Course: How to Start and Run a Startup

Over the years, we have interviewed hundreds of founders and learned a tremendous amount from their work, journey, and insight into how to start and build a company. 

We are working on using that knowledge to develop a course on how to start and run a startup in Bangladesh. This is an early draft of that initiative. If you find this useful, please share your thoughts and suggestions 

Introduction: Interviews with founders on starting and running a startup

• Yanur Islam Piash, Founder, Bohubrihi 
• Ivdad Ahmed Khan Mojlish, Founder, LightCastle Partners
• Sylvana Quader Sinha, Founder, Praava Health
• Hussain M Elius, Founder, Pathao
• Anisul Islam, Founder, CloudWell
• Mahmudul Hasan Sohag, Founder, OnnoRokom Group
• Tamzid Siddiq Spondon, Founder, Zanala Bangladesh
• Habib Ullah Bahar, Founder, Field Buzz
• Khobaib Chowdhury, Founder, Styline Collection
• Shariful Islam, Founder, Bangladesh Brand Forum
• Shaer Hassan, Co-founder, Nascenia
• Asikul Alam Khan, Founder, Priyoshop
• Habibul Mustafa, Co-founder, Khaas Food
• Shadman Sakib, Co-Founder, Shadmart
• Waliullah Bhuiyan, Founder, Light Of Hope
• Didar Islam, Founder, Solaric
• Rabeth Khan, Founder, MACOMM/Dentsu, and MediaAxis/Carat
• Ejaj Ahmad, Founder, Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC)
• Ridwan Hafiz, Co-founder, Analyzen
• Anayet Rashid, Founder, Truck Lagbe
• Farhana Rashid, Founder, Bhumijo
• Raisul Kabir, Founder, Brain Station 23 

In depth: You can read more interviews here, here, here, and here. 

Idea

• How to come with startup ideas 
• Where do ideas come from
• Does Startup Idea Matter?
• What is a good idea 
• Before startup 
• Before startup II
• Before startup III
• Case study: Neofarmer

Idea validation and product market fit

• How to validate your idea 
• MVP and product-market fit 
• Case study: iFarmer

Revenue 

• Bootstrapping
• Bootstrapping II
• Lessons from Styline: Bootstrapping to growth
• Finding the right co-founder  
• Hustling is a Far Greater Predictor of Success in Venture Building: 6 Founder Interviews to Inspire Your Own Hustle

Launch (coming soon)

• Launch strategy 
• PR and communication 
• Pre-order and other ideas 

Growth

• Nizam Uddin On How weDevs Uses AARRR Framework For Hacking Growth
• On Startup Growth: 5 Lessons From Iraj Islam Of NewsCred 
• On Growth: Lessons From LCP, Pathao, Chaldal, and TBBD
• On Growth: 5 Growth Hacking Lessons From Rokomari
• On Growth Strategy: 5 Lessons From REPTO
• High Tempo Testing: A Powerful Framework For Growing Your Business
• A Simple Strategy To Grow Your Business
• How To Fire Yourself As A Founder And Grow Your Business
• Does Your Business Have A Differentiation Strategy? 05 Things Your Company Can Do Today To Stand Out From The Crowd
• Growth Lessons From Chaldal 
• How Organizational Structure and Problem-Centric Approach Helped mPower Social To Maintain High Growth and Remain Innovative 

People and leadership 

• How Epyllion Group Has Built A Culture of Human Spirit With Mohammed Showket Iqbal, DGM, HR, Epyllion Group
• Culture At bKash and The Future Of HR and Work in Bangladesh: An Interview With Mohammed Ferdous Yusuf, Chief Human Resources Officer, bKash
• Career, Most in-demand Skills, and The Future of HRM: An Interview with Akhteruddin Mahmood, Group Head of HR, IDLC Finance Limited
• Strategies And Principles For Hiring The Right Talents And Investing In Human Capital Development In Startups With Aflatun Kaisar, Head of Human Resources, Shohoz Limited
• Lessons In Human Capital Development From Genex Infosys With Dipto Ghosal, Vice President, Business Support, Genex Infosys

Self leadership 

• The Necessary Inner Work
•  Why Do You Want to Build a Wildly Successful Startup?
• Useful Founder Traits
• Fatal Founder Distractions
• What is Your Key Metric
• 5 Overarching Mistakes That Can Sink Your Startup in the Long Run
• 14 Traits of Highly Successful Startup Founders
• Boring
• Hustle As Strategy
• Focused Founder
• Dealing With Stress as a Founder
• On Becoming A Better Founder: 7 Tips From 7 Entrepreneurs
• Two Founders On How To Deal With Stress That Comes With Being An Entrepreneur

Help us to get better: 

This content is under development. We plan to update it on a monthly basis. If you find this useful, we would love to listen from you. Please send your feedback: [email protected]