Building Impactful Unicorns
5.0 (6)
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Aspiring to build a highly successful startup with great positive impact? Join this masterclass with changemakers to unlock the secrets.
Building Impactful Unicorns
5.0 (6)
3 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Aspiring to build a highly successful startup with great positive impact? Join this masterclass with changemakers to unlock the secrets.
Invited experts on tech entrepreneurship
Course overview
Amidst the turmoil of global crises, the world needs companies that are both financially successful and have a strong positive impact on people and our planet. This course is designed to give you the best frameworks and strategies to build & scale your Impactful Unicorn to maximize your triple bottom line for People, Planet & Profit.
Our core foundation is based on deep mindfulness, mutual respect, ethics, integrity, empathy & compassion. We couple these assets with a drive for scale, growth and profitability to create the largest sustainable impact possible.
When you enroll you also join an exciting community of like-minded changemakers with whom you can explore opportunities to collaborate and co-create. To ensure we stay focused on the mission, we will all sign a pledge to support one another and grow together towards shared prosperity.
Course Pre-requisite: Startup Fundraising Demystified.
Limited Scholarships: available for members of our AstroSapiens community. For more details contact us on LinkedIn.
Who is this course for
01
Impact-driven entrepreneurs focused on building highly successful companies.
02
Tech innovators keen to create significant positive impact: people, planet & profit.
What you’ll get out of this course
Build a better startup that can develop into an Impactful Unicorn
Discover the best frameworks and strategies for building an Impactful Unicorn
Maximize triple bottom line while scaling with integrity and purpose
Understand the key approaches and metrics to achieve triple bottom line success
Get direct experience with unique frameworks & expert feedback
Engage in a hands-on workshop with live interaction with your peers & experts
Join a community of founders driving positive change and impact at scale
Grow, collaborate and thrive with our vibrant community of impactful founders
What’s included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Jorden Woods & Radhika Iyengar in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
5 live sessions • 2 lessons • 3 projects
Week 1
Mar
5
Session 1
Mar
7
Session 2
Essential Foundations
Framework for Impactful Businesses
Week 2
Week 3
Mar
19
Session 5
Post-course
Guided Workshop with Feedback
5.0 (6 ratings)
What students are saying
Meet your expert instructors
Jorden Woods
Jorden Woods
Lead Instructor
- Successful 3-time Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur and pioneer in advanced tech
- Author of Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, Amazon #1 Best Seller, accurately predicted rise of web3, AI & peer-to-peer technologies
- Advocate & proponent for Tech4Good and beneficial use of advanced technologies
- Led US operations and/or business & tech strategy for many high-tech companies generating $MM in revenue
- Member of the 2021 Digital Consultation to the UN Secretary General for accelerating DEI and sustainability with tech, plus technology and policy
- Leader for the AstroSapiens community and Foundation focused on increasing DEI in tech and access to capital
- Advised startups have raised $800M+ in advanced tech in US & globally
- Extensive experience advising top startups in US & globally across SaaS, marketplaces, ecommerce, apps, mobile, web3, AI/ML, and GenAI
- Invited speaker at Stanford, Google, Berkeley, MIT, Draper U + major AI/GenAI and advanced tech conferences, events & podcasts
- Tech advisor to Fortune 500: Apple, VMware, Verisign, HP, GE, and Cisco with $MM ROI
- 1st company, GlobalSight, generated $MM in revenue, leader in enterprise globalization, acquired 2005
- BS (Astrophysics) Caltech, MS (Physics) University of Washington
Radhika Iyengar
Radhika Iyengar
Lead Instructor
- Top 100 Women of the Future, TEDx Speaker, Silicon Valley Woman of Influence, recognized female trailblazer, SV serial entrepreneur
- Author of Enterprise Blockchain Has Arrived, Amazon #1 Best Seller, accurately predicted rise of web3, AI & peer-to-peer technologies
- Advocate & proponent for Tech4Good and beneficial use of advanced technologies
- Member of the 2021 Digital Consultation to the UN Secretary General for accelerating DEI and sustainability with tech, plus technology and policy
- Leader for the AstroSapiens community and Foundation focused on increasing DEI in tech and access to capital
- Member California Gov Ops Blockchain Working Group advising State Legislature & Governor Newsom on the responsible use of web3
- $750M+ raised by advised startups directly and via premier programs globally in advanced tech
- Extensive experience advising top startups in US & globally across SaaS, marketplaces, ecommerce, apps, mobile, web3, AI/ML & GenAI
- Advisor to multiple governments, accelerators & top startups for advanced technologies in the US, Europe and emerging markets
- Keynote speaker at Google, Intel, Stanford, Harvard, MIT, UC Berkeley, Draper U, major CxO forums, AI/GenAI & women’s conferences + podcasts
- Interviews w/ Forbes Japan, CNN International & Business/Tech Insider
- AB Bryn Mawr College, MBA Chapman University, Certified Network Engineer (CNE)
Course schedule
Total course commitment is 12-14 hours
Last Day to Register
February 29, 2024 5 pm PST
Friday, February 29 is the last day to register and pay.
Tuesday March 5, 2024 Start Date
Homework will take 2-4 hours
Our course runs from March 5 until March 19
Tue (3/5), Thu (3/7), Tue (3/12), Thu (3/14)
8:30 am - 10:30 am PST
There are 4 classes meeting on Tuesdays & Thursdays
Workshop Presentation on March 19
8:30 am - 10:30 am PST (2 hours)
All founders present their impactful Unicorn plans & receive feedback
Learning is better with cohorts
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you