An online incubator that fits around building.
Short lessons, practical milestones and feedback from mentors. Free for every Ventures.ma member, at your own pace.
Find a Problem Worth Your Years
A five-week ideation program for people who want to build something but don’t know what yet — or who have an idea and aren’t sure it’s real. You start with your own life, learn to see problems, talk to real people and run one small test before you build anything.
1Start with your own life
2Find problems, not ideas
3Talk to humans
4Shape the idea
5Test before you build
How your journey works
Three simple steps, repeated module by module.
Choose a program
Pick the outcome you need. Enrolment is free.
Learn and apply
Complete short lessons, then put each one to work on your own startup.
Get useful feedback
Submit a practical milestone, get mentor feedback, revise and keep moving.
Learning paths for every stage
The program finder matches modules and guides to where your startup is and what you need help with.
Find a real problem and test demand before committing to a solution.
Build the smallest useful experiment and learn from real users.
Put your offer in front of the right customers and test a repeatable channel.
Clarify your offer, pricing, revenue streams and cash assumptions.
Build an evidence-backed story, financial plan and milestone-based ask.
Improve how you acquire customers, allocate resources and execute your next stage.
A founder workspace you keep
Practical worksheets you can save, revisit and download as PDF or Word. Add your saved answers straight into a milestone.
Mentor notes
Advice and next steps from your Academy mentors, in one place.
Cohorts and events
Cohort sessions, live events and one-to-one meetings with your mentor.
Perks that fit the lesson
Lessons link to the Ventures perks that help you act on them.
Start free. Grow into the rest.
Perks, the Academy and open calls are all on the free plan.