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Launch Your Business Silicon Valley Style
Learn from the best entrepreneurship experts, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders how to launch, grow and fund a profitable and scalable company.
Get your business ready to present to investors in 8 weeks.
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IS THIS YOU?
I have an idea but I don't know where to start.
I admire entrepreneurs but who am I to start a business? Don't I need at least an MBA and startup experience to launch my company?
I feel lonely on my startup journey - none of my friends understand me.
I am stuck. I don't know which step to take next. It's overwhelming.
I do not have the right network to fundraise for my business.
IF THIS IS YOU, I HAVE GOOD NEWS FOR YOU
We created a mini MBA for entrepreneurs like YOU to launch your business with the help of 40 of the best Silicon Valley founders, investors and thought leaders.
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SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE?
Listen to what Chelsey Glasson, Founder of Crucé has to say:
Enrolling in the GUILD Academy was on my bucket list for a while, and boy am I happy that I finally took the leap and completed the course! I've worked in product development and design for over a decade at some of the world's most notable tech companies including Google and Facebook. All those years I dreamed of using my skills to start my own company, but I hadn't the slightest clue as to how to get started.
Launching a company felt risky, daunting, complicated...surely not something I could do.
In just eight weeks I went from idea to launching a public benefit corporation ..., all thanks to the GUILD Academy and Anne Cocquyt's fantastic coaching.
Chelsey Glasson, Founder of Crucé
WHAT IF YOU, TOO COULD...
... launch a company in 2 months
... build your dream business
... create change in the world
... be your own boss
... create something out of nothing
... fundraise with confidence
THE TRUTH IS
Traditional MBAs are not that useful anymore;
... and overpriced IMHO
You meet professors and "experts" whose knowledge is not that relevant by the time they teach. We live in a fast-moving technology and startup world. Furthermore, the templates they share (if any) are not practical. You might learn how to account for a car on your company's balance sheet, but what about practical advice for first-time entrepreneurs who don't have a company car just yet?
LISTEN TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE TO SAY
Participating in the Guild Academy 8 week virtual accelerator course gave me essentially everything I wish I had not learned the hard way!
The information presented was perfectly distilled and action-oriented. The pacing of the curriculum, the inspirational speakers provided prescient take-ways, the access to experts and the ability to ask focused questions pertaining to my startup was absolutely invaluable to me and my team.
I think everyone who is considering a startup or business, who is currently in one, or who needs some additional focused training, should go through this accelerator.
You will up-level everything you know or thought you knew about the science and art of creating and sustaining a successful business. Do yourself and your team a favor - sign up, invest the time, and get ready to 10x what you are capable of.
Dr. Julie Hakim, MD and Founder of a Vaginal Stent
WE INVITE YOU TO
Make a commitment and start your entrepreneurial journey today
In this step-by-step program, you will learn how to use existing tools to prototype your idea, get user feedback early on, make confident startup decision so that by the time you launch your product or service, it is something people can't wait to get their hands on and willing to pay for!
Short-cut the Blah Blah and endless Googling, build your products with confidence, avoid expensive mistakes and learn how to build the network to fundraise for your company
We asked over 40 of Silicon Valley’s best and most reputable experts to share their top insights and knowledge with you.
WATCH ONE OF OUR PAST SHOWCASES
Meet the speakers who share their expertise,
insights, unique perspectives and
company-building secrets with you
Learn from them in video modules, recorded interviews, ask me anything sessions, webinars, panel conversations and pitch feedback sessions.
THE GUILD ACADEMY PROGRAM
The GUILD Academy is for you if you are an aspiring entrepreneur ready to put in the hard work to build a scalable and fundable business.
The 8-week program provides the foundation for startup success.
Get your questions answered within 24 hrs (and many times within minutes) right in the course activity feed or group chat and join office hours
Join weekly live study hall sessions with live speakers for the 8-week program (recordings will be shared)
ACT NOW BONUS:
1 x 45 min 1:1 coaching and startup strategy sessions with Anne Cocquyt - book when it fits your schedule best
Complete all tasks and showcase your startup at the next GUILD Startup Showcase
Lifetime access to all course materials