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Featured Case Study 30 Apr 2026 · 8 min read

From idea to investor in ten weeks — a cohort case study

One of our recent Academy students went from "I have an idea" in week one to "I have a term sheet" in week ten. The story is unusual but it is not magic. Here is the actual week-by-week.

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