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Founder & Co-founder applications · Age 18+

Don’t just study startups. Lead one.

Startions gives selected applicants a product-ready digital venture to operate, test and grow as a Founder or Co-founder—with real customers, working systems and mentor guidance.

✓Founder or Co-founder only
✓Product & technology ready
✓Real market execution
✓5–10 hours a week
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25+ digital startups in the ecosystem.Your role and venture are matched through fit and assessment.
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Digital startupsAcross multiple B2B sectors
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Ownership rolesFounder or Co-founder
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Real market workCustomers, campaigns and operations
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Structured supportProduct, CRM, systems and mentoring
Not another course

Real responsibility. Real customers. Real proof of work.

×No passive classroom learning
×No simulated business assignment
×No empty Founder title
What you actually receive

A real business foundation you can operate and improve.

Startions puts the product, technology, brand, CRM and initial workflows in place. You focus on customers, marketing, sales, growth and the decisions that move the venture forward.

The title comes with real work
How Startions works

From application to real execution.

You do not need to arrive with an idea, a product or a technical team. You do need the willingness to take ownership and execute.

Step 01

Apply & qualify

Tell us about your current stage, strengths, interests and weekly availability. Applicants must be 18 or older.

Step 02

Get matched

Startions assesses whether Founder or Co-founder fits you, then matches you with a suitable product-ready venture.

Step 03

Onboard & operate

Work through real systems, CRM and operating priorities while taking the startup to customers and the market.

Step 04

Improve what you build

Review customer response and operating evidence. Strengthen what works; change and retest what does not.

Repeat until the evidence
is real
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Execute Take the venture to real customers.
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Observe Study what people actually say and do.
03
Revamp Improve what is blocking demand.
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Relaunch Take the improved version back to market.
How a startup earns validation

Execution creates the evidence. Evidence earns validation.

A startup is not validated because the idea sounds promising. You take the venture to real customers, learn from their response, improve what is weak and test it again.

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Work in the real market

Run outreach, customer conversations, campaigns, offers and early sales—not classroom exercises.

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Revamp using real feedback

If customers do not respond, improve the positioning, offer, product experience or market approach.

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Validate with customer action

Interest, usage, conversions and willingness to pay decide whether the startup is ready to grow.

No response is not failure. It is information for building a stronger next version.
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Two ownership roles

Two roles. One standard: ownership.

The Founder owns the direction of the whole venture. The Co-founder owns a critical function. Both are measured by execution and outcomes, not by title.

Founder leading a Startions venture
Scope · Whole venture

Founder

Set the direction of the venture, stay close to customers, align the team and turn market evidence into clear priorities and measurable progress.

Direction & priorities Customer understanding Team alignment
What you start with

You start with something real to operate.

The product and basic operating systems are already in place. Your responsibility is to take the venture into the market, learn from real customers and make it stronger.

01 Already prepared

The business foundation

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Product and technology A working digital-product foundation that is ready to be taken to customers and tested in the market.
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Brand foundation An initial identity and communication base you can improve through real customer feedback.
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CRM and core workflows Basic systems for managing activity, customer conversations and operating progress.
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Structure and guidance Defined responsibilities, review points and operating guardrails—not an unstructured side project.
02 You take ownership of

Execution and progress

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Customer understanding Speak to real users, understand their problems and identify what matters most.
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Market execution Work on outreach, campaigns, partnerships, offers and early customer acquisition.
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Operating decisions Set priorities, coordinate work and turn market learning into clear action.
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Continuous improvement Strengthen what works, revamp what does not and take the better version back to market.
The foundation is provided. Progress, validation and growth still have to be earned through execution.
Built to fit real life

Take ownership without putting everything else on hold.

The pathway is designed for college students, postgraduates, recent graduates and early-career professionals—with a clear weekly commitment, structured reviews and no need to fund a product build from zero.

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Why this experience matters

Gain real startup experience not just a Founder title.

Work with real customers, execute real business activities and learn how to make decisions using market feedback.

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Real work experience

Work on customer research, outreach, campaigns, CRM activity and business operations.

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Better business judgment

Understand what was tested, what customers revealed and what the startup should change next.

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A credible professional story

Clearly explain your responsibilities, contributions and learning to future employers, founders or collaborators.

What can be shown or shared externally will depend on the venture’s participation terms and confidentiality requirements.

Frequently asked questions

Still thinking it through?

Good. Real responsibility should come with real questions. Here are the answers worth understanding before you apply.

*Participation, roles, revenue and results depend on eligibility, effort, venture conditions and program terms. Startions does not guarantee profit, funding, employment or business success.

No. Startions is a structured founder and execution environment. You work on a product-ready digital venture, perform real operating work and use market evidence to shape what the startup becomes.
It means a working product, brand and initial systems already exist—you are not starting from a blank page. It does not mean every market assumption has already been proven. As you execute, customer response shows what to strengthen and what should be improved or tested again.
No. The base technology and initial startup concept are already in place. Your work focuses on understanding customers, marketing, sales, operations, usage and growth. Technical work may be part of a later revamp, but coding is not required to apply.
The Founder owns the overall business direction and operating priorities. A Co-founder owns a mission-critical function such as growth, sales, customer success, product or operations. Final fit depends on readiness, strengths, availability and the needs of the venture.
The expected commitment is typically around 5–10 focused hours per week. You do not fund the base product-development infrastructure. Startions operates through an applicable paid subscription or licence, explained before enrollment.
Applicants must be 18 or older. The pathway is designed for college students, postgraduates, recent graduates and early-career professionals who can commit approximately 5–10 focused hours each week.
No. Startions provides the foundation, systems and guided review, but does not guarantee revenue, profit, funding, employment or commercial success. Outcomes depend on execution, decisions and market conditions.

Ready to lead something real?

Apply for a Founder or Co-founder role, work on a product-ready venture and build proof through real execution.

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