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The fastest way to take your Idea to Startup
Are you future ready?
The best time to start is now
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Increase in Funding
An estimated 7 billion dollar funding came to Southeast Asia, a fivefold increase between 2012-2016
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Government
Backed
Evolving ecosystem and enhanced support from government backed initiatives
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Displaced Jobs
5 million jobs are going to be displaced due to emerging technologies like AI by 2020
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Now is the time
Experts across the world concur that this is the best time to be an entrepreneur
What It Would Cost You to Start Out on Your Own in Singapore
The opportunity cost of missteps are high if you’d start your entrepreneurial journey alone
SGD in Household Expenses per Month
The average monthly household expenses for a family of four.
Months to Get Your Startup Going
Sometimes missteps take even longer due to delays caused by service agencies.
SGD in Estimated Development Costs
Tech development costs usually balloon up due to half-baked launches or unvalidated business ideas.
SGD of Estimated Financial Runway Needed to Get Going
It’s your hard earned money and precious time at stake to get your startup journey going.
The fastest way to take your Idea to Startup
First Stop a unique programme which enables
mid career professionals and anyone with an idea to start their own venture. The journey from idea to startup starts here.
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Learn the startup essentials
Get startup essentials FAST in 2 weeks. This acclaimed e-learning course will teach you topics ranging from planning your business model to pitching to investors.
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Get assessed by global experts
After the e-learning program, you will pitch and interact with global experts. You will be able to validate your idea with smart diagnostics based on expert evaluation.
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Connect with resources
Network with our community of investors, founders, and mentors. You will also get access and deals
from our partners that offer products and services required to run a successful startup.
FIRST STOP PROGRAM
First Stop is an online programme that combines theoretical and experiential learning through online webinars and educational materials, one-on-one interactions with experts and community networking.
Learn the Ropes (Week 1-2)
You will learn the following topics in this structured e-learning course.
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Startup Business Modelling
Understand how to monetize your business and validate your business idea. Using a Business Model Canvas, map out what problem(s) you are solving, who your customers are, who your competitors are, and how you can monetize your business.
This lean startup model is commonly used to draw up a quick business plan.
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Pitch Deck Preparation
The first step to raise funding for your startup is to create and deliver a great pitch. Learn the Effective Persuasion Methodology™, a system tested with over 2,000 startups, and practice it to convince investors. You’ll also be provided with pitch deck templates to create a killer pitch deck.
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Financial Viability Plan
Learn how to plan for the financial viability of your startup. You’ll be provided with a financial tool that helps you model, predict and analyse different business scenarios. You’ll also be provided with an ecosystem planning tool, that maps out the funding resources available in Singapore. Then, you can navigate around the ecosystem with ease.
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Team Building & Management
The best startups have an A-team powering the vision. Learn GRIT, a framework developed by Angela Duckworth, one of the leading indicators that determines the mental toughness of individual team members. Startup leaders learn how to administer this test and to interpret. You’ll also be given free tools that will help you manage the team effectively, and build a winning team culture.
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Ecosystem Planning
Get access to customized tech industry reports. Find out the latest trends, analysis and forecasts to understand how various stakeholders interact with one another.
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Holistic Health Management
You’ll be provided with productivity tools, and resources that will help you stay sane amidst the madness of starting your own venture.
Online Expert Evaluation (Week 3-4)
Pitch and interact with industry experts to validate and get your startup assessed.
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Online Pitching
After nailing the basics, you’ll have the opportunity to pitch to our experts online. It’ll be a live session and you’ll get to answer the experts’ questions in real time.
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Expert Assessments &
Business Evaluations
In this phase, you’ll be assigned to 2 mentors, and be given 2 hours to discuss with them online. You’ll have the opportunity to receive any strategic advice and ask them questions face to face.
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Smart Diagnostic Report
We’ll combine the art of expert advice with the science of our algorithm, to evaluate your business idea. At the end of this stage, you’ll receive a diagnostic report that highlights areas of improvement and areas which you have done well in.
Connect & Get Amplified
Network with community of investors, mentors and founders, and get access to critical resources.
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Connect with Angel Investors
If you emerge as one of the top 5 participants, you’ll receive business mentoring and get connected with Startup-O Angel Investors Community. Tap into our wider network, to bring your business idea to life.
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Connect to Startup-O Founder Community
You will get lifetime membership to our 700+ full time founders from the Startup-O Founder Community. In this community, these founders share their experiences and advice in running a startup.
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Skilled Mentors on Demand
Depending on the gap areas identified in the diagnostic report, you will receive business mentoring from skilled mentors as needed. Get your startup idea accelerated.
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Get Exclusive Access to Resources
Special offers and partner deals ranging from legal to company secretary, UI/UX, to video making products and services.
Get a Chance to Walk Away with Funding and Rewards
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Recommendation to StartupSG Founder for eligible startups
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Special Partner Deals for the Top 5
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Up to $5,000 Worth of Credits for All Participants
Are You Thinking of Switching Paths?
First Stop is for anyone who wants to dive into entrepreneurship. If you’re thinking of switching career paths, or have been sitting on the fence with your idea for too long, now’s the time to get started.
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Corporate Professionals
Bored of the corporate life and wish to kickstart your idea?
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Managers
Enough managing businesses, it’s time to start out on your own
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Executives
Make an executive decision to start your business today
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Homemakers
With accessible technology, it’s never been so easy to start your own venture
Meet the Experts
Our panel of experts are domain specialists and serial entrepreneurs who have a passion nurture the next wave of entrepreneurs
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Ramm C.B
Entrepreneur-in-Residence
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Dorit Greuber
Co-founder, The Hip and Happening Group
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Fred Then
CEO, Tjaara Pte Ltd.
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Ujjwal Sarao
Founder & CEO, TalentStrat Private Ltd
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Nishi Seth
Head of Field Marketing - JAPAC, Google
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Harjot Singh
Chief Strategy Officer, EMEA MCCANN WORLDGROUP
Kickstart Your Entrepreneurial Journey Today
Connect to Experts, Partners and Resources in under 4 weeks!
RISING STAR
- “Startup Essentials” Online Course
- Access to Learning Content (limited to 21 days)
- Submit Elevator Pitch for a possible upgrade
GO GETTER
- “Startup Essentials” Online Course
- Access to Learning Content (limited to 60 days)
- “Insider Secrets” Workshop to finalise Startup Launch Kit
- Group Mentoring with seasoned mentors
- 1 Expert Assessment
- Smart Diagnostic Report
- Premium support on Whatsapp
- S$3000 worth special offers from Partners (Google, Hubspot, Legal & Incorporation etc.)
- SGD600 credit for use at Premium Coworking Locations (Singapore only)
- Connect to Angel Investors
- Potential Funding from SG Founder
A LISTER
- “Startup Essentials” Online Course
- Access to Learning Content (unlimited)
- “Insider Secrets” Workshop to finalise Startup Launch Kit
- 1:1 Mentoring with seasoned mentors
- 3 Expert Assessments
- Smart Diagnostic Report
- Premium support on Whatsapp
- S$10000 worth special offers from Partners (Google, Hubspot, Legal & Incorporation etc.)
- SGD1200 credit for use at Premium Coworking Locations (Singapore only)
- Connect to Angel Investors
- Potential Funding from SG Founder
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While Startup-O is enabling promising startups which have ‘Product Ready’ and ‘Full Time Founders’ in the market, we believe our tech-enabled online platform, global expert community & other available resources can help thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs transition from idea to startup … FAST.
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950+
Startups Registered
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40
Countries
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10
Startups Funded
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