Learn how to spot problems that are frequent, painful, and shared by a specific group of people. You’ll use frameworks like the Frequency x Intensity matrix to evaluate which problems are worth your time—and how to clearly define the one you want to solve

Get hands-on with user research by interviewing real people who experience the problem. Learn about MVP, and how to test your idea with potential users. Learn how to refine or pivot based on their feedback just like real founders do.

Build a customized Business Canvas for your idea, outline your user, problem, solution, how will the business make money, and what will make it stand out (your competitive edge). This will help you organize your thinking and communicate your idea clearly to others.

Learn how to present your idea confidently with a pitch format used by real founders. You’ll walk away with a tested pitch you can start using for competitions, interviews, investor meetings or even for your college admission essays.

Think like a real entrepreneur. Learn to take risks, take feedback, and fine-tune through uncertain times. By the end, you won’t just understand startup thinking you’ll embody it.

Colleges and mentors love self-starters. This course gives you a tangible project, user research, and a real pitch you can showcase in applications, interviews, or competitions.

Top 5% of students will be invited to a 1:1 deep-dive session with SipSafe’s teen founder and join a private peer network of student innovators committed to building meaningful projects.

By the end of this course, you’ll have a complete startup story, your "why," your idea, the problem it solves, and how you tested it. This is your story to tell in college essays, startup pitches, or future interviews.