Target Audience: Aspiring entrepreneurs and idea-stage founders with a concept they want to turn into a viable business.
Program Goals:
To provide a structured framework for validating a business idea and developing a Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
To equip first-time founders with the fundamental skills needed to build a strong business foundation and prepare for their first round of pre-seed funding.
Key Program Components:
Idea Validation Lab: Intensive workshops focused on customer discovery, market research, and competitive analysis to rigorously test and refine the core business concept.
MVP Development Sprint: A hands-on, guided process to help founders define, design, and build the first functional version of their product or service.
Business Model Canvas Workshop: A deep dive into creating a sustainable business model, covering everything from value proposition and customer segments to revenue streams and cost structure.
Pre-Seed Readiness: Comprehensive coaching on crafting a compelling narrative, building an initial pitch deck, and navigating early conversations with angel investors and friends-and-family rounds.
Foundational Mentorship: Access to a network of experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts for guidance on legal basics, branding, and early-stage strategy.
What Makes TFM Spark Unique:
This is a year-long engagement providing hands-on strategic execution and operational support from a dedicated Fractional Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR). Leveraging diverse experience our EIR provides exclusive, personalized guidance to just one startup annually. You will experience deep, focused engagement on achieving problem-solution fit, reaching product-market fit, and building a robust business model. We prioritize your startup's potential, regardless of the outcome.
Target Audience: Established corporations aiming to foster a culture of innovation, launch new ventures, and stay ahead of market disruption.
Program Goals:
To empower large companies to think and act like a startup, enabling them to innovate faster and more effectively.
To build a sustainable engine for corporate innovation that drives long-term growth and competitive advantage.
Key Program Components:
Intrapreneurship Accelerator: A program designed to identify and nurture entrepreneurial talent within the organization, empowering employees to develop and launch new business ideas.
Corporate Venture Building: A hands-on, end-to-end process for building and launching new ventures, from ideation and validation to market entry and scaling.
Innovation Culture Transformation: A series of workshops, training programs, and consulting services to help companies create a more agile, experimental, and customer-centric culture.
Lean Startup for Enterprises: A practical framework for applying lean startup principles to corporate innovation, enabling teams to test ideas quickly, learn from failure, and make data-driven decisions.
What Makes TFM Catalyst Unique:
This is a year-long partnership providing deep, hands-on strategic execution and operational support for your internal innovation team. A dedicated Fractional Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), leveraging diverse experience as a startup founder and corporate innovator, provides exclusive, personalized guidance to just one corporate venture annually. Your team will experience unparalleled engagement focused on achieving problem-solution and product-market fit within the corporate structure and building a robust, scalable business model for the new venture. We prioritize your venture's potential and the learnings for your organization, regardless of the outcome.