The Momentum Series

Democratising the founder experience with industry-led, community-driven digital learning.

Looking to level up your skills without breaking the bank? Our Momentum Series is here to help you do just that, and introduce you to some legends while you're at it.

Alongside some of Australia’s best startup studios, creative agencies and growth teams, our early stage founder programs give you the tools, skills and and confidence you need to gain some serious momentum.

Our Momentum Partners

Instead of creating our own program content, we partner with the best in the biz. Say hello to our amazing Program Partners and your new teachers!

  • Mayfly transforms industry expertise into market-ready products, fast-tracking your journey to product-market fit with quick builds and constant iteration.

  • Shadowboxer is a venture studio that builds, launches and invests in disruptive technology businesses. Their venture studio model is designed to help early stage innovators realise their greatest ambitions.

  • Burch&Co is a future-thinking law firm with a proven track record in delivering excellent outcomes for both ASX-listed companies and startups. In everything they do, they practice radical transparency and unwavering empathy.

  • Growth Forum is a 11,000+ community of founders, BDM's and SDR's sharing frameworks, strategies and tools to grow pipeline‍s and systemise sales processes.

Ready to propel yourself? Secure your place below!

PSA: If you miss out on a spot this time round, don’t fret! We run each program multiple times each year!

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Select Your Program

or read on below for more details on each

Start Now 

with Hyper Startup Studio

Got an idea but not sure it has legs? Our Start Now program is here to turbo charge your ideation and shape your idea into a value proposition you can take forward and test. Led by a team of designers and investors who’ve launched tech startups in everything from music, health and even education, at the completion of Start Now, you’ll walk away with a:

  • Defined problem statement

  • Punchy elevator pitch

  • List of target customers & revenue streams

  • Defined value proposition

Is this program for me?

If you’ve got an amazing idea but you’re struggling to work out next steps or what structure it could take, this program is for you.

Check out what others have had to say about Start Now:

  • “A great foundational course to fledgling startups and entrepreneurs.”

  • “Valuable content, insightful discussions, and is easy to digest.”

  • “A fantastic program that really simplified the early stages”

  • “Great program to flesh out startup ideas with amazing support from the Hyper team.”

  • “Practical, encouraging, supportive and engaging.”

    Meet your Program Lead: Sam Cust, Director at Hyper

    "We believe every idea should have the best possible chance of success, even if it’s your first time. We’ll help you transform yourself and your idea into a startup that’s investment ready. Having helped over 1,000 founders to raise over $300M in capital, we know what it takes to launch a startup in 2023."

Build & Validate your MVP 

with Mayfly Ventures

Too often, products are taken to market without proper testing and iteration. Not on our watch. Learn the power of sketching, rapid prototyping and how you can use no-code tools to test quickly and meet the needs of your users.  By the time you finish this program, you’ll:

  • Have the tools you need to validate your idea

  • Be across the programs at your fingertips from Canva to Figma

  • Learn how no-code tools can help you scale faster

  • Grasp the need to knows of sketching, storyboarding and wireframing

Is this program for me?

Perhaps you’ve got a solid value proposition, but you’re unsure of the tools you need to test and evolve your thinking. Or maybe you're deciding whether to build your platform on your own using no code? If so, this program is for you.

Check out what others have had to say about Build & Validate Your MVP:

  • “So many founders would benefit from this before they drop thousands on development"

  • "Great content to save time and money navigating the complexity of a product build"

  • So many instances of being able to connect the dots for a non-technical founder like myself."

  • "Opens you up to a whole new world of possibilities which not many people know about!"

  • "I wish we had this program when we first started"


Meet your Program Lead: Geo George, Co-founder at Mayfly Ventures

 "From my perspective, embarking on a new project, app or innovation can be daunting, especially if you don't know where to start or product development is completely NEW to you. Learning the art of MVP builds using free tools and products is essential to building momentum in your idea and getting one step closer to reality. In this course, my goal is to show you how to rapidly sketch your idea, create an MVP & quickly iterate so you save time and money on building your innovation. These skills will stay with you for life! "

Minimum Enviable Brand

with Shadowboxer

A viable brand? No thanks, we’d rather an enviable one. Join Shadowboxer Partner, Emma Park to discover how you can build a brand that doesn’t merely survive in the market, but thrives. From articulating who you are and why you exist to developing impactful visuals to match, after four weeks, founders will walk away with a personalised brand toolkit that will:

  • Go way beyond logos & colours to get super clear on what actually makes up a brand

  • Help you bring your values and positioning to life by developing a clear brand narrative

  • Step you through brand archetypes, personality pillars and a tone checklist

  • Hand you strategies for visualising your brand, from mood boards, to palette & typography tools

Is this program for me?

If you've got a great concept in your head or you've actually built an amazing product, but you're struggling with how to make sure your brand does this justice, Minimum Enviable Brand is perfect for you. Or perhaps you have a viable brand but you want it to be downright enviable. If so, look no further.

Meet your Program Lead: Emma Park, Partner, Brand at Shadowboxer

"As a creative, there’s nothing I dislike more than the term “minimum viable”. Because even when you’re working quickly/dirtily/cheaply — you can (and should) still aim to make something great. Because when a brand is enviable—not just viable—its founder and product will be too."

Law & Startup Order 

with Burch&Co.

The law can be a complex beast at the best of times. When it smashes into the messy & beautiful world of startups, you’d be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed. Join Ryan Morath of Burch & Co to get the 101 on startup law and make sure you’re setting yourself for startup success.

At the end of the four week program, you'll have:

  • Have a solid understanding of different types of company structures

  • Be across the ins and outs of bringing on a team, from contractors to employees

  • Get clear on startup funding instruments, and what they mean for your startup

  • Upskill in negotiation techniques and learn when to bring in a lawyer

Is this program for me?

If you’re wanting to establish a solid legal foundation for your new startup, or you want to cross your T’s and dot your I’s for an existing early stage venture, look no further than the legal leg up in Law & Startup Order.


Meet your Program Lead: Ryan Morath, Startup & Capital Lawyer at Burch&Co.

"As a startup lawyer, what drives me most is empowering founders, particularly from an early stage, to have the tools and understanding they need to scale their ideas into successful businesses. Through this program, I will share with you some of the foundational principles of corporate structures, contracting, capital raising and negotiations, to help take your venture to the next level."

The Sales Playbook

with Growth Forum

Many people have great ideas. Not that many can actually sell them. Those that can have mastered proven strategies and tactics that can be applied across almost any industry. Join Luigi Prestinenzi of Growth Forum to learn the fundamental sales principles and techniques that have helped thousands create monsoons of qualified deals.

At the end of this four week program, founders can expect to:

  • Learn the key to a winning sales mindset + strategies to build rapport with customers

  • Create a custom sales playbook tailored to generate repeatable sales

  • Dive into advanced sales techniques like power prospecting and managing objections

  • Explore how to operationalise proven models of success for predictable revenue

Is this program for me?

If you've got a great product, but you're struggling to create new opportunities or to close deals, you're in the right place. Growth Forum's proven blueprint model will help you grow your pipeline and massively accelerate the amount of deals of you close.

Meet your Program Lead: Luigi Prestinenzi, Co-Founder of Growth Forum

"I'm so excited to bring you into our world of sales mastery. Over four weeks together, we'll explore some of the key principles of our tried and tested Sales Operating System, which has helped teams from 387 different industries to create $7.5 billion in sales, and counting."

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