In the past 10 years of running several freelancing projects, blogging projects, having worked in various startups and finally building my own digital marketing training company and agency, I’ve learned a thing or two about how to build a startup from scratch and make it sustainable.
And I observed that a lot of my readers including you want to learn about how to build startups. And there is no course that is made to teach this in the Indian context. If you dream of having your own company with a good product / service that makes consistent healthy revenues and profits, this series is for you.
Based on my interaction with my students so far, I have developed the following curriculum. If you have any more questions, I want you to leave a comment on this article about what you want to learn about. This will help me to structure this course in a way that would be helpful for most people.
- Module 1: Introduction to this Startup Course
- Learnings from my Startup Journey
- Is this Course for You? Will it help your goals?
- How this course is structured and delivered
- Making the best use of this course
- Joining the community of startup entrepreneurs
- Module 2: How to Make the Jump from Employee to Startup Founder
- Why starting up is safer than having a job (automation taking away jobs)
- Income pattern from a job vs. a business (diversification & compounding)
- How to exit from a job by saving money using the ghost job technique
- Defining the purpose of your startup (wealth, value creation, lifestyle or change the world)
- Module 3: Types of Business & the Best one for You
- To have a partner & co-founder or not?
- Do you need capital or not? Types of Business that don’t need capital
- How to split % between partners
- Products or Services? Which one is best?
- Best Business models for Introverts & Solo workers (Solopreneur)
- Legal business structures in India (pros and cons)
- How to handle Direct (Income tax) and Indirect Taxes (GST)
- Module 4: Minimum Viable Business
- Why you should start a project on the side with no capital
- What is a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)
- How to Build a MVP and start making money on the side
- Do you need an office space? How to find cheap spaces.
- Do you need a logo, business card and a nice website?
- How to get work done from freelance websites
- Module 5: Naming Your Startup, Branding & Positioning
- What’s in a Name? Can you name anything?
- How to think about long term branding with your name
- The 5 types of brand names
- How the name can make or break your business in the long term
- Laws of branding, positioning and getting mind share of people
- Module 6: Learning and Growth
- Where to learn more about entrepreneurship? (Books, Audiobooks, Blogs, Meetups)
- Top 10 Books you should read before you start
- How to get validated learnings by executing things fast.
- How to reverse engineer products and services from competitor spying
- Module 7: Hiring & Team Building
- Does your business just need you or a team?
- Hiring freelancers vs. Full time employees (pros and cons)
- Where from to hire new people for your team?
- How to filter candidates and hire new team members
- How to set probation period and expectations
- How to take care of employees (medical insurance, birthdays, leave policies, career growth)
- How to fire people for non-performance (without making enemies for life)
- Module 8: Business Automation
- What parts of your business can you automate?
- How to Automate Hiring Process
- How to Automate employee motivation
- How to Automate Tracking of Work Progress
- How to Automate Business reports using Google Data Studio
- Module 9: Raising Money from Investors
- How company valuation works
- Kinds of investment (VC, Angel, Seed…)
- Should you become a public company? Pros and Cons.
I guess this curriculum is comprehensive enough but obviously, not complete. Please leave a comment on this article with what you think you might be missing here. Based on that I will add more content.
I will be making the course module by module, lesson by lesson and it will take months before the course is finished.
Once the course is finished, I might charge people for that, but until then the content will be free. That’s is the benefit that you get for being in my list and helping me build the content with your feedback!
GAURAV KUMAR says
Great Initiative Deepak, waiting for this course
Shobha says
Excellent initiative.Looking forwards to it.
Ranveer Singh says
Nice Initiative Deepak, Specially Introvert and Solo Worker.
First time I got introduce with Solopreneur.
Jatin says
How to enroll in this course
Awadhesh kumar says
Great Initiative!
Gnanesh raj says
How to join the course?
Archana Pai says
Awesome initiative, Sir. Waiting eagerly
Jackson says
Hi
Excellent, waiting for this course to be launched.
Shanmuga priyan says
Great idea
yourinnerwords says
excellent initiative you have taken. Thank you sir.
Suhas R says
I love to learn starting a company of my own.
Yukti says
seems good..!
