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Entrepreneurship Program: Build Your Business Live in 3 Months

Build your business live in 3 months with one-to-one handholding from serial entrepreneur Neeraj Sharma: validate the idea, set up, launch, win your first customers and plan growth.

₹49,999 · 3 months · Aspiring and early-stage founders · Live online with one-to-one handholding sessions

Why this course

Most business courses teach theory and case studies. Here you build your own business, live, while you learn. Every week you make real decisions on your idea with a founder who has built and run businesses, so you avoid the expensive early mistakes and reach your first paying customers faster.

About this course

Over 3 months you take your business from idea to launch. Month 1 is about finding the right problem and validating it with real customers. Month 2 is about setting up and launching: the offer, pricing, company and compliance basics, brand, website and first sales channels. Month 3 is about sales and growth: winning and keeping customers, unit economics, cash flow, hiring your first people and a funding plan. Alongside the weekly live sessions, you get one-to-one handholding sessions on your own business. Incubation support starts on day one, and accelerator support follows after 6 months, or earlier if your business reaches ₹5 lakh in monthly revenue.

Who should attend

  • Aspiring founders who want to start a business the right way
  • Early-stage founders who have started but are stuck on customers or sales
  • Professionals planning to leave a job and start up
  • Family business members starting a new line of business
  • Students and graduates with a business idea

How the program is structured

  • Month 1: Idea and validation. Pick the right problem, talk to real customers, size the market and test the idea before spending money.
  • Month 2: Build and launch. Shape the offer and pricing, set up the business, build the brand and website, and launch to your first customers.
  • Month 3: Sales and growth. Build a repeatable sales process, track the numbers that matter, manage cash, and plan hiring and funding.

What makes this course different

  • One-to-one handholding with Neeraj Sharma on your own business
  • Incubation support from day one
  • Accelerator support after 6 months, or as soon as your business reaches ₹5 lakh monthly revenue
  • Build your business live: real customers, real launch, in 3 months
  • Weekly live sessions, recorded for replay
  • Optional 5% equity partnership for selected businesses
  • Templates for validation, pricing, financial model and pitch deck
  • Certificate of completion

Curriculum

  1. Month 1, Weeks 1-2: Finding the Right Problem Founder goals, choosing a problem worth solving, customer segments, market sizing. One-to-one: shortlist and choose your idea
  2. Month 1, Weeks 3-4: Customer Validation Customer interviews, competitor study, value proposition, testing demand before you build. One-to-one: review your validation results
  3. Month 2, Weeks 5-6: Business Model and Set-up Offer and pricing, business model, company registration and compliance basics, bank, GST and agreements. One-to-one: finalise your model and set-up
  4. Month 2, Weeks 7-8: Brand and Launch Brand, website and social presence, first sales channels, launch plan and launch. One-to-one: launch review
  5. Month 3, Weeks 9-10: Sales and Customers Sales process, closing deals, partnerships, customer retention, digital marketing basics. One-to-one: your sales pipeline
  6. Month 3, Weeks 11-12: Numbers, Team and Funding Unit economics, cash flow, financial model, first hires, funding options and pitch deck. Final: present your business and 12-month growth plan

Requirements

  • A business idea, or a strong wish to start one (we help you choose)
  • 5 to 8 hours a week to work on your business
  • A laptop and a stable internet connection

What you will learn

  • A validated business idea backed by real customer conversations
  • A clear offer, pricing and business model
  • Your business set up and launched
  • Your first paying customers and a repeatable way to win more
  • A simple financial model with unit economics and cash flow
  • A pitch deck and a 12-month growth and funding plan

Questions about this program

Do I need a business idea to join?

No. If you do not have one yet, the first two weeks help you find and choose an idea that suits your skills, budget and goals.

What does one-to-one handholding mean?

Besides the weekly live sessions, you get one-to-one sessions with Neeraj Sharma on your own business, to review your progress and decide the next steps.

What support do I get beyond the classes?

Incubation support from day one of the program. Accelerator support starts after 6 months, or earlier as soon as your business reaches ₹5 lakh in monthly revenue.

What is the optional 5% equity partnership?

For selected businesses, Neeraj Sharma may offer continued mentoring and support beyond the 3 months in exchange for a 5% equity stake. It is optional, offered only by mutual agreement, and is set out in a separate written agreement. Joining the program does not require giving up any equity.

Who teaches this program?

Neeraj Sharma, a serial entrepreneur who has built a US$500 million business in the USA and a ₹100 crore+ business in India, and ASSOCHAM Entrepreneur of the Year 2019. He is the Founder and CEO of Recyclaro and co-founder of NorthBridge Futurelabs. He holds an MBA from IIM Kozhikode.

Do I get a certificate?

Yes. You receive an UpSkillr.in certificate of completion after you launch your business and present your growth plan.