By ComGrads Skills Center

Have an idea? Build it into a business.

A 12-week startup-building experience for students, young aspirants and first-time founders in Nashik.

Founders collaborating in Nashik
Ideate
Validate
Build
Launch
IDEA → BUILD → TEST → LEARN → REPEAT IDEA → BUILD → TEST → LEARN → REPEAT IDEA → BUILD → TEST → LEARN → REPEAT IDEA → BUILD → TEST → LEARN → REPEAT IDEA → BUILD → TEST → LEARN → REPEAT IDEA → BUILD → TEST → LEARN → REPEAT

Ideas are everywhere.
Builders are rare.

Nashik Startup School gives aspiring founders a place to learn the fundamentals, test their assumptions, work alongside other builders and start turning ideas into reality.

12 Weeks 1 Community Real Building Demo Day Nashik

Who belongs here?

01

The Idea Person

“I have an idea, but I don't know where to begin.”

02

The Student Builder

“I want to build something while I'm studying.”

03

The First-Time Founder

“I've started, but I need structure.”

04

The Experimenter

“I want to test whether my idea can actually work.”

05

The Young Entrepreneur

“I want to build a real business.”

Students building at Nashik Startup School
Ideas are cheap. Experiments aren't.
01

Startup School

Learn the fundamentals.

02

Startup Lab

Turn knowledge into experiments.

03

Founder Community

Build alongside ambitious people.

04

Coworking

A place to actually work.

From idea to execution.

A structured, fast-paced environment where you don't just consume content—you execute.

Week 01-02

Discover & Ideate

Understand market gaps. Brainstorm solutions. Find a problem you actually care enough about to solve for the next 5 years.

Brainstorming Market Gaps
Week 03

Validate

Talk to real people. Test assumptions. Understand the customer. Find out whether the problem is actually worth solving before writing a single line of code.

  • Customer Discovery Interviews
  • Assumption Mapping
  • Mom Test Principles
Week 04-06

Model & Build

Create a lean canvas. Define your revenue model. Build your MVP (Minimum Viable Product). Keep it simple, keep it functional.

Microcopy: Your first version doesn't need to be perfect.
Week 07-10

Brand, Market, Finance & AI

Give it a name. Find your first users. Figure out the unit economics. Leverage AI to move 10x faster than traditional startups.

Week 11-12

Launch & Pitch

Put it out into the world. Refine your story. Prepare for Demo Day.

Apply for Cohort #01 →

Don't just learn entrepreneurship.
Practice it.

Customer Interviews . MVP . Branding . Marketing . Sales . Pitch .
PRACTICE BUILDING

Your startup needs more than an idea.

It needs communication, confidence, technology, financial understanding and the ability to sell.

ComGrads Personality Development

COMMUNICATE

Talk to customers.

PRESENT

Pitch your idea.

LEAD

Build confidence.

USE AI

Work smarter.

UNDERSTAND MONEY

Know your numbers.

SELL

Turn attention into customers.

That's where ComGrads comes in.

Explore ComGrads Skills Center →

You don't
build alone.

Meet people who are exploring, testing, creating and building alongside you.

Founder Meets
Peer Learning
Collaboration
Work Sessions
Mentor Conversations
Demo Days
Founder Community
Coworking space in Nashik

A place to build.

Bring your laptop. Bring your idea. Get to work.

Learn from doing.

Workshops are designed around the problems founders actually face.

Business Model
Customer Discovery
Marketing
Sales
Finance
AI Tools
Communication
Pitching
Learning by doing
For the next generation

Your degree doesn't have to be the end of the story.

Use what you're learning. Build something of your own.

Next Generation of Students

BUILD.
TEST.
PITCH.

At the end of the 12 weeks, showcase what you've built.

Apply for Cohort #01

What are you building?