Overview
What this challenge is about.
Frame the MVP using Build-Measure-Learn: what's the minimum product that lets you test the riskiest assumption (likely: will SMEs pay annually vs per-event for parametric flood coverage)? Specify the MVP scope (1 hero workflow: risk-score + bind-policy + simple dashboard; defer claims, integrations, multi-region). Build it as a Next.js + Stripe + simple Postgres stack in 6 weeks. Run pilot conversion on the 12 prospects: 3 outbound sequences, founder-led demos, willingness-to-sign assessments. Track conversion ratios + objection patterns. Deliver: scope memo, MVP repo + deployed app, pilot tracker spreadsheet, 4-page learnings memo for seed-investor readout.
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Ship a Lean MVP and convert 2 paying pilots from a 12-prospect pipeline in 6 weeks, with honest learnings for the seed round.
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply Lean Startup Build-Measure-Learn to scope a real MVP
- Identify the riskiest assumption and design the MVP to test it
- Run founder-led pilot conversion with structured objection tracking
- Communicate MVP learnings (including failures) to seed investors
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
Careers
Roles this prepares you for.
Real titles. Real skill bridges. Pick the one closest to your trajectory.
Product Manager
PMs who have shipped a Lean MVP end-to-end with real paying pilots are the founding-PM and PM-1 hires every seed-to-Series-A startup chases.
This challenge sharpens
- lean-startup
- mvp-design
- go-to-market