Lil feedback below:
1. Some tips about marketing your product and services can be included.
2. How to do online survey for product demand?- Tools to use
3. How to assign reasonable target for yourself?
Raj pravin says
Best wishes for ur start-up course. Hope govt funds it and mot young people are benefited
Amit says
I. Am interested in startup the business
Amit says
Please tell how. To. Start the business
Rudrabha Mukherjee says
What after raising money? hope you may have got my point.
Narsingh Maurya says
Very nice initiative, i am exited to attend this……, Thanks for your efforts sir….
Vaibhav says
Looking forward to it
Daxon says
I always wanted to start my own company… I would love this
Girish Kumar says
Perfect
Neha Balhara says
also tell us about legal formalities?
can we start without doing it?
Edmund Stramiss says
Dear Sir,
When can i start with the free Course you are offering on how to Start a startup business?
I am in Namibia-Africa.
Thanking you
EDMUND STRAMISS
+264812965663
shubha says
Very Good initiative. Wish you all the best and look forward to your course commencement
Markus Mukhia says
Superb initiative. Thank you sir Deepak for this initiative.
I love to learn more from you & planning for Start-up/entrepreneurs from small.
Kumar says
Go to market strategy
Sanjay says
How to choose products or services in business to sell .
Radhakrishnan KG says
How to enroll?
Godfrey Mbukwa says
Great ,waiting for it
SantoshSingh.S.Kanda says
Waiting for this course
Radhika says
Comprehensive enough , how can one enroll for the course
Vishnu Vengala says
Hi Deepak,
I believe this course will be the happiest thing that ever happened to ‘you’ and to all of us just like your “100-Day Blogging Course”
Can you include few lessons on the dark side of entrepreneurship and few failures of yours and if possible from your close ones in the blogging industry?
– The team and family side of a first-time founder.
– The skills required and the best ways to learn the skills.
Thank You for bringing up this awesome course…
Srinivas says
Awesome.
srikanth says
Good help for startups
Krishna Kumar says
Once again want to say thanks Deepak Sir,
A great initiative , planninh a startup,love to learn more.
Mahima Laroyia says
we look forward to this course
Hari says
Please send more content and onhow to start a Startup Company
Julirt says
Nice job deepak
Manish Pradhan says
Gr8 Initiative!
Laxmi Kant Sharma says
Sounds good, cant wait for it…
Suman Kumar says
How to join this course? Looking forward, kindly let us know.
BALARAJ says
Sir i am Interested for Free Startup Course: Learn How to Build and Grow a Startup.
Ajose Tosin says
Thanks.Running through the module it OK and comprehensive enough.
Gando Gibril says
i am interested in this very important course
Venkatesh says
Great.What is the procedure for enrollment?
Annette says
You are awesome am very much interested
O.P.SRIVASTAVA says
I want to do this course.
sonal naik says
Good Idea sir
If all the topics are discussed in detail, then it will be a Awesome course.
Ramesh Nagappan says
Hi Deepak,
The course curriculum is good however the knowledge alone cannot bring success to one unless he/she come out from fear of failure and overcoming his/her procrastination,these 2 cannot be thought until one tastes/see a small success at least as per my understanding.
How to win the confident and make them taste/see the success?.
Is there any way to work with successful start-ups and see one’s potential to again confident? I am asking this just as a help/advice not for as part of curriculum.
Thanks
Ramesh
JACIN says
Hi Deepak,
Please include me…
walid ali eletriby says
good content
concider the following :
1 using the canvas model to draw general prospect of business model
2 how to write business plan to raise fun
Blog Fundas says
It’s a very good initiative. I think you can add a bonus section to this course by interviewing other Digital Entrepreneurs. This will increase the value of this course manifold.
Sladjana says
Great idea!
I think it would be good to give us some useful tips about marketing.
Vajid ali patel says
This is good invitation of startup ung career or business grow up .Good job sir
Shiv says
Good intention. Eagerly Waiting for detailed content
Trevor says
The new avenues of boosting markets would be beneficial in gaining ideas
kirana Kumar says
I am Kirana Kumar.. Interested in pursuing this course… Send your Contact Number?
sandeep says
Superb idea. Waiting eagerly for the launch
G.Ramachandran says
A very eloberate and useful chapters.
It should include chapters on marketing methods,survey for demand,
Fixing sales and production targets etc.
