Academy
Volta Academy helps future founders go from big idea to a viable tech-enabled startup.
With the support of Volta mentors and founders, participants learn how to test and validate their idea, outline an MVP and grow a scalable startup.
Volta Academy will take place once a week on Mondays from 6pm to 8:30pm for 11 weeks.
The next Volta Academy sessions will take place in September 2020.
- Applications open: June/July
- Application deadline: mid-August
- Applicants selected and notified: late August
- First session: September
Please note: Those participating in Volta Academy must register as an individual and not as a team/company. Regardless if you’re working with someone to execute the same idea, you both must apply on an individual basis and be accepted to attend.
Cost: $200 ($150 for Volta Network Members*)
*Must sign up and be accepted for Network Membership by August 16, 2020 to receive discount.
Sessions covered during the Fall 2020 semester:
Week One
Academy Overview, The Entrepreneur’s Journey + Business Model Canvas
Week Two
Identify the Product Problem Statement, Value Proposition + Customer Discovery
Week Three
Customer Segments + Personas
Week Four
Pirate Metrics for Growth
Week Five
MVP Design Thinking: Define a Problem + Ideate a Solution
Week Six
MVP Design Thinking: Prototype + Testing
Week Seven
Office Hours
Week Eight
Business Fundamentals: What you need to know when setting up your business with McInnes Cooper
Week Nine
Importance of the Pitch: Pitch Fundamentals, Best and Worst Practices for a Pitch
Week 10
Hands on Pitch Instruction
Week 11
Volta Academy Pitch Competition
Paul Doerwald
Founder / Clockk
When I started Volta Academy, Clockk was just a promising idea. By the end, thanks especially to in-class discussions with the facilitators and other attendees, I had the necessary tools and knowledge to make a winning pitch at the first ever Volta Cohort competition.
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Volta Academy Application Form
Registration is now closed for Volta Academy. Check back later for information on the next round!