Wilderness School · Semester 2 Pilot
// Become a mentor
One hour. No prep.
Just what you know.
Be one of the first mentors in The Foundry's pilot program, currently running at Wilderness School, and help shape South Australia's next generation of founders. You give a short talk on what you've built, take questions from a room of 15 to 20 senior students, and you're done. One 60-minute session. No preparation needed. We brief you and prepare the students before you arrive.
See what each module covers
01
Problem Definition
3–7 Aug
Spotting a real problem that became an opportunity, and telling genuine problems from surface complaints.
02
Customer Discovery
10–14 Aug
How you learned what customers really need, interview traps, and research that changed your direction.
03
Market Analysis
17–21 Aug
A real market-sizing exercise (TAM/SAM/SOM), reading competitors, and what investors look for.
04
Solution Design
24–28 Aug
Taking a product from concept to first version, defining an MVP, and avoiding feature creep.
05
Value Proposition
31 Aug – 4 Sep
Developing and testing positioning, and what makes a value proposition land rather than fall flat.
06
Business Model
7–18 Sep
How your model makes money, a pivot you made, and your pricing and revenue strategy.
07
Financial Modelling
21 Sep – 16 Oct
Real projections versus reality, costs you didn't see coming, and what investors read in the numbers.
08
Go-to-Market
19–23 Oct
Getting your first 10, 100 and 1000 customers, channels that flopped, and low-budget tactics that work.
09
Pitch Development
26 Oct – 6 Nov
A pitch that worked or bombed, what you look for when pitched to, and managing nerves on the day.
10
Demo Day
9–20 Nov
Final pitches to a panel — you attend as a judge and give feedback during Q&A. No prepared talk needed.
// A minute on what we're asking
You're on the list.
Thank you. We'll be in touch to match you to a module and lock in a date that works. The girls will be glad you said yes.