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Powstik Varsity

Build a company, and get each stage confirmed.

Customers, partners or your accountant confirm each traction claim.

What you'll prove

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Start here

Intermediate

Zero to Founder

From idea to $10,000 in monthly recurring revenue. Verified at every outcome.

Entrepreneur
6 required + 4 opt52w
Advanced

Scale — $10K to $1M ARR

From early traction to a real business. Two revenue milestones required; the scaling strategy is yours to choose.

Entrepreneur
2 required + 8 opt104w

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How this works

  1. Pick a free path or outcome for your stage.
  2. Do the work and add proof. A machine, a person who saw it, or both check it.
  3. From stage 3, you can choose to show your company at Demo Day below.

Powstik doesn't invest, take equity or arrange investment.

Stage 1

Validate

Show that real people have the problem and want your fix.

Path for this stage: Business Model Mastery

Stage 2

Build & launch

Put a working product in front of people.

Path for this stage: From Idea to First Launch

Stage 3

First customers

Get your first users and your first paying customers.

Stage 4

Revenue

Turn sales into steady revenue you can repeat.

Path for this stage: Go-to-Market Playbook

Stage 5

Product-market fit

Show that customers stay, pay and tell others.

Stage 6

Scale or raise

Grow the team and the numbers, or raise money.

Path for this stage: Scale — $10K to $1M ARR

Powstik Varsity does not grant degrees.