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Proposed programme · Adults 18+
Test a venture idea before committing scarce resources.
Who it is for
The proposed programme is for adults aged 18 or over. Do not submit minors’ information.
Observable learning outcomes
These are intended learning outcomes, assessed through work. They are not promises of employment, salary growth or business success.
Proposed syllabus
Inventory skills, relationships, available time and money. State what the learner can afford to lose before selecting an experiment.
Learner output: A means inventory and explicit time-and-money loss boundary.
Practise non-leading interviews about recent behaviour and current alternatives. Obtain permission and minimise recorded personal information.
Learner output: An interview guide and an evidence log from five consent-based conversations, or a labelled classroom simulation.
Identify a narrow customer group and its existing workaround. State what evidence supports the problem and what remains uncertain.
Learner output: A customer problem brief and uncertainty register.
Choose a low-cost manual test, define success and failure criteria, and agree a spending cap. Do not take payment or make promises without permission and appropriate arrangements.
Learner output: An experiment card with hypothesis, budget, metric and stop rule.
Model unit revenue, variable costs, founder time and cash timing. Examine what happens when demand falls or rework increases.
Learner output: A unit-economics sheet and cash-needs scenario.
Present observed evidence, distinguish completed work from planned tests and defend a continue, revise or stop recommendation.
Learner output: An instructor-reviewed venture evidence dossier and next-test decision.
Try it before registering interest
A fictional learning scenario created for the Lab. You can use it without an account; it does not contribute to a certificate.
Try a lesson · about 15–20 minutes
A public demonstration using original hypothetical material. Explore choices and compare your reasoning. This activity does not submit work, count towards assessed progress or issue a certificate.
Hypothetical exercise: a founder is considering an evening bicycle-maintenance service for apartment residents. The founder has basic repair skills, ten hours for a first test and ₹5,000 they can afford to lose. Equipment for a full launch would cost ₹35,000. No customer has yet been interviewed. These are invented learning inputs; this exercise does not establish demand or approve a real commercial service.
Select the first commitment, set an affordable test budget and write a decision rule that uses observable customer behaviour. Try a different choice to see how the reasoning changes. Feedback is written instructional guidance, not AI-generated advice.
Your notes stay on this page unless you choose to save them in this browser or download them. They are not sent to the Lab. Avoid personal, employer, customer or confidential information. Browser-saved notes can be read by someone using this browser profile.
This is one defensible response. Your recommendation may differ if you explain the assumptions and evidence.
Capstone and assessment
Submit a venture evidence dossier of up to eight pages: means and loss boundary, customer problem, consent-based interview evidence or explicitly labelled simulation, experiment design, observed results if a test was authorised, simple unit economics and a continue/revise/stop memo. Planned tests must be labelled as plans; invented results are not evidence.
Human instructors review assessed work. Automated lesson checks are practice feedback, not a final certification decision.
| Criterion | Weight | What the reviewer looks for |
|---|---|---|
| Customer evidence | 25% | Relevant behaviour and alternatives, with clear separation of observation, interpretation and simulation. |
| Experiment design | 25% | A falsifiable hypothesis, appropriate metric, small test and stated decision thresholds. |
| Constraints and economics | 25% | A credible affordable-loss boundary and transparent revenue, cost and time assumptions. |
| Responsible practice | 15% | Permission, careful information handling and no unsupported promises or invented evidence. |
| Learning and decision | 10% | A clear next commitment that responds to evidence and explains what could change the decision. |
Proposed certificate criteria
A Certificate of Completion may be issued only after the approved requirements and instructor assessment have been met.
The instructor
Dr. Swapnil Sahoo is the founder of the Learning Lab. His background and supporting sources are described on the founder page. His academic appointments and prior work are separate from the Lab’s track record.
Read the founder profile →Availability
Dates, fees and capacity are not confirmed. Registering interest is free, does not reserve a place and does not create a paid enrolment.
Final delivery details and approved policies must be shared before any paid offer.
Practical questions →