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20-Week Founder Programme · AI-Powered · Ages 14+

Think Like a
Founder.
Build With AI.

The online entrepreneurship programme for first-time founders that takes you from raw idea to real shipped product. 23 modules. 152 lessons. 6 phases. One launchable business — built by you, powered by AI as your co-founder.

Chiggle Academy is built for aspiring entrepreneurs aged 14 and above, anywhere in the world, to use AI as a strategic co-founder — bridging the build gap between a great idea and a real, end-to-end business, without the coding skills, startup capital, or professional teams that traditional entrepreneurship demands.
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152 Video Lessons
55 Founder Templates
107 AI Prompts
6 Badges + Certificate
Ages 14+, Global
Sample dashboard
Welcome back, Amara!
Phase 2: DREAM is in progress.
Founder Journey Progress 28%
AI Found. ✓
DISCOVER ✓
DREAM
DESIGN
DEVELOP
DELIVER
GROW
Badges (1 of 6)
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152
Video Lessons
23
Modules
55
Founder Templates
107
AI Prompts
6
Badges + Cert
20
Weeks to Launch
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What You’ll Build in 20 Weeks

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Course Overview — 5:28
Chiggle Academy course overview
Why Chiggle Academy

This Isn’t a Course About Entrepreneurship.
It’s a Course That Builds One.

Every module produces a real deliverable. Every phase ends with something you can show. By graduation, you have a portfolio, a product, and the skills to do it again.

AI as Your Co-Founder

AI isn't a chapter — it's woven into every phase. Research with AI. Brainstorm with AI. Build with AI. Just like real founders do.

Quizzes + LLM Self-Assessment

7 quizzes (70% pass to proceed) plus AI-powered self-assessment prompts that give personalised feedback on your work.

Ages 14+ · Fully Self-Paced

Designed for secondary-school learners, university students, career changers, and anyone who wants to build something that matters.

What You’ll Build

Six Portfolio-Ready Deliverables. Six Earned Badges.

Every phase ends with a real artefact you can show the world — not a worksheet, not a quiz score, but the kind of work that opens doors with investors, employers, and your own first customers.

Phase 1 · DISCOVER

Problem Report

Name a real pain in someone's life. Validated, evidenced, and worth fixing.

You earn The Seeker
Phase 2 · DREAM

Dream Board

A clear picture of the solution and the future you intend to build.

You earn The Visionary
Phase 3 · DESIGN

Tested Prototype

A working prototype, refined by feedback from the people who'll use it.

You earn The Architect
Phase 4 · DEVELOP

MVP + Ethics Audit

A shipped minimum viable product with a responsible-use audit baked in.

You earn The Builder
Phase 5 · DELIVER

Pitch Video + Launch Report

A founder pitch that lands, plus a launch report on real-world performance.

You earn The Communicator
Phase 6 · GROW

Growth Plan

A grounded growth plan: acquisition, revenue, funding, scale, and resilience.

You earn The Strategist
Recognised Standards

Built on Globally Recognised Frameworks

Every framework we use, every deliverable you build, and every reflection you write maps to standards that ministries, universities, and serious employers already trust.

OECD
Future-ready competencies
EntreComp
European entrepreneurship framework
UNESCO
AI competency & global citizenship
UNICEF
Entrepreneurial learning standards
NFTE
Middle-school entrepreneurship best practices
The 6-Phase Founder Journey

From Problem to Product in 20 Weeks

23 modules · 152 lessons · 6 phases. Expand any phase to see its modules. Click a module to reveal every lesson inside.

Module 1

AI Foundations

Build your AI toolkit before the founder journey begins.
1 module 8 lessons
  • M1

    AI Foundations for Founders

    8 lessons
    1. 1.1 Welcome to Chiggle Academy
    2. 1.2 What Is AI? Plain Language for Builders
    3. 1.3 Your AI Toolkit: Choosing Your Tool
    4. 1.4 The CLEAR Framework: How to Talk to AI
    5. 1.5 AI as a Thinking Partner, Not a Ghostwriter
    6. 1.6 AI Hallucinations and How to Catch Them
    7. 1.7 AI Ethics for Founders
    8. 1.8 Module 1 Recap and What's Next
    9. Module 1 Quiz: AI Foundations for Founders Quiz
Phase 1

DISCOVER

Find a real problem worth solving.
3 modules 20 lessons
  • M2

    Finding Your Problem

    7 lessons
    1. 2.0 Bridge From AI Foundations into Phase 1
    2. 2.1 Why Problems Come Before Solutions
    3. 2.2 Problem Hunting Where to Look
    4. 2.3 The Problem Diary
    5. 2.4 Is This Problem Worth Solving
    6. 2.5 Finding Your Audience Online
    7. 2.6 Bridge From Problem Discovery into Module 3
  • M3

