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Receive personalised1 on 1 mentoringfromexpertsfor over500 hours

They will sit down with you and guide you through every detail of your business, including making introductions to the perfect new customers and investors, so you can grow your startup right away.

Topic specific workshops and 1:1s

Class workshops are followed by hands-on 30-minute 1:1 sessions, ensuring that the learning is directly and specifically applied to your venture.

Personalized weekly 1:1 sessions

You’ll be paired with an industry expert in your field who, through weekly 30-minute 1:1 sessions, will ensure you improve each week of the program.

Hands on support 24/7

Mentors will remain available at any time via email or phone, so any problems can be resolved quickly and your startup’s progress won’t be interrupted.

Genoa ES network is for life

After the program ends, 85% of our mentors continue to provide monthly advice to graduates.

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Founders

Build solid basis with founders who raised+$7.5 bln

Some of the companies our +30 founders have built:

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Compas
Cing
Sunnova
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Prasanna Sankar(co founder of Rippling, $11bln val.) will show you where to find your customers and validate your ideas quickly. You can use his actual messages and the same words that made him successful in calls.
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Ugo di Girolamo(co founder of Compass, $7B IPO) will work with you to craft the exact wording for your website to gain the trust of potential customers, employees, and investors.
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Edoardo Serra(managing 120 engineers for 9 years at Apple) will explain exactly what to ask a potential CTO and what constitutes a good answer to your questions. He can also join the interviews to make sure it’s the right fit.

Managers

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Andrea Esposito(project manager at Tesla) will illustrate you how they plan and prioritize at Tesla, so you can create your perfect quarterly, weekly, and daily plans and grow quickly with certainty.
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Flavia Oliveira(account executive at Stripe, $65 bln val.) will share her secrets for building the perfect presentation, writing the correct email, and closing calls to secure your first payment from B2B customers.
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Sigrun Rodrigueswill share the strategy she succeed with at her startups and Microsoft. She will then guide you on which marketing channel to choose for your campaigns and help with every posts you write.

Grow your marketing and close sales with leaders from the world's best firms

Where our +50 managers have been working for years:

Tesla
Google
Apple
Microsoft
Oracle
Morgan Stanley

Investors

Discover the fundraising secrets with investors managing +$100 bln in assets

Where our +20 investors have been investing for years:

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Douglas Leoneas the managing partner at Sequoia ($88 bln AUM), has the best start ups’ pitches and financial models on his desk every day. He will help you replicate them, ensuring that you will be fully ready for raising.
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Salomon Aiach(ex principal at Earlybird, $2 bln AUM) will provide tips on securing meetings with investors and drafting your follow-ups. He will share the best-written emails he actually reads daily so you can close the round.
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Sauraj Gambhir(ex principal at ING ventures, $450 mln AUM) will practice with you how to pitch in front of investors: when to pause, how to move, and what to say to successfully impress them.