Twenty customer discovery interviews
“Does anyone actually have the problem your child assumed?”
What they hand inAn interview log with the insight that changed the idea.
Weeks 1–3Programmes / AI, Technology & Entrepreneurship
Fellowship · AI, Technology & EntrepreneurshipFuture Entrepreneurs Fellowship
Three weekends of building a venture from scratch - customer conversations, a working model, unit economics and a live pitch to mentors.
Next cohort starts Sat, 12 Sept 2026 · early-bird USD 499
Starts in 17 daysDecide by 2 SeptCohorts of Small live cohort
Length3 weekends · 6 live sessions
Cohort sizeSmall live cohort
EligibilityGrades 8–12 (13–17)
Live sessionsSat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4 (Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET) · live on Zoom
What your child will actually do
Live, mentor-led sessions - worked problems and real output, not lectures.
1
Test an idea with real people
Talk to potential customers before building anything, and let the answers change the plan.
2
Build the business model
Pricing, costs and unit economics your child can explain on one page.
3
Make a first version
A prototype, landing page or service anyone can actually try.
4
Pitch to a mentor panel
Seven minutes, real questions, honest feedback - and a pitch deck to keep.
Skills your child will gain
Named, practised skills - grouped the way universities read them, tied to how each is used in this fellowship.
Thinking & analysis
How your child breaks a problem down before touching it.
- Unit economics and pricing
Practised on live problems in every session - never taught as theory.
Communication
Writing and speaking so an adult expert takes them seriously.
- Customer discovery interviews
Rehearsed in front of a mentor and peers, then corrected on the spot.
- Investor pitching
Written up each week and marked the way a specialist reader would mark it.
Building & doing
The hands-on craft that turns an idea into a finished artefact.
- MVP building with AI and no-code
Used directly on the work your child hands in across 3 weekends · 6 live sessions.
Working with people
Deadlines, teams, feedback - the habits universities and employers notice.
- Iterating on user feedback
Built through real deadlines and written mentor feedback.
Projects they finish with
Sample briefs from recent cohorts - the actual work that comes out of the programme, not a syllabus.
A launched MVP with first users
“Will a stranger use it - and pay?”
What they hand inA live product or service with real usage.
Weeks 3–7Investor-style pitch
“Can they defend the numbers, not just the vision?”
What they hand inA pitch deck with unit economics, presented live.
Final weekA launched MVP and an investor pitch
Your child takes one idea from interview to validated MVP with real users, then delivers a live investor pitch - a venture that exists rather than a business plan in a drawer.
What you end up holding
- A live product or service link
- First users, sign-ups or revenue
- A pitch deck and recorded pitch
What they'll take away
Certificate of CompletionPitch deck and business modelPrototype or landing pageMentor panel feedback
How this strengthens their university profile
The point isn't the certificate. It's the line a family can honestly write afterwards - and the artefact sitting behind it.
Before
"My child is interested in ai, technology & entrepreneurship."
Nothing an admissions officer can check.
After Future Entrepreneurs Fellowship
"My child completed Future Entrepreneurs Fellowship and finished a launched MVP and an investor pitch."
A line with an artefact behind it.
Why this fellowship counts
Depth. A fellowship is the spine of a profile - several weeks with one mentor, one field and one finished piece of work at the end. This is what turns "interested in medicine" into evidence.
Builder evidence: something that runs, with a repo and a demo behind it.
What a university can verify
- A live product or service link
- First users, sign-ups or revenue
- A pitch deck and recorded pitch
- A finished capstone or research piece
- Mentor feedback in writing
Upcoming cohorts
Starting soon
Sat, 12 Sept 20263 weekends · 6 live sessions · Grades 8–12Batch 1
Sat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4(Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET)
Sat, 30 Jan 20273 weekends · 6 live sessions · Grades 8–12Batch 2
Sat & Sun, 5:00 PM–6:30 PM GMT+4(Sat & Sun, 9:00–10:30 AM ET)
Session times shown in Dubai time (GMT+4) with US Eastern alongside. Fees are correct at time of publishing - confirm on the programme page.
Mentors who have actually built things
Sessions are led by student founders and operators, so feedback is practical rather than theoretical - what to cut, what to test next, what nobody will pay for.
Parents usually ask
Does my child need a business idea already?
No. The first weekend is about finding and testing ideas, so students arriving with nothing are fine.
Is this useful without starting a company?
Yes - the pitching, numbers and customer-research skills show up in interviews and applications immediately.
How are teams formed?
Students can work solo or in small teams; mentors help match complementary interests.
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