Design & Launch Your Startup Studio
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Leverage your domain expertise and entrepreneurial passion to build your own Startup Studio in just 4 weeks.
Design & Launch Your Startup Studio
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Leverage your domain expertise and entrepreneurial passion to build your own Startup Studio in just 4 weeks.
Course overview
Design & Launch A Successful Startup Studio
You don’t need to raise a fund and plan for years to launch a Startup Studio - you can do it on your own in just 4 weeks
In this live program, you'll learn the frameworks, strategies, and playbooks used by the most successful Startup Studios so you can launch yours the right way.
Whether you're still working your 9-5 or ready to dive in full-time, this step-by-step course empowers you to:
⚡️ Build confidence & conviction around your Studio concept
⚡️ Design unique Studio playbooks based on your goals
⚡️ Leverage your expertise and network to launch successfully
Who Is This Program For?
01
Experienced Professionals
Take action on your innovation goals and leverage your domain expertise to succeed.
02
Seasoned Entrepreneurs
Save yourself months of research and apply best practices to jump-start your Studio launch.
03
Agency Owners
You have the processes and experience to excel in the Studio space - I'll show you how to bring your vision to life.
What Will You Do?
Get up to speed 🏃♂️
Learn everything you need to know about the Startup Studio ecosystem and nuances of the model so you can confidently describe yours.
Develop your playbooks 📚
Apply best practices to custom craft the 3 key Startup Studio playbooks you need to launch successfully.
Master your launch 🚀
Emerge with clear operational plans and a tactical strategy for scaling your Studio up.
Design & Launch Your Startup Studio
Meet Your Teacher 👋
Dianna Lesage
Venture Studio Expert
I've spent the last 5 years helping leaders launch and scale emerging Studios.
I've held positions as COO, Chief of Staff, EIR, Community Leader, and Head of Platform in a number of early-stage Venture Studios.
I know what works and what to avoid when it comes to launching, pitching, and scaling a new Startup Studio.
I write a weekly Startup Studio newsletter, host a growing community of emerging Studio leaders, produce the only Startup Studio podcast + YouTube channel, publish Studio success insights on my blog, and regularly speak on the topic to startup and executive groups.
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Design & Launch Your Startup Studio
What Is A Startup Studio?
The Startup Studio Model
Startup Studios differ from VC firms and accelerators in that they build their own startup ideas.
While some Studios do invest in external ideas- they only do so at a very early stage, often pre-MVP.
The secret to success for Studios is the economies of scale from sharing resources across all the startups they build and strictly following innovation models to significantly de-risk ideas before they go to market.
Course Syllabus
01
Intro To Studio
Crash course- how Studios work, why they exist, and where did they come from. Plenty of time for questions in this session!
02
Studio Design
Custom-build your Studio around the 7 key dimensions of the model. In this lesson, you'll also develop your Studio thesis (what kind of startups do you want to build?) and think through the key resources you'll need.
03
Innovation Playbook
Studios use specific frameworks to produce repeatable startup successes. In this lesson, you'll learn best practices and develop your own innovation model to iterate on.
04
EIR Recruiting
Studios run on talent. You must have a plan in place for sourcing and bringing entrepreneurs on board. In this lesson, you'll learn how to find, evaluate, onboard, and measure progress of EIRs in your Studio.
Course schedule
4-5 hours per week
Wednesdays & Saturdays
12:00pm - 1:00pm EST
Each session is 1 hour but I stay on for 30 min post-session for office hours.
Wednesdays: Workshop lesson where you build in real-time.
Saturdays: Open Q&A + peer working sessions - guided by me with tactical exercises.
Weekly projects
2-4 hours per week
By the end of the course, you'll have a ready-to-launch Studio complete with 3 key playbooks and a strategy for scale.
There are 1-2 projects per week with the key deliverables being:
- Design Playbook
- Innovation Playbook
- EIR Recruiting Playbook
- Studio Deck
Why Learn Live With a Cohort?
Network
You’ll build alongside other hand-picked emerging Studio leaders. Purposeful peer-to-peer learning and interactive working sessions help fill the knowledge gaps to get you moving quickly and efficiently.
Speed
Collaborating with peers in a cohort can lead to a deeper understanding of the course material - you’ll leverage the “share-your-work” channel to review deliverables and provide feedback to help one another level up quickly.
Accountability
Project deadlines, co-working sessions, weekly office hours, and tangible deliverables will keep you accountable and help you get unstuck when you run into challenges.
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