    Understanding Your User

    7 lessons
    1. 3.0 Bridge From Problem Selection into User Research
    2. 3.1 EmpathyAdvantage
    3. 3.2 Building Your Empathy Map
    4. 3.3 Designing Great Interview Questions
    5. 3.4 Conducting and Analysing Interviews
    6. 3.5 Customer Interview Bootcamp Avoiding the Mom Test Trap
    7. 3.6 Bridge From Interview Practice into Module 4
  • M4

    Validating Your Problem and Completing Phase 1

    6 lessons
    1. 4.0 Bridge From User Research into Validation
    2. 4.1 Secondary Research with AI
    3. 4.2 Understanding the Competitive Landscape
    4. 4.3 Writing a Strong Problem Report
    5. 4.4 Phase 1 Recap and Bridge to Dream
    6. 4.5 Phase Transition: DISCOVER to DREAM
    7. Phase 1 Quiz: DISCOVER (Modules 2–4) Quiz
Phase 2

DREAM

Picture the solution clearly. Validate the vision.
3 modules 20 lessons
  • M5

    Ideation and AI Brainstorming

    6 lessons
    1. 5.0 Bridge From Problem Report into DREAM Phase
    2. 5.1 Why Your First Idea Is Rarely Your Best
    3. 5.2 Crazy 8s Speed Ideation
    4. 5.3 AI Crazy 80s Multiplying Your Ideas
    5. 5.4 Evaluating and Selecting Your Best Idea
    6. 5.5 Bridge From Selection into Dream Board
  • M6

    From Idea to Concept

    6 lessons
    1. 6.0 Bridge From 80 Ideas into Simplification
    2. 6.1 The Power of Simple
    3. 6.2 The Simplification Worksheet
    4. 6.3 The Perspective Audit
    5. 6.4 Your Value Proposition
    6. 6.5 Bridge From Value Proposition into Module 7
  • M7

    Building Your Dream Board and Completing Phase 2

    8 lessons
    1. 7.0 Bridge From Value Proposition into Dream Board
    2. 7.1 What Makes a Great Dream Board
    3. 7.2 Creating Your Dream Board
    4. 7.3 The AI Brainstorm Review
    5. 7.4 Crafting Your Message Value Proposition Copywriting
    6. 7.5 Founder Mindset When Your Idea Gets Rejected
    7. 7.6 Phase 2 Recap and Bridge to Design
    8. 7.7 Phase Transition: DREAM to DESIGN
    9. Phase 2 Quiz: DREAM (Modules 5–7) Quiz
Phase 3

DESIGN

Map the user journey. Build the prototype. Test it.
3 modules 21 lessons
  • M8

    User Journey Mapping and Product Architecture

    6 lessons
    1. 8.0 Bridge From Dream Board into Product Architecture
    2. 8.1 Thinking in Journeys Not Features
    3. 8.2 Creating Your User Journey Map
    4. 8.3 Product Architecture What Screens Does Your Product Need
    5. 8.4 Writing a Product Brief
    6. 8.5 Bridge From Product Brief into Wireframing
  • M9

    Wireframing and Prototyping

    7 lessons
    1. 9.0 Bridge From User Journey Map into Wireframing
    2. 9.1 The Power of Low Fidelity
    3. 9.2 Wireframing Your Core Screens
    4. 9.3 Introduction to Figma or Canva Prototyping
    5. 9.4 AI Assisted Visual Design
    6. 9.5 Building a Clickable Prototype
    7. 9.6 Bridge From Prototype into User Testing
  • M10

    User Testing and Completing Phase 3

    8 lessons
    1. 10.0 Bridge From Prototype into User Testing Sessions
    2. 10.1 How to Run a User Testing Session
    3. 10.2 Capturing and Analysing Feedback
    4. 10.3 Iterating Based on Evidence
    5. 10.4 Protecting Your Idea IP Basics for Founders
    6. 10.5 Building a Landing Page That Converts
    7. 10.6 Phase 3 Recap and Bridge to Develop
    8. 10.7 Phase Transition: DESIGN to DEVELOP
    9. Phase 3 Quiz: DESIGN (Modules 8–10) Quiz
Phase 4

DEVELOP

Build the MVP. Ship responsibly.
4 modules 27 lessons
  • M11

    No-Code Development Fundamentals

    6 lessons
    1. 11.0 Bridge From Tested Prototype into No Code Build
    2. 11.1 The No Code Revolution
    3. 11.2 Choosing Your Platform
    4. 11.3 Setting Up Your Workspace
    5. 11.4 Building Your First Screen
    6. 11.5 Bridge From First Screen into Full MVP Build
  • M12

