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LESSON 01 OF 06

Choose an audience you can reach

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WHAT YOU WILL PRACTICE

Define a specific first audience and find a plausible place to meet them.

01

Segment by situation

A useful audience shares a job, a trigger and a constraint. “Everyone with a phone” does not tell you what to say. “Independent bookkeepers preparing monthly client reports” gives you language and context to investigate.

02

Find an existing gathering place

Look for relevant professional groups, search queries, events, newsletters or communities. Observe the questions and rules before participating. Access to a community does not imply permission to send unsolicited messages.

03

Start with a learning goal

Your first marketing work should teach you which audience responds and why. Choose a small, relevant group and offer something useful. Record what you learn rather than counting total impressions.

IN PRACTICE · ORIGINAL EXAMPLE

For a reporting tool, start by reading questions from independent bookkeepers about month-end checks. A useful checklist in an appropriate community may teach you more than a broad campaign aimed at all business owners.

Keep in mind

Do not mistake the channel you personally enjoy for the place your prospective customers use.

The course

A free startup course in three paths

Equip is a free course from X-Dreamers, a Christian community that helps believers turn God-given ideas into startups, projects and ministries. Read any lesson first, or do the exercises here in the learning desk.

  • How to validate a business idea

    Six free lessons on validating a business idea: find a real problem, interview customers, compare ideas, run a test that can fail, then decide.

    6 × lessons · 110 min

  • How to find your first customers

    Six free lessons on finding your first customers: pick an audience you can reach, say why they should choose you, test one channel and measure.

    6 × lessons · 115 min

  • Communication skills for founders

    Six free lessons in communication for founders: listen well, write messages people can act on, open a talk, pause for questions and pitch with evidence.

    6 × lessons · 105 min

Questions about Equip

Is Equip free?

Yes. All 18 lessons are free, with no sign-up and no account. Your notes and progress are saved in your own browser on this device.

Is Equip a Christian course?

Equip is made by X-Dreamers, a Christian community that helps believers turn God-given ideas into startups, projects and ministries. The lessons teach practical skills that work for a business, a church project or a ministry. If you would like people to pray and think it through with you, tell us about your idea.

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How long does the course take?

Each lesson takes 15 to 25 minutes: 18 lessons, about five and a half hours in all. Take one path at a time, or follow the six-week plan that mixes all three.

What do the lessons cover?

Three paths of six lessons: how to validate a business idea, how to find your first customers, and communication skills for founders, from listening well to pitching with evidence.