If your team finishes the cohort with users, traction, and conviction — Labs90 is where it stops being a college project and starts being your first venture.
The Founder Journey
Four phases. Each one ends with a real artifact, not a slide.
Week 01 · Validate
Ten user interviews. A confirmed problem. A paying-customer persona. No code until you can prove someone actually has the problem worth solving.
Weeks 02–04 · Architect
Market sizing, MVP scope, technical architecture, the first business model — reviewed and torn apart by industry mentors before a single line of production code.
Weeks 05–10 · Ship
Agile sprints, real users testing, bi-weekly mentor reviews. By Week 10 you have a working product with traction — not a slide deck with promises.
Weeks 11–12 · Pitch
Pitch coaching. Investor-ready deck, financials, 12-month roadmap. Top 10 teams demo to a real jury at the Bengaluru Conclave.
I came in as a designer and left with co-founders, a shipping product, and three investor conversations. Nothing on my campus came close.Meera IyerCohort 1 · StudyLoop · raising pre-seed
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