    Building the MVP

    9 lessons
    1. 12.0 Bridge From First Screen into Full MVP Build
    2. 12.1 Defining Your MVP Scope
    3. 12.2 Vibe Coding AI as Your Developer
    4. 12.3 Data Structure and Storage
    5. 12.4 Connecting the Pieces Full MVP Flow
    6. 12.5 Testing Your MVP
    7. 12.6 Pricing Your Product Unit Economics for Founders
    8. 12.7 Pre Launch Marketing
    9. 12.8 Bridge From Pre Launch to Data Safety
  • M13

    Data Safety and Ethics

    8 lessons
    1. 13.0 Bridge From Working MVP into Data Responsibility
    2. 13.1 Data You Collect Data You Own
    3. 13.2 Protecting Your Users
    4. 13.3 Going Live Legally Part 1 Privacy Policy and Terms of Service
    5. 13.4 Going Live Legally Part 2 COPPA GDPR and the Minor Founder
    6. 13.5 Building Privacy Into Your Product
    7. 13.6 The Ethics Audit Could Your Product Cause Harm
    8. 13.7 Bridge From Ethics Audit into Module 14
  • M14

    MVP Completion and Phase 4 Wrap-Up

    4 lessons
    1. 14.0 Bridge From Ethics Audit into Final Documentation
    2. 14.1 Writing Your Product Specification
    3. 14.2 Phase 4 Recap and Launch Readiness Check
    4. 14.3 Phase Transition: DEVELOP to DELIVER
    5. Phase 4 Quiz: DEVELOP (Modules 11–14) Quiz
Phase 5

DELIVER

Pitch the story. Launch the product. Measure the result.
4 modules 25 lessons
  • M15

    Storytelling for Founders

    6 lessons
    1. 15.0 Bridge From Working MVP into Storytelling
    2. 15.1 Why Story Beats Data
    3. 15.2 The Founder Pitch Structure
    4. 15.3 Writing Your Pitch Script
    5. 15.4 Visual Storytelling Your Pitch Deck
    6. 15.5 Bridge From Pitch Script into Delivery Practice
  • M16

    Pitching and Presentation

    5 lessons
    1. 16.0 Bridge From Pitch Script into Delivery
    2. 16.1 Delivery Voice Pace and Presence
    3. 16.2 AI Pitch Coaching Stress Testing Your Pitch
    4. 16.3 Handling Tough Questions
    5. 16.4 Bridge From Pitch Practice into Video Recording
  • M17

    Recording Your Pitch Video

    5 lessons
    1. 17.0 Bridge From Pitch Coaching into Recording
    2. 17.1 Recording Setup Look and Sound Professional on Any Budget
    3. 17.2 Recording and Editing Your Pitch Video
    4. 17.3 Uploading and Sharing Your Pitch
    5. 17.4 Bridge From Pitch Video into Launch Planning
  • M18

    Launch Planning and Phase 5 Wrap-Up

    9 lessons
    1. 18.0 Bridge From Pitch Video into Launch Execution
    2. 18.1 Planning Your Launch
    3. 18.2 Launch Marketing Sprint Part 1 Content and Social
    4. 18.3 Launch Marketing Sprint Part 2 Community Email and Messaging
    5. 18.4 Launch Marketing Sprint Part 3 SEO Basics
    6. 18.5 Getting Your First 10 Customers
    7. 18.6 Measuring Your Launch
    8. 18.7 Phase 5 Recap and Bridge to Grow
    9. 18.8 Phase Transition: DELIVER to GROW
    10. Phase 5 Quiz: DELIVER (Modules 15–18) Quiz
Phase 6

GROW

Acquire users. Earn revenue. Plan for scale.
4 modules 25 lessons
  • M19

    Building for Scale

    5 lessons
    1. 19.0 Bridge From Launch Data into Growth Planning
    2. 19.1 What Does Scale Mean for Your Product
    3. 19.2 The Scale Vision
    4. 19.3 What Has to Be True for You to Scale
    5. 19.4 Bridge From Scale Vision into Revenue Modelling
  • M20

    Revenue Models

    5 lessons
    1. 20.0 Bridge From Scale Vision into Revenue Models
    2. 20.1 Revenue Model Fundamentals
    3. 20.2 Designing Your Revenue Model
    4. 20.3 Revenue in Emerging Markets
    5. 20.4 Bridge From Revenue Model into Funding
  • M21

    Funding and the Long Game

    7 lessons
    1. 21.0 Bridge From Revenue Model into Funding Strategy
    2. 21.1 Funding Options for Founders
    3. 21.2 What Investors Actually Look For
    4. 21.3 Alternatives to Investor Funding
    5. 21.4 Contracts Basics What Every Founder Needs to Know
    6. 21.5 The Long Game Thinking Beyond Your First Product
    7. 21.6 Bridge From Funding Strategy into Growth Metrics
  • M22

