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Level Set

BY STARTINGBLOCK

Validate Your Business Model

Accepting applications for 2025 programming.
Program Cost for Participants:  None (funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation)
Don't navigate the startup world alone. 

StartingBlock's Level Set program is an intense 6 week program designed to help you build and validate a business model.  Offered multiple times per year, we help you explore the pros and cons of different business models, model revenue and get real world feedback on your ideas.

WHO

If you...


  • want to explore an idea 

  • are thinking about starting a company 

  • have a side hustle you want to take full time 

  • are thinking about quitting your day job 


then Level Set is the right fit for you.

WHAT

We'll examine your business through the lens of the Lean Canvas, an iteration of the Business Model Canvas. We will stress test your business in 3 different areas, looking for areas that need de-risking. By participating in feedback sessions and sharing our thinking, we'll get a broader view on how the moving parts of a successful business work together.

WHEN

Remaining 2025 schedule:



(Virtual Cohort)

  • September 17th-October 22nd

  • Meets weekly for 6 weeks from 5-6:30pm online


(In Person Cohort)

  • October 7th-November 11th

  • Meets weekly for 6 weeks from 2-3:30pm at StartingBlock


2026 schedule coming soon!

WHERE

Virtual cohort will meet online
In person cohort will meet at StartingBlock Madison
821 E Washington Ave, Madison WI

Accepting applications for 2025 programming.

“I have attended some pre-accelerator bootcamps before. Level Set is the best one.”

Max L.

What to Expect

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