Ready to Kickstart Your Cleantech Business?
Transform your idea into a concrete action plan with Foresight’s Kickstart program, designed for early stage companies. You’ll learn how to quickly build and launch your green venture over eight weeks of hands-on training.
If You Have a Solution, This is the Place to Start.
We’ll help you authenticate your business concept, identify your target market, and teach you how to craft compelling customer communications. You’ll be connected to an experienced executive coach who will hold you accountable to your goals.
Structured Program
Leave feeling confident. Our seven-stage program gives you the tools you need now, so you can get out and apply them.
Expert Coaching
Discover how to make your business better each week with 12 hours of 1:1 coaching from those who’ve been there before.
Peer Support
Lean on your community. Get support from other early-stage ventures solving the same problems.
Access to Resources
Access our Learning Management System from anywhere and engage in learning when it suits your schedule.
The Kickstart program paved the way to understand my business and how to take it to another level. As a chemical engineer, I know most chemical reactions need catalysts to occur. Foresight is the catalyst for your business to grow.
Program Overview
Most startups fail because they built something the customer didn’t care about. We make it our priority to ensure you’re more than just a statistic by providing a structured approach to validate your value proposition and ensure product-market fit.
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Week One
Program overview, values, and customer discovery.
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Week Two
Customer development model and value proposition canvas.
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Week Three
Segmentation and expanded customer discovery.
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Week Four
Competitive analysis and creating a positioning statement.
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Week Five
Scaling down your market size .
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Week Six
Creating a Minimum Viable Product and determining your Technology Readiness Level.
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Week Seven
Product development methodologies and/or grant writing.
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Week Eight
Problem-Solution final presentations.
$100 per month
Build a Solid Foundation
We accept applications for Kickstart on an ongoing basis with three cohorts running per year: Fall (Sep – Nov), Winter (Jan – Mar), Spring (May – June)
Ongoing Development Opportunities
Take advantage of extended learning programs that deliver fresh, up-to-date content and insights about what you need to know to succeed in today’s changing business climate.
Calling All International Founders with a Vision for a Greener Future
We are also an approved Startup Visa Program partner. Learn more about whether you qualify for immigration assistance.