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Certified AI Founder: Growth Mindset & Smart Validation

This beginner-friendly course guides aspiring AI founders through adopting a growth mindset and mastering smart validation techniques. Learn to uncover real problems worth solving using proven frameworks like The Mom Test, Jobs To Be Done, and the Hakim Validation Map. Through practical exercises and reflections, build the foundation to validate your AI startup idea effectively and earn your Certified Startup Validator Badge. The course includes quizzes after each module to reinforce learning and ensure understanding.

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Time to complete

4 hours

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About this exercise

This beginner-friendly course guides aspiring AI founders through adopting a growth mindset and mastering smart validation techniques. Learn to uncover real problems worth solving using proven frameworks like The Mom Test, Jobs To Be Done, and the Hakim Validation Map. Through practical exercises and reflections, build the foundation to validate your AI startup idea effectively and earn your Certified Startup Validator Badge. The course includes quizzes after each module to reinforce learning and ensure understanding.

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1

Welcome and Course Overview

Get an overview of the course and discover how a growth mindset and smart validation will help you build successful AI startups.

2

Understanding the Growth Mindset of AI Founders

Explore the growth mindset for AI founders: embrace challenges, foster curiosity, experiment to validate ideas, and practice empathy with users.

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  • READ
    Growth Mindset Principles in Practice
  • READ
    Reflection Exercise on Growth Mindset
  • QUIZ
    Quiz on Growth Mindset Principles
3

The Mom Test: Getting Honest Feedback

Learn to identify biased feedback and practice asking questions that reveal honest user experiences, following The Mom Test framework.

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  • READ
    The Three Rules of The Mom Test
  • READ
    Why The Mom Test Works and What to Listen For
  • READ
    Exercise: Conduct 3 Bias-Free Interviews
  • QUIZ
    Quiz on The Mom Test Concepts
4

Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) Framework Introduction

Learn to identify why customers choose products by understanding the three job types: functional, emotional, and social.

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  • READ
    Applying JTBD to Your Startup Idea
  • READ
    Exercise: Fill Your JTBD Canvas
  • QUIZ
    Quiz on Jobs To Be Done Framework
5

The Hakim Validation Map Overview

Learn the four phases of the Hakim Validation Map to turn user feedback into testable experiments for your startup idea.

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  • READ
    The Four Phases of the Hakim Validation Map
  • READ
    Case Study: Hakim AI Validation Journey
  • READ
    Exercise: Build Your Validation Map
  • QUIZ
    Quiz on Hakim Validation Map
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