Kindly mail when it is released.
Parveez says
Pls send the details tostart
Akposon O. Wilson says
Great idea waiting for the commencement of the course.
Anirudha says
How to get in contact with customers? How to identify them ? How to approach them at right time ?
Biji Anil says
Great initiative.. Budget planning and cost control can also be included.
samanthipoondi subbaraju says
Pls I am from chennai my equry is etyl readers digest educational knowledge thanks
Praveen Mehta says
Waiting for this course.
Manvinder Singh Bedi says
Great…Looking forward for this course .. God Bless.
Ibrahim says
I think this course will be beneficial to me a lot cuz i would love to have my own company
Dhiresh says
If you provide us the content then we can comment on it
Partho Mukherjee says
Great Initiative.Also if you could include something about pitching business proposals to investors, would be great.
mohd sarfraj Ali says
Hi
I am interested
pls include me
mahesh says
Please let us know how to enroll for the course. Thankyou.
k.manikanta says
I’m interested I want to start a electronic recycling industry, digital marketing
Pawan says
Something really needy, thank-you sir for framing such a fantastic curriculum, can’t wait to start it off
Ololade Martins says
Yea this is a very good idea it will be useful to me.Thanks
Alkesh Gurav says
Great…Looking forward for this course
Manoj Kumar says
It is a great thought sir.
Victor says
Pls Include me
Anthony Goodluck Ewere says
You could add, business location, niche, factors like power supply and how the would be entrepreneurs can get cheaper sustainable power, how about funding?
I’ll be joining from Nigeria.
SendhilKumar Krishnamurthy says
Hi,
I learned Digital Marketing through your courses and also started my site digitalmarketingsendhil.com.
May I request you throw light on the basic criteria to start an Office.
Meaning I have few yrs of experience in Softw dev. Now maintaining my site digitalmarketingsendhil.com for the past 1 year and also have done few freelancing websites develop and Digital Marketing modules work.
Thanks a lot for sharing Digital Marketing knowledge and make us to know the subject.
Augustine Veliath says
I am in Bangalore on June 28th. I want your guidance and partnership on running my personal business and my organization. I was hoping to meet you in Delhi. But you had to leave suddenly. Can I meet you or one of your representatives? If you need more details I will send it you.
Of course I am joining this course.
Chris says
This is what I have been waiting for, all along. Thanks for bringing it in the right time.
Balram Krishnan says
Deepak Sir,
Sir you are doing a great service to all aspirants, job-seekers, students, society and all others who are interested in Digital Marketing, either as a student, professional or entrepreneurship.
Thanks once again for the same
Balram Krishnan
Meena says
Really great idea ….I was waiting for such a course
AVINASH LENGURE says
Awesome Initiative. Waiting to learn and grow.
Sekongo says
I am interested in this course
Dominique says
Hi, great idea… looking forward to it. God bless.
Gyasi says
Please do say something on how to market your business to gain customers
Tanzil Akhtar says
Nice course Deepak Sir, waiting for a long time… Looking forward …
Satish says
Good going sir we follow your ideas and we support u wish u all the best
UME ACADEMY says
The course you are providing looks good, I will suggest people for this course
kalyanaraman says
Hi Deepak,
Excellent initiative.
Please include what are the pitfalls involved. Also, if the first initiative fails how to recoup from it and go for the next without losing hope
valentine uzor says
hello Deepak, i have read with excitement your course curriculum and i really cant wait to start recieving the mails about it but i must point out that i personally have the lightest phobia to start-up my blog on my finance website here in Nigeria. i would appreciate if you can include ways of eliminating this phobia and also i’d like to know how one can reduce finance cost for start-ups without calling on investors.
Shridhar says
Waiting for the course….
Narendra says
Nice initiative Deepak Sir.
Eagerly waiting for waiting for this course. It will help a lot to newbies.
Ephraim Abutu says
Amazing contents Deepak. But on the other hand, I Will appreciate if you can add *Account Session”. Many startup are always guilty of fund mismanagement. It’s important they know the importance of saving and investing their profits. The only way for them to learn that is if they are taught some basic accounting.
