A 15-week, 3-credit graduate course for students from any discipline — built on the StartupBox learning system. The only entrepreneurship curriculum that develops the founder's inner and outer journeys as one integrated, formally assessed discipline.
A fully co-customised curriculum — designed once with your institution's Lead Faculty and handed over permanently. No annual licence. No per-student fee. No renewal costs.
Most entrepreneurship programmes teach students to build a business plan. This course teaches them to build themselves — as founders.
Structured across 15 weeks and 3 credit hours, ETVB uses the Parallel Ventures Startup Framework as its academic backbone and the StartupBox as its integrated learning system. Students work through two parallel journeys simultaneously — neither is secondary, and both are formally assessed.
The course is designed for students at postgraduate or advanced undergraduate level from any discipline — not only BBA or MBA. A Fine Arts student can build a studio. An Engineering student can found a deep-tech venture. Any student from any background can become a founder.
The framework maps the full arc of building — from the first moment of Clarity through to Amplify. Non-linear by design: founders enter where they are and return as they evolve. Each Track carries a core question, a body of practice, and a formal assessment component.
| Period | Content |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Foundations & Philosophy |
| Weeks 2–3 | Track 1 — Clarity assessed |
| Weeks 4–5 | Track 2 — Build assessed |
| Weeks 6–7 | Track 3 — Sell assessed |
| Week 8 | Midterm assessed |
| Weeks 9–10 | Track 4 — Scale assessed |
| Week 11 | Track 5 — Shift assessed |
| Week 12 | Track 6 — Wellness assessed |
| Weeks 13–14 | Track 7 — Amplify assessed |
| Week 15 | Capstone capstone |
Every assessment mirrors the real work of a founder. There are no written examinations. Students are evaluated on what they build, how they reflect, and how they think — not on what they can recall under pressure.
The Capstone Integrated Venture Plan integrates all 7 PVSF Tracks. A mandatory Founder's Compass section must be present (absence results in a −10 mark deduction).
These principles are not aspirational statements. They are embedded in the course structure, the assessment design, and the StartupBox itself.
Authentic intent drives more real progress than flawless execution. This course builds from conviction — not from the pressure to appear like a founder before you have done the inner work of becoming one.
Focused founders consistently outperform scattered ones. The framework teaches students what to ignore — not just what to pursue — and why that distinction matters more than any single strategy.
Internal growth precedes external results. Every honest iteration, genuine reflection, and failed experiment counts more than the polished pitch. The assessment structure reflects this fully.
Mindful, grounded leadership transforms pressure into perspective. Founder wellbeing is not a wellness add-on — it is treated throughout this course as a core strategic discipline and is formally assessed.
ETVB is designed to work across institutional contexts. Five deployment models are available, each co-customised to the institution's academic calendar, credit structure, and student profile.
"A Fine Arts student can build a studio. An Engineering student can found a deep-tech venture. Any student from any background can become a founder."
Core or elective module. Students from any discipline pursuing a management degree. The most common integration pathway.
EDC programme for self-selected students from any discipline who want structured founder thinking alongside their core degree.
Pre-incubation or incubatee development track for early-stage founders and aspiring founders from any academic background.
Institute-wide initiative open to students from Engineering, Design, Sciences, Humanities, Arts — any discipline.
Short-format or supplementary track for undergraduate, postgraduate, or working professionals seeking structured founder development.
Everything required to run the course from Day 1 — no content development needed from the institution. Once co-customised and handed over, the curriculum belongs to the institution permanently.
Full academic documentation for institutional approval and accreditation — ready to submit to curriculum committees.
8-section delivery guide covering delivery philosophy, session structure, assessment design, and weekly preparation notes.
Fully developed 15-week plans co-customised with the institution. Open / Frame / Explore / Apply / Close structure throughout.
Assessment briefs, rubrics, and student guides for all nine components — ready to deploy from Day 1.
Track-by-track founder invitation guide, briefing templates, and facilitation support for guest practitioner sessions.
Detailed faculty rubric for the Integrated Venture Plan and Presentation (Week 15) — including the mandatory Founder's Compass section.
End-of-term review framework submitted to Prime|XA Foundation for continuous curriculum improvement each year.
Three hardcover volumes supplied per student seat. Coordinated directly by Prime|XA Foundation alongside curriculum customisation.
The adoption journey is designed to be straightforward. Co-customisation happens once. The books are printed in parallel. By the end of Week 6, everything is ready — faculty briefed, books received, curriculum handed over.
A capability build — not a dependency model. Once the curriculum is handed over, the institution runs it every year independently.
Institution confirms intent, nominates an internal point of contact, and identifies the integration model most suited to their context.
Lead Faculty identified. Curriculum co-customisation fee paid. StartupBox printing coordinated — books arrive by Week 6 in parallel with curriculum work.
Prime|XA Foundation works with Lead Faculty to align the full curriculum to the institution's calendar, credit structure, and student profile. One-time activity.
Complete co-branded curriculum package handed over. Faculty briefing conducted. StartupBox sets received. Everything ready to deploy from Day 1.
Prime|XA Foundation and Lead Faculty co-deliver the Student Orientation. Students receive their StartupBox sets. The 15-week programme begins.
One investment. One co-customisation. Permanent ownership. The curriculum, once handed over, belongs to the institution to deliver every year — with no further cost to framework or curriculum.
Covers the complete co-customisation of the curriculum and handover package — Faculty Manual, Lesson Plans, Assessment Templates, Course Dossier, and Faculty Briefing. Year 1 support included.
| Annual licence fee | None |
| Renewal fee | None |
| Per-student fee | None |
| Per-cohort fee | None |
| Ongoing royalty | None |
| Year 2+ curriculum cost | None |
StartupBox hardcovers are supplied at institutional rate per cohort seat — priced on request.
We work with universities, EDCs, incubation centres, and innovation cells evaluating structured approaches to entrepreneurship education. If there is a meaningful fit, we will propose an appropriate engagement model.
