VELOCITY
Free Live Masterclass · 90 Minutes · Choice of Date

The Six Frameworks Behind Every Successful Venture

The strategy imperatives that investment-backed teams treat as mission-critical, explained by a seasoned Chief Strategy Officer, live and online. Come with your business idea, however early it is. Leave knowing exactly how to build your venture. Choose whichever date you prefer:

Thursday 24 September, 6pm UK; or

Friday 25 September, 6pm UK

Valentine Stockdale, Founder of VELOCITY
The Problem

Almost all early ventures stall for the same reason.

Nearly all founders build in the wrong order and skip the six key frameworks that investment-backed teams recognise as mission-critical. These frameworks were built by award-winning strategists and have been battle-tested over decades by millions of companies. Every serious incubator teaches them. And if you cannot write a list of their names, it's probably time to hit pause. The alternative is risk, stress, commercial instability, and the very real chance of running out of cash. Founders who know them build in the right order, and shift to writing sales invoices, instead of continuously rebuilding.

The Six Frameworks

What each one does, why it's critical, and what skipping it costs.

01

Is this idea worth building?

How seasoned founders and investors stress-test an idea before further time is invested.

02

Who exactly will I be serving?

How to generate your ideal client persona for laser-focused marketing.

03

What exactly should I offer?

The most important exercise most founders bypass: How to build a market-leading offering based on current, validated data.

04

How does my business model work?

How to arrive at your pricing and cost architecture and determine whether your beautiful venture has a future.

05

Leveraging serious talent

How to launch an executive board of AI co-founders to meet market leading venture building standards.

06

How to turn perfect strangers into loyal advocates.

How to build a flawless customer journey from first awareness to word-of-mouth referrals with high-integrity conversions.

The Outcome

You'll leave knowing exactly how to build and why.

  • The names of the six frameworks and the order they run in, so you never again build in the wrong sequence.
  • A clear view of which of the six your own idea has already passed and which it hasn't.
  • An in-depth visualisation of what AI co-founders can do for you.
  • The confidence to start building this month, alongside full-time commitments, to a standard of excellence that used to require a fully-funded team.
A completed value proposition canvas showing customer gains, pains and jobs to be done
The Details

Live, online, free.

90 Minutes
Live on Zoom
Two Possible Dates
Thursday 24 - OR - Friday 25 September
6pm UK
Live from London
48-Hour Replay
Sent to everyone who registers

Los Angeles 10am · Costa Rica 11am · New York 1pm · London 6pm · Stockholm 7pm · Dubai 9pm

Your Zoom link will arrive by email as soon as you register. Join the WhatsApp group to post questions, receive reminders, and join the conversation live. You'll be invited the moment you register.

VELOCITY cohort members on a live Zoom session with Valentine Stockdale
Live and interactive. Bring your questions.
Valentine Stockdale speaking to a seated audience in Davos
Your Host

Valentine Stockdale

Chief Strategy Officer · Venture Builder · Founder, Velocity

  • 26 years in corporate strategy, investment readiness and venture building.
  • Previous clients include Sony, Nike, UNESCO, JP Morgan, Barclays Wealth, Starbucks and Citigroup.
  • Evaluated over two thousand investment applications for institutional investors in the City of London.
  • Built over 30 companies at board level and advised hundreds more.
  • Guided over 100 impact-focused CEOs to investment readiness as CEO of Impact Angels, 2016 to 2026.

Valentine will build a real venture from scratch, live in front of every VELOCITY cohort, using the same six frameworks.

Happy Customers
Hamish Bamford, Co-Founder
“Valentine's style of thinking, and his ability to see the overall picture, from idea inception to delivery, is second to none. You come out seeing the bigger picture in a new light.”
Hamish Bamford, Co-Founder, Netwrkd
Emily Doe, Founder
“Valentine had everything covered in terms of detailed step-by-step processes to plan and implement for success, from a small personal trading business to scaling a large startup organisation.”
Emily Doe, Founder, Dandelion Stories
Valde Martinez, Founder
“Valentine provided invaluable insights into every aspect of launching our business, from refining our business model to implementing our strategy. I highly recommend incubating under his leadership, it will pay off significantly.”
Valde Martinez, Founder, Based Buddas
Register

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Questions
Is it really free?+

100%.

Do I need a business idea?+

No. Bring whatever you have, from a fully formed concept to a direction you can't stop thinking about. This masterclass is equally valuable for aspiring entrepreneurs.

Will it be recorded?+

Yes. Everyone who registers will receive the replay for 48 hours.

Is this a sales pitch?+

The first 75 mins are teaching. For anyone interested to explore further, Valentine will explain in the final 15 minutes how founders with full-time commitments can take a new venture from unvalidated idea to launch-ready in 15 weeks, without the usual risk and stress, using the VELOCITY incubator. You're welcome to leave beforehand.

What happens after I register?+

A confirmation email will arrive within a minute with your Zoom link, a calendar invite and the WhatsApp group link. You will also receive email reminders the day before and 1 hour before we start.

Can I attend both dates?+

There’s no need: the content is identical. Simply choose the date that suits you, and use the replay if your plans change.

Six frameworks. Ninety minutes. Two possible dates. Infinite value.

The strategy imperatives that successful ventures hinge on, explained live. Bring your idea.