    Founder Wellbeing and Personal Development

    8 lessons
    1. 22.0 Bridge From Funding into Growth Metrics
    2. 22.1 Growth Marketing and Metrics
    3. 22.2 Know Your Numbers The Founder Financial Dashboard
    4. 22.3 Building Sustainable Habits as a Founder
    5. 22.4 Founder Resilience When Growth Stalls
    6. 22.5 Your Learning Plan What You Need to Learn Next
    7. 22.6 Phase 6 Recap and Bridge to Graduation
    8. 22.7 Phase Transition: GROW to Graduation
    9. Phase 6 Quiz: GROW (Modules 19–22) Quiz
Module 23

Graduation

Build your founder portfolio and plan your next move.
1 module 6 lessons
  • M23

    Graduation

    6 lessons
    1. 23.0 Bridge From Growth Plan into Graduation
    2. 23.1 Compiling Your Founder Portfolio
    3. 23.2 What Your Certificate Means
    4. 23.3 What Comes Next Paths Forward from Chiggle Academy
    5. 23.4 A Letter to the Founder You Are Becoming
    6. 23.5 Closing Message to the Founder
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  • 107 ready-to-paste AI prompts
  • Quizzes + LLM self-assessment
  • Progress tracking & 6 phase badges
  • Founder Certificate on completion
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Frequently Asked

Questions People Ask Before Enrolling

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Who is Chiggle Academy for?
Chiggle Academy is built for first-time founders aged 14 and above, anywhere in the world. No prior coding, design, or business experience required. Learners aged 14–17 enrol with parent or guardian consent; adult learners enrol directly. The programme is especially suited to learners building from emerging markets where access to capital and technical co-founders has historically been the bottleneck.

Do I need any coding or design experience to start?
No. The whole programme is built around using AI as your co-pilot — large language models write the code with you, design the screens, and stress-test your ideas. Phase 4 builds your MVP on no-code platforms like Bubble, Glide, Softr, and similar. The only technical skill the programme requires is being able to use a web browser. Everything else, you learn as you go.

How much time per week should I expect?
About 4–6 hours per week across 20 weeks. Each lesson is short (under 10 minutes of video), but the action you take after each lesson is where the time goes — interviewing users, drafting your problem report, sketching wireframes, building your MVP. You set the pace; the programme is asynchronous.

What AI tools do I need?
A free account on any one of ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini will cover most of the course. Some no-code build lessons use platforms like Bubble, Lovable, or v0 — most have free tiers. We never recommend paid tools when a free or freemium alternative works just as well.

What if I miss a week or fall behind the suggested pace?
Every lesson stays unlocked once you reach it, and there's no fixed schedule. "20 weeks" is the recommended pace, not a deadline. Take 30 weeks if you need to. The certificate is awarded when you complete the work — not by date.

How does the AI tutor actually help me?
Every major exercise comes with an LLM-powered self-assessment prompt that gives targeted feedback on your draft — your problem statement, your interview script, your pitch script, your growth plan. It's not grading; it's a coach helping you spot what's missing before you ship.

Is the curriculum recognised?
Every framework, deliverable, and reflection maps to globally recognised standards in entrepreneurship education and youth AI literacy — including the OECD's future-ready competencies, the European EntreComp programme, UNESCO's AI competency and global citizenship frameworks, and UNICEF's entrepreneurial learning standards. The work you produce is transferable competence that ministries, universities, and serious employers actually look for.

Is the Founder Certificate accredited?
The Founder Certificate is awarded by Chiggle Academy, not by an external accreditation body. What makes it valuable is what comes with it: your six portfolio deliverables and your live MVP — proof of what you built, which is what most employers, investors, and partners actually look for.

Can I cancel anytime?
Yes. Cancel from your dashboard whenever you like — no retention emails, no friction. Your access continues until the end of your current billing cycle, then stops. All your deliverables, certificates, and templates remain yours.

What if I get stuck on a lesson or exercise?
You'll have access to the Feedback channel in your dashboard for direct support, the full library of 107 AI prompts (each engineered to unstick you on a specific lesson), and the 55-template founder toolkit — so most "I don't know what to write" moments are solved before they happen. Stuck learners typically move forward within a day.

How are the lessons produced?
Hand-built. Each lesson starts as a curriculum brief, becomes a human-written script, gets bespoke illustrations and animation, goes through a scene-by-scene quality review, and ships with a printable companion guide. The one production layer we do with AI is the narration — synthesised, directed in detail (pacing, tone, pronunciation), and reviewed scene-by-scene before each lesson ships. It lets us keep one consistent voice across all 152 lessons and update them in hours when the curriculum evolves, and it's congruent with what we teach you — using AI as a serious tool with human judgment on every output.
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Build Something That Matters.

152 lessons. 55 templates. 107 AI prompts. 6 portfolio deliverables. One real product, built by you. The only thing missing is your decision.

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