Female Founders Program > Founders Course
Register for a FREE place in the Founders Course
Learn essential startup skills at your own pace
The Founders Course is a practical online course that shows you how to give your startup the best possible chance of success. It teaches core startup skills in a flexible self-paced format, with video-based lessons from a diverse group of experienced founders, investors and mentors. The course has been completed by over 1,000 entrepreneurs from around Australia.
What you get
Comprehensive online course with 30 video modules, downloadable resources and offline tasks
Online feedback and support as you work through the course
$10,000 worth of extra value from Amazon Web Services, HubSpot, LawPath and Fullstack
Eligibility
To be eligible for a funded place you must be a Queensland female founder - ie. a Queensland resident, female-identifying person acting as a sole founder, a co-founder, or in a leadership position (CEO, Director, Executive) within an innovative business or the innovation ecosystem.
Cost: FREE
A place in the course normally costs $495. Thanks to generous support from the Advance Queensland initiative, Startup Onramp is able to make places available FREE to eligible female founders, while places last.
What you’ll learn
The Founders Course is a self-paced online course. You can take as long as you like, although most people complete it in 4-6 weeks.
MODULES 1 - 10
Startup essentials
Startup fundamentals
Terminology and core concepts
Lessons from successful founders
What makes startups succeed?
Shared attributes of successful companies
What makes startups fail
Common pitfalls and mistakes
How to avoid them
How to test your idea
How to work out if your startup idea is any good
Quickly validate with customers
MODULES 11 - 20
Launch your product
How to launch an MVP
How to work with developers
How much to spend on a Minimum Viable Product
How to build a team
Outsourcing vs co-founders
Establishing the right culture
Legal basics
Get the company structure right
Negotiating equity splits between founders
How to pitch
Elements of a great pitch
How to communicate your vision
MODULES 21 - 30
Growth & funding
Digital marketing
How to acquire customers
How to make your marketing dollar go further
How to raise money
What investors are looking for
How to find the right investor
Diversity in startups
The importance of diversity in startup teams
How to succeed as a female founder
Navigating the ecosystem
How to get the most out of your local startup ecosystem
Learn from experienced founders
The Founders Course is delivered by a diverse group of experienced founders, investors and subject matter experts.
This program is proudly supported by the Advance Queensland initiative
What our alumni are saying
We’ve been running programs for early-stage startup founders since 2017, and have helped over 500 startups to get started. Here’s what our alumni have to say.