Founder Training — Practical, Hands-On Founder Journey

Build your startup the practical way — from idea to launch, revenue and scale

Founder Club

A mentor guiding a small group of aspiring founders around a table with laptops and notes.

Hands-on sessions to kickstart your founder journey.

An entrepreneur presenting a business model canvas on a whiteboard during a workshop.

A close-up of a founder working on a laptop with startup planning documents spread out.

Build Skills

Learn practical tools and templates for real-world challenges.

Ongoing support to help you launch and grow confidently.

Launch & Scale

Founder Training — Practical, Hands-On Founder Program

Build your startup the practical way — from idea to launch, revenue and scale

Businesswood’s Founder Training is a hands-on, mentor-led program designed to convert motivated individuals into capable founders. We don’t teach vague theory — we give you step-by-step playbooks, real templates, live practice, and ongoing handholding so your idea becomes a sustainable business.

Who this is for

Aspiring founders with an idea and no clue where to start
Early-stage entrepreneurs who need a practical roadmap to get first customers and revenue
Small business owners who want to scale digitally and systemize operations
Professionals planning an entrepreneurial transition and need a safe, structured path

What you’ll get (practical, not theoretical)

Live workshops & applied bootcamps — work on your real business during sessions, not hypothetical exercises.
Founder playbooks & templates — pitch deck, business model canvas, financial forecast, legal checklist, hiring templates, SOPs.
Mentorship & peer feedback — one-to-one mentor reviews and cohort peer sessions to sharpen decisions.
Customer-first go-to-market — validated customer interviews, MVP guidance, and low-cost acquisition tactics.
Revenue and growth toolkit — sales scripts, pricing experiments, digital marketing campaigns and analytics setup.
Fundraising readiness — investor pitch craft, term sheet basics, and intro prep for investor conversations (if needed).
Legal, accounting & compliance basics — company setup checklist, tax essentials and simple accounting processes to keep you clean and compliant.
Operations & team building — how to hire, onboard and manage core roles (including blue-collar workforce services if your model needs it).
Hands-on capstone — launch your MVP or pilot by program end with measurable KPIs.

Program structure (sample)

Week 0 — Idea validation & clarity: problems, customers, and winning value proposition.
Week 1–3 — Build your MVP: product/service design, pricing, and rapid prototyping.
Week 4–6 — Customers & traction: first 100 customers playbook, digital funnels, partnerships.
Week 7–9 — Operations & finance: simple bookkeeping, unit economics, SOPs for scaling.
Week 10 — Pitch & launch: investor-ready deck, launch plan, and pilot review.
(Format can be adapted: weekend intensives, 30/75-day capsules, or bespoke corporate cohorts.)

Learning outcomes — what you will be able to do

Validate an idea with paying customers within weeks.
Build a lean MVP and run repeatable experiments to improve it.
Create financial forecasts and understand unit economics.
Run cost-effective marketing campaigns and measure ROI.
Hire and manage a small team with clear SOPs.
Prepare a credible investor pitch and business plan.

Why Businesswood?

Businesswood combines practical training with real-world business services — from tech and marketing to finance and legal — so you get both learning and the delivery capability to implement fast. Our mentors are industry practitioners who have built, scaled and exited businesses; our approach is outcome-first, action-oriented and affordable for Indian founders.

(We also run specialized tracks like Startup Sarthi and the 75-Day Startup Challenges for founders who want intensive, milestone-driven acceleration.)

Formats & support

Live cohort (recommended): weekly live sessions + assignment reviews + mentor office hours.
Weekend bootcamps: compressed practical training for busy professionals.
Corporate & group cohorts: tailor-made programs for teams and incubators.
Ongoing support: optional monthly mentoring, community access and counselor sessions to sustain momentum.