting,” turning chaos into clarity. From engineering teams to investor decks, he’s done it all—and lived to tell the tale.

🍕 Vibes: Laid-back, high-value, and founder-first

Whether you’re just toying with an idea or deep in the grind, this event will help you zoom out, reconnect with your “why,” and step into your founder role with purpose.

🔗 RSVP now and help us launch this founder-powered journey—together.