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SUMMARY:From Idea to Business: First Steps [workshop]
DESCRIPTION:From Idea to Business: First Steps\nMost innovators end up pitching an idea\, not a business. The idea is often excellent. But an idea is not something a customer can buy\, an investor can back\, or a partner can rely on – and the gap between the two is where most good ideas quietly stall. Closing that gap is not one big leap. It is a handful of first steps\, taken in the right order. \nThis 90-minute workshop is for innovators and early-stage founders who have an idea and are trying to figure out those first practical steps. It is hands-on. You will leave with your own answers written down\, not a set of slides. \nWhat we will cover\n\nUnderstanding what you want\, and how that shapes the business (30 mins)\nYour personal goals dictate the form your business should take. Licensing\, lifestyle business\, high-growth venture\, or something else – each suits a different founder. Get this wrong and you will spend years building something you do not want.\n\nYour secret sauce: intellectual property and your unique selling proposition\n\nWhat do you actually own\, and why would a customer choose you over the alternative? Two questions every founder gets asked and few can answer clearly.\n\nCustomers\, investors and the priority actions\n\nWho needs to say yes\, in what order\, and what does each of them need to see before they will?\n\nBringing it together: your 100 day plan\n\nThe difference between momentum and busyness is a plan. You will build the first one hundred days of yours.\n\nWho should come \n\nInnovators\, technical founders and anyone with an idea they are serious about. No business background assumed. No jargon\, no consultant-speak.\n\nDetails \nThursday 20 August 2026\, 10:00am to 11:30am | Saltwater\, Busselton | Free to attend. Places strictly limited to 12. | Bring your laptop or notebook! \nAbout Experia Growth \nExperia Growth is a Perth-based startup with 100+ years of combined experience across startups\, scale-ups and enterprise. Our flagship business build\, LaunchFocus\, turns a raw idea into a properly structured\, funding-ready business in 12 months. \nwww.experiagrowth.com.au
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/from-idea-to-business-first-steps-workshop/
LOCATION:Saltwater\, 9 Queen St\, Busselton\, WA\, 6280\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshop / Masterclass
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ORGANIZER;CN="Experia Growth":MAILTO:info@experiagrowth.com.au
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SUMMARY:Improve your Pitch workshop!
DESCRIPTION:Your pitch deck needs to grab attention. Short\, concise\, interesting – getting you through to that all important investor meeting!\nWith the next South West Angels startup application deadline coming up fast\, this workshop is perfectly timed so you can fine tune\, revise or simply re-do your pitch! \nYou’ll need to bring your laptop to work on your pitch deck (sorry\, we’re not writing it for you) and also be ready to deliver your 3 (THREE) minute pitch (if you’re one of the lucky “volunteers”). \nWe’ll be looking at the key elements of good pitch decks – story telling\, the problem you’re addressing\, how you’re solving the problem\, why customers will pick you – and helping you get each of these explained concisely! \nThis workshop is about you improving your pitch deck. Expect short guidance sessions with more time for you to actually modify your deck. \nOh\, and be prepared to pitch! Practice makes perfect. \nPlaces are limited!
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/improve-your-pitch-workshop/
LOCATION:The SET\, 1/25 Burler Drive\, Vasse\, Western Australia\, 6280\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshop / Masterclass
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ORGANIZER;CN="Experia Growth":MAILTO:info@experiagrowth.com.au
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SUMMARY:Non-Coding AI Use : An easy way to kill your startup
DESCRIPTION:AI is now the cheapest advisor in the room – and that’s exactly the problem. \nEarly-stage founders are increasingly turning to AI for the advice they can’t yet afford: drafting legal agreements\, preparing patent applications\, working through R&D tax claims\, setting up company structures. Used well\, with the right expertise behind it\, AI is a powerful tool. Used without the knowledge to spot when it’s wrong\, it’s a fast and expensive way to do real damage to your startup. \nJoin Experia Growth and our expert sponsors for a sharp\, one-hour lunchtime session on where non-coding AI use goes wrong – and what to do instead. \nThis is for early-stage and aspiring founders who are already leaning on AI to fill the gaps\, and want to understand the risks before they become expensive.
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/non-coding-ai-use-an-easy-way-to-kill-your-startup/
LOCATION:BDO Australia – Perth\, Level 9\, Mia Yellagonga Tower 2\, 5 Spring St\, Perth\, WA\, 6000
CATEGORIES:Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation
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ORGANIZER;CN="Experia Growth":MAILTO:info@experiagrowth.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20260618T091500
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SUMMARY:The one thing you need to do before creating a startup
DESCRIPTION:Most founders start with the idea. Far fewer stop to ask the more important question first: what do you actually want out of this? \nYour personal goals — financial\, lifestyle\, the kind of work that genuinely satisfies you\, the reputation you want to build\, the values you won’t trade away — should shape the business you build\, not the other way around. Take an engineer who gets their energy from solving lots of different problems: licensing their ideas might suit them far better than scaling a single company to a trade sale\, even if the headline financial return looks smaller. Same idea\, very different business — and only one of them actually fits the founder. \nWho it’s for: Innovators\, startup founders and aspiring founders — especially anyone at the idea stage trying to work out what they’re really building towards.
URL:https://wainnovationcalendar.com.au/event/the-one-thing-you-need-to-do-before-creating-a-startup/
LOCATION:Innovation Cluster Vasse\, 25 Burler Drive\, Vasse\, WA\, 6280\, Australia
CATEGORIES:Workshop / Masterclass
ORGANIZER;CN="Experia Growth":MAILTO:info@experiagrowth.com.au
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