Startup School

Don't only study startups. Build a real product.

TQT Startup School helps young people discover problems, validate ideas, apply AI, and develop products for real users. We do not teach entrepreneurship as theory detached from life — but as a sequence of actions with feedback.

Many young people have ideas but lack skills in user interviews, real need discovery, hypothesis validation, product development, and customer reach. Startup School teaches these through projects: learners work in teams, receive milestone feedback, and prepare to present their product.

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Programs

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Young Founders

A 12-week path from idea to tested product.

Who it's for: Ages 14+ Duration: 12 weeks + Demo Day

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AI Builder

Use AI to research, design, and prototype.

Who it's for: Ages 14+ Duration: 8 weeks (workshops + project)

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Founder Lab

A lab for product development and business models.

Who it's for: Promising project teams Duration: 6-week intensive lab

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Why build for real

Entrepreneurship does not begin with a “great” idea. It begins with understanding someone’s problem clearly enough to validate it. We help learners slow down in the right place — listening to users — then speed up in the right place: building a prototype, measuring response, and improving.

AI as a tool

AI supports research, analysis, design, coding, prototyping, and testing — it does not replace learner judgment. Tools can help you move faster; judgment about problems, users, and product ethics still belongs to the people building.

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