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teaches students how real companies are built. We'll guide you through the same frameworks used by early-stage founders — from ideation and validation to product and growth. By the end of 9 weeks, you'll have made money on the internet.
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Startup Team is a 9 week program designed to give students the tools to build real companies. We guide members through the same frameworks used by early-stage founders - from ideation and validation to product and growth.
By the end of the program, you'll have validated a real problem, built a solution, and taken your first steps toward earning revenue.
What to Expect
- User interview scripts & insights
- MVP product specification
- Go-to-market strategy
- Pitch deck for demo day
- Revenue generation
Requirements
- Must be an undergraduate student at NYU
- No prior experience expected
- A strong bias for action and building
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Weeks 1-3
Weeks 1-3
Phase 1: Validation
Before you build anything, you’ll learn how to identify real problems and test whether people actually care. This phase is about developing sharp founder instincts through user interviews, pattern recognition, and ruthless honesty. If the problem isn’t real, nothing else matters.
Weeks 4-6
Weeks 4-6
Phase 2: Build
Now you move from ideas to proof. Using modern AI tools and rapid iteration, you’ll design, prototype, and ship early versions of your product to validate direction fast. The focus is on progress over polish, proof over slides, and learning through real-world feedback.
Weeks 7-9
Weeks 7-9
Phase 3: Distribution & Growth
Building is only half the battle. You’ll learn how startups actually grow—through distribution, positioning, and scrappy go-to-market execution. Whether B2B or B2C, this phase teaches you how to get users, test channels, and build momentum where incumbents move slowly.
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The Process
Our application consists of 3 rounds.
Written application
Short-answer questions to gauge your interests and analysis abilities.
1st interview
A follow-up interview for accepted applicants.
Final interview
Several interview rounds to test your analysis skills.