Bikram Seth says
Is a great initiative, think it covers more or less everything. You could look at introducing creation of business plan, financial modeling and in marketing a bit of digital marketing and social media analytics. Will be Keen to join the course.
Sayed Ashraf Hashimi says
Is there any article why the start up getting fail?
goutham says
thank u soo Much sir ..am soo exicited..looking forward to it
Panndappashri says
How to join?
Thangeti satyanarayana murthi says
ur idea exclent send course start timing
shrikant says
Great and welcome in initiative. Need of the hour.
waiting for the course.
Arvind Balaji Kakade says
Refreshing article…eagerly waiting for deeper insights into this course as well Deepak!
Rajesh Kale says
Thank you
Great idea to start this course.
Kamal bhardwaj says
How to enroll on this course.
Sumit Das says
It’s great, waiting for the course.
Abdullah says
I realy always wanted to get this course ….
AMITH says
Am waiting to get this thing started
AMITH says
Waiting for this to get started
Shailesh Agrawal says
Great Idea and content…From When you are starting this course.
Diksha Sachan says
The idea is just perfect. Everyone who is willing to give a start to his or her business this is a nice tool..
Akshay says
Great step Sir towords the legend.
Siddhartha says
Hello Sir,
I have few suggestion which could possibly make this course more good. Will appreciate if you add basic marketing insights like Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning stuffs. In the end marketing will only bring the money in.
Also, if you could add some basics like to recognize your need. Like how much income you need as a business man. It should not be the case that your company is making a profit of Rs. X but your need is Rs. X+2. So while starting a company, the business owner should know his need well.
Looking forward to this course!
shanmuga priyan says
I’m glad about the content.its useful and give value to the people.
Dr HARSHVARDHAN TRIVEDI says
You are one of the pioneers.
Keep it up.
Padmaja says
Almost everything covered in modules, waiting for lesson plan. Good initiative to deliver it for free.
Kamlesh Pawaskar says
Really much needed course these days. Though the content is not revealed topics are logical in order. Will look forward to hearing from you about starting this course. Two more important thing post startup. Scalability and sustainability. Those are much needed in last module.
Dharmveer says
Very nice initiative deepak sir
Manish Kumar says
Fabulous sir..waiting for the course
Kedarnath says
Wonderful idea which helps us a lot
nileesh maurya says
hey, i don’t know if you can include client retention strategies in this session, but it would be great if you can make a exclusive blog on this topic.
looking forward for the course and all the best to you.
Clifford says
Dear sir, I want to enroll this course
jawaharshan says
absolutely thoughtful of you. looking forward to it
Santhosh says
Really very good work,it will helpful for some people who are looking for startup.Thank you so much for taking initiative.I wish you all the very best.
Venky says
Hi,
Nice initiative..
Rishabh jain says
I am interested to join
BIBHASH BHADURI says
At first you deserve to be CONGRATULATED for your versatility. Your “Collective Leadership” and knowledge base for futuristic opportunities are exemplary. As of now the course module appears to aptly tailor made. When is it likely to start? Some patience will be needed for Senior Citizens like me who have slowed down because of age factor but are keen to learn…please!!
Manivannan says
How to select an sustainable business model?.whether franchise model beneficial?. How to choose your marketing between traditional and online marketing?.how long you can wait for the business to grow?
Dinesh Yadav says
Nice…. When can we except this ?
PRINCE KUMAR says
Great idea …..
Waiting for this course…..
Kindly add some essential legal formalities related to service providing startup.
Bindhu says
HI deepak,
It’s a great work.. Looking forward to learn
Md. Asharfi says
Great best of luck
barkha singh says
good work
looking forward for it
debkumar says
Its a great idea to share such useful ideas with us.i think this will help us now or in near future.
Varun says
Great initiative. Looking forward to it.
Shubham Bangar says
Good Initiative Deepak ji , I am Waiting for your responses
Deepak Chandnani says
Dear Deepak
Since I have following you now from past 18 months and learned so many things from you
This initiative of yours is a gr8 step kindly roll out the dates so that I shall join your course.
kausal says
why you should not start a startup .
10 reason your startup will fail .
why bootstrapping starting is preferred when it comes to investment .
Kartik Kumar says
Good Sir, I was looking for this thing only,As I have started my side business “www.growmybusiness.in”. Where i was lacking the info for starting up a business and paper work and other process involved.
