Startup Fundamentals
Free Beginner course · 11 lessons · 4 weeks · Certificate on completion
Go from idea to early traction — validation, MVPs, pricing, and how funding really works. Across 11 lessons you'll move from fundamentals to a portfolio-ready outcome — at your own pace, with quizzes after each lesson and a final exam to certify your mastery.
What you'll learn
- Finding a problem worth solving
- Customer discovery interviews
- Business models that work
- Building a lean MVP
- Pricing your product
- Getting your first customers
Skills you'll pick up
- Finding a problem worth solvin
- Customer discovery interviews
- Business models that work
- Building a lean MVP
- Pricing your product
- Getting your first customers
Tools covered
- Entrepreneurship
- Real-world projects
- Quizzes
- Final exam
Course modules
Module 1: Finding a problem worth solving
Module 1 of Startup Fundamentals. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 2: Customer discovery interviews
Module 2 of Startup Fundamentals. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 3: Business models that work
Module 3 of Startup Fundamentals. 3 lessons · 3h
Module 4: Building a lean MVP
Module 4 of Startup Fundamentals. 2 lessons · 2h
Lessons in this course
- Finding a problem worth solving
- Customer discovery interviews
- Business models that work
- Building a lean MVP
- Pricing your product
- Getting your first customers
- Metrics investors care about
- Fundraising basics
- Entrepreneurship: Deep dive 9
- Entrepreneurship: Deep dive 10
- Entrepreneurship: Deep dive 11
Instructor
Nina Petrova — Founder & Startup Advisor
Nina Petrova is a Founder & Startup Advisor with years of hands-on experience teaching Entrepreneurship to thousands of learners worldwide.
Certificate
Finish every lesson and pass the final exam to earn a free, verifiable Learnera certificate for Startup Fundamentals. It can be downloaded as a PDF and shared on LinkedIn.
Career outcomes
Median global salary $105,000 per year · median India salary ₹14,00,000 per year · 143,790 open roles worldwide
- Entrepreneurship Specialist
- Senior Entrepreneurship Lead
- Entrepreneurship Consultant
Frequently asked questions
Is the Startup Fundamentals course free?
Yes. Every Learnera course, including Startup Fundamentals, is completely free — lessons, quizzes, the final exam, and the certificate.
How long does Startup Fundamentals take?
11 lessons, typically completed in 4 weeks at a comfortable pace.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — pass the final exam and you receive a free, verifiable certificate you can share on LinkedIn.