​At Iterative, we’re on a mission to grow the startup ecosystem and make entrepreneurship radically more accessible.

​We currently run a 12-week YC-style accelerator for seed-stage startups. And we created Startup Academy to give early founders a free, practical way to learn the basics.

​But we know founders need more help.

​That’s why we launched the Validate Your Startup Idea Program — a 6-week, fully remote course open to anyone with a startup idea, anywhere in the world.

​If you’re wondering “Is my startup idea worth pursuing?” — this event is for you.

​You’ll get up to USD$10,000 in funding, talk to real customers, and get guidance from experienced founders.

​At the end of 6 weeks, you’ll walk away knowing if your startup idea is worth jumping in full time for, or if you’ve got more work to do.

​We’re looking for people who have ideas and are asking themselves: Is now the time to go all in?

​Or, founders who have already gone all in and are asking themselves, Do customers really want my product?

​This intro session will walk you through what the program is, why we created it, and why testing your idea before you look at growth is one of the most important things an early founder can do.

​What You’ll Get:

• ​Hard truths from real-world startup stories – Hsu Ken (2x founder and Iterative co-founder) shares hard-earned lessons—from his own journey and the founders he’s guided—on what happens when you you don’t validate your ideas.

• ​Inside scoop on the program – What it includes, how it works, and what you’ll walk away with.

• ​Live Q&A – Ask us anything about the program, or your idea.

​Application deadline is Wednesday 27 August. Find out more on our website: https://bit.ly/41jsryn

​About Iterative

​Iterative was founded for founders, by founders. We are a YC-style program focused exclusively on Southeast Asia. No fees, an upfront investment of up to USD $500K and 3 months of targeted growth and fundraising support, which culminates in a Demo Day to a network of 400+ investors. Apply for the program.

​Since we’ve been founded in 2020, we’ve invested in 100+ companies and 200+ founders. These companies have gone on to raise $168M and are collectively worth over $1.2B.

​Our mission is to increase the GDP of Southeast Asia through entrepreneurship. To do that, we need to (1) make entrepreneurship more accessible to more people and (2) give founders the tools and support to be successful. As part of this mission, we run events like this to help founders solve their biggest problems.

​About Speaker

​Hsu Ken Ooi is a Managing Partner at Iterative. He was previously the Chief Product Officer of Workmate, an on-demand blue collar staffing platform in Southeast Asia. In 2014, he was VP of Product at Weave (YCS14). In 2009, he started Decide.com an early machine learning company that predicted the future price of consumer goods. It was acquired by eBay in 2013.