Thanks sir,
For helping US
Abdulrahim says
This course outline is so elaborate. I can’t wait to be part of it
indiabizlist says
Thank you for such an awesome course. I think i got many advantage to be in your email list. Want to read even more from you. See you
Tarundeep Singh says
How do I enroll in this. Great course. Looking forward to it.
Shivam agrawal says
It is so helpful..please launch this course..
Kartik Kumar says
Sir,
Please add How to make quotation for your Product & service
Jude T Varkey says
As always like your other courses, an excellent initiative to makes us professionals. Thanks, Deepak Sir.
debasish says
Very Good initiative Deepak lots of entrepreneurs & soloprenuers will have a roadmap for their entrepreneurial journey. It is again recreating history what digitaldeepak.com website did in the space of digital marketing.. Wishing you loads of Success…
Ravikiran says
Great an Idea sir….this initiative will help to many people those who afraid to own startup and more ideal,motivational,informative those who running their own business…I am very lucky for part of this. Thank You so much and waiting for this New Innovation thoughts…
Durbar Ghosh says
Waiting for the course.
Siddharth Pal says
I appreciate your efforts into this segment of the ecosystem.
Thanks
SURESH says
Great idea Sir,
I have started new company, this course will be helpful to me.
Rasmi Ranjan Swain says
Great Deepak, looking forward for it
Anand says
Looking forward to learn – Very interesting topic
Anand says
Good initiative Deepak. I would like to know how to maintain or effective way of keeping and maintaining financial records.
Rahul says
Interesting ….Eager to learn
RAJEEV RANJAN says
Great effort!!, Hopefully thousands will be benefited from your humble initiative.
ranveer says
Hi Deeepak,
I have suggestions on this course regarding you should include unique business ideas which are unknown to the world and if someone implement them then they are very useful for the world
RD Yadav says
excellent job
Raj Kumar Das says
Brilliant initiative plz let me know how to enroll in this course.
Krishna Shetty says
Great initiative..most of the topics have been covered in the above curriculum.. hoping to be an entrepreneur through this course..
Baljeet Singh says
Great initiative to help newbies.
Varunesh Kumra says
Deepak ji
very good initiative..I suppose this type of experience & methodology has rarely been shared by anyone..wish you best of luck and I am keen to join the course
Subramanya Sharma says
Hi Deepak,
I feel you need to add the details how to strategies once the MVP is made ready. Which is crucial. Floating of the company is bare minimum how to sustain for long matters. So kindly consider this.
pragati says
I am interested to do free course, also shared it on fb
Ruchi Raghav says
Waiting for course
Krishna Kant Sinha says
It is a very good idea .All aspects have been dealt.You focus on forward and backward linkages.
Gautam says
Great start Deepak.. best of luck for such initiatives…
Riya says
Am waiting for this course and very wonderful topic
Nilesh says
Nice informations of startup for youths in india hank you sir keep it up
Njir says
Thanks for this article , dipak sir
this is really informative ..
Obed says
When does the course start?
Jamunarani Vikram says
I am waiting for this. Thanks.
Ashwin says
Hello Deepak sir,
Your modules are awesome, however i request you add topics on social entrepreneurship, B plan writing, Revenue models.
jatin says
thank you for sharing
great idea sir….
prashant says
Very amazing information given about Start-Up. I want also thinking to start my new carrier.
Kamal Gupta says
Great initiative for a great course
Waiting eagerly
prashant says
Amazing information is given.
Thank you for sharing…
Sumit says
Great info for budding entrepreneurs. Thanks for writing this.
Sruthi Sundar says
Thank you for taking such an initiative. All of these are really helpful for starting a business. This is my first time here but can’t wait for your next blog!
Varun Gohil says
Hi Deepak Sir,
I am developing my startup and I am sure that I join in this course
ashwini jiwane says
hello sir.
your modules are awsome. and it is very useful. and these are nice list of blog.
to share our knowledge.
varsharani says
Hi sir, I am really interested in start-up business course.I want to enroll for the same. Keep sharing such kind of content for beginners like me. Thank u, sir.
vishal sharma says
Really happy to see that someone take incite to encourage other to start the start up business , im really want to join this