VentureBuilder Global
The AI-native venture school
A 24-week school for founders anywhere. It uses the case method, six AI faculty and weekly graded work to take you from an idea to a complete business plan and a pitch that has been tested against a sceptical investor.
Founders at the start
People with a business idea or a young business, graduates of our certifications who want to work for themselves, and institutions that want a structured route into enterprise for their students or staff.
- Credential
- Certified Venture Builder — Global (CVB-G)
- Length
- 24 weeks in six modules
- How it runs
- Online and self-paced, with six AI faculty
- To pass
- A weighted score of 80% or more
- Fee
- Week 1 is free. The full programme is $349, paid once
- Institutions
- Seat codes for schools, hubs and employers
A case every week, then your own venture
- Each week opens with a real company's story in which you make the founder's decision and defend it. Cases include Airbnb, Dropbox, Tesla, Zappos, Gymshark, HubSpot, Netflix, Zoom, Shopify and WhatsApp.
- A quiz, a practical lab and a graded assignment follow, each applied to your own business.
- Your work collects in a Venture Workspace that becomes your business plan.
- In the Pitch Room you pitch and answer three hard questions drawn from your own materials.
Six modules, twenty-four weeks
Foundations of Entrepreneurship
- Week 1: The Entrepreneurial Mindset & Cognitive Biases
- Week 2: Opportunity Recognition & Jobs-to-be-Done (JTBD)
- Week 3: Deep-Dive Market Research & Customer Discovery
- Week 4: Problem-Solution Fit & The One-Pager
Business Modeling & Strategy
- Week 5: The Business Model Canvas — Building Blocks
- Week 6: Crafting a Powerful USP & Positioning
- Week 7: Competitive Analysis & Blue Ocean Strategy
- Week 8: Lean Startup & The Build-Measure-Learn Loop
Marketing & Sales
- Week 9: Brand Identity & Storytelling (The Brand Pyramid)
- Week 10: Digital Marketing Strategies (Paid, Owned, Earned)
- Week 11: Sales Funnels, Lead Magnets & CRM
- Week 12: Pricing Psychology & Revenue Models
Financial Planning
- Week 13: Financial Statements Basics (P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow)
- Week 14: Funding Options & Capital Strategy
- Week 15: Unit Economics (CAC, LTV, Gross Margin)
- Week 16: Financial Projections & Scenario Planning
Operations & Legal
- Week 17: Supply Chain & Operations Management
- Week 18: Legal Structures & IP Strategy
- Week 19: Contracts, Employment Law & Compliance
- Week 20: Risk Management & Business Continuity
Pitching & Scaling
- Week 21: The Pitch Deck — Structure & Storytelling
- Week 22: Scaling Your Business (Processes & People)
- Week 23: Exit Strategies — IPO, M&A, and Buyouts
- Week 24: Capstone — Integration & Final Submission
Graded every week
Quizzes count for 20% of the final score, assignments for 40% and the capstone business plan for 40%. Assignments are marked against published rubrics, with written feedback, and can be resubmitted. A final score of 80% or more earns the certificate, which carries an ID that anyone can verify.
You take The Ready Mindset assessment at the start. It names the personal barriers most likely to stop you, and the Coach works on them with you through all 24 weeks.
The Professor
Leads the weekly case and the cold calls.
The Coach
Accountability, built on your Ready Mindset results.
The Analyst
Walks through your numbers and finds the errors.
The Investor
A sceptical investor who runs the Pitch Room.
The Customer
An evasive customer for practising real interviews.
The Operator
Operations, legal structure and supply chain.
Start VentureBuilder Global
Week 1 is free. Institutions that want seats for a group can enquire through the admissions team.