Designed for those at the earliest stage of exploration, this program supports aspiring founders, entrepreneurially curious individuals, and future startup talent who are looking to better understand how startups are formed, validated, and supported. Startup 101 offers a grounded entry point into the tech startup world without requiring a fully formed idea.
Rather than focusing on building immediately, Startup 101 emphasizes understanding the foundations that successful startups are built on. Participants are introduced to how startups think, communicate, test assumptions, and engage with customers and the ecosystem in the earliest stages.
The goal of Startup 101 is to build fluency in the startup world.
Participants will become comfortable with startup language, understand how early-stage startups differ from small businesses, and learn how founders approach problems, customer discovery, and validation before building. By the end of the session, participants will have greater clarity on where they fit within the ecosystem and what a logical next step looks like.
Startup 101 is not about having all the answers. It is about establishing the right mental models, shared language, and context so participants can move forward with confidence and purpose.
Startup 101 serves as the front door to the tech startup world and the foundation for what comes next.
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Startup 101 is designed as an engaging workshop with eight key sections:
This is an interactive experience, not a lecture. Your participation makes this program meaningful and impactful.
Are you already familiar with startups and the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, and are looking to learn more about your customer? Register for Platform’s Discover program.
Startup 101 is designed as an engaging workshop with eight key sections:
This is an interactive experience, not a lecture. Your participation makes this program meaningful and impactful.
Are you already familiar with startups and the local entrepreneurial ecosystem, and are looking to learn more about your customer? Register for Platform’s Discover program.
Land Acknowledgement
We honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3 within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We respect all Nations who live, work, play, innovate and build things on this land, and in so doing honour and celebrate the territory.
