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Startups are hard easier when you’re part of a community
Startups are never easy. But having worked with over 2,000 startups, we've seen that founders make the most progress when they’re surrounded by other founders.
Founders also need access to experienced coaches and mentors for advice and guidance. Not just during a time-limited program, but longer term.
The Startup Onramp Founder Community aims to be Australia’s best community for early-stage startup founders. It gives founders everything they need to succeed, when they need it.
Everything you need to SUCCEED as a founder
Small-group COACHING CALLS
Coaching and Q&A exclusively for members of the Founder Community. Get answers to questions from an experienced mentor, expert advice to help you keep moving forward, and an opportunity to learn alongside your peers.
Monthly MASTERCLASSES led by EXPERTS
As a startup founder you need to know about marketing, legals, product development, fundraising, sales and much more.
Community members have exclusive access to monthly live masterclasses with Q&A led by a curated group of experts. Get insights relevant to your startup and grow your network of startup experts.
Founder HANGOUTS
Building a startup is much easier when you're surrounded by other founders.
Founder Hangouts are regular founder-led informal chats to swap ideas and experience with other founders, help each other with motivation and accountability, and broaden your network.
Self-paced FOUNDERS COURSE
Join more than 1,200 founders who’ve learned essential startup skills by doing the Startup Onramp Founders Course.
Delivered by experienced founders and investors, and packed with practical, actionable advice and templates.
In-person MEETUPS
Startup Onramp supports founders from all over Australia, and we love to see in-person meetups (generally organised by members)! From small coffee catch-ups to larger social events, you can make valuable connections with other members of the community.
Meet Colin Kinner, your Community Host and Head Coach
Colin is one of Australia’s leading experts in startup methodology. He has been deeply involved in growing startup ecosystems for twenty years – including running incubators, early-stage venture funds, and leading Silicon Valley Missions.
Colin is also a highly experienced startup coach and mentor, having worked with thousands of emerging entrepreneurs. He is passionate about helping startup founders to be successful by learning from the experiences of others.
From stuck to accelerating
We recently surveyed our alumni; here’s what they said. . .
BIGGEST BENEFIT
Expert advice
Founders reported access to timely advice as a major factor in unlocking progress
MOST SURPRISING
Co-founder connections
Many of our alumni have met a co-founder or collaborator by being part of a cohort with other founders
SATISFACTION
100%
100% of founders said being part of a Startup Onramp program helped them to accelerate their startup
We’ve been running programs for founders since 2017, and have helped to launch over 500 startups.
Here’s what our alumni have to say.
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"This program gave me so much valuable information, connected me to others on the journey, and helped build accountability. Colin's expert coaching was such a confidence builder. So glad I joined!"
Rebekah Craig | Founder, HeyScott.ai
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"These guys care about you achieving results! I did their online Founders Course, and it was the most valuable and complete startup course out there. Colin is a great listener and coach! I recommend joining the fam if you're keen to grow your business fast!"
Alex Pilotto | Founder, SwipePages
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"The coaching from Colin has been one of the most powerful experiences in my journey as an entrepreneur. He has a masterful ability to bring out clarity that's hard to achieve as a sole founder. This program really helped me to grow as a founder and CEO."
Megan Avard | Founder, SurePact
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"The Startup Onramp Founders Course is fantastic. It's delivered by highly experienced startup experts. Doing it has helped me understand how to scale my idea into a global startup success."
Lee Hellen | Co-Founder and CEO, Kurloo Technology
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"Startup Onramp is the reason our idea started to move forward! Thanks to the team we've made amazing connections and have a plan to follow."
Nic Scarce | Co-founder, Critterpedia
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"Colin's skill in coaching startups is second to none. He has a logical way of breaking down every aspect of a startup into a framework that's easy to follow. He helped us get Hoops on track for success."
Brad Pengelly | Founder, Hoops
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"Startup Onramp gave me focus, confidence and direction. Interacting with the group each week helped keep me accountable. By the end of the program I had much more clarity about the direction for my business."
Dr Sue Robson | Founder, Splink
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"After doing Startup Onramp I had so many new insights. Some myths were busted and some fresh ideas planted. The biggest thing: I radically changed my plan for how I was going to succeed."
Seth Cleaver | Founder, Kast
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"Startup Onramp is an incredible resource. Getting access to startup experts and successful founders was invaluable. Doing this can save you so much money by avoiding costly mistakes."
Ksenia Demidova | Founder, Delicious Dreams
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"Without doubt this has been the best investment of time and money I’ve made in my startup. The Startup Onramp team genuinely care about the success of the startups they work with, and will guide you onto the right path."
Alan McFadyen | Startup Onramp alumnus
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"The program was a truly great experience. Colin’s guidance and mentorship have given me valuable insights and the confidence to continue my entrepreneurial journey."
Voulla Fronis | Founder, Gellibn
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"This is hands down the best resource on the internet for startups."
Ikram Akbar | Founder, JackersJack
Ready to join the best startup community in Australia?
Launch price available until 31 December 2025. Join NOW and save.
What you get as a Community Member
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Founder-only Community
Connect with like-minded founders, share ideas and inspiration, match with an accountability buddy, maybe even find a co-founder.
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Small-group Coaching
Attend six small-group coaching sessions per year. Pick the brains of an experienced mentor alongside your peers.
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VIP support
Priority one-on-one chat support with an experienced mentor. Get timely input on anything that’s holding you back.
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Self-paced Learning
Complete (or revisit) our self-paced Founders Course and learn essential startup concepts.
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Online Masterclasses
Monthly live deep-dives on essential startup topics, with time for Q&A. Led by experienced mentors.
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Beaker
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Frequently Asked Questions
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By surrounding yourself with other founders and experienced mentors, you can greatly increase your chances of success. We’ve seen it again and again.
A community of founders provides motivation, shared learning, valuable connections, and helps first-time founders to avoid making common mistakes that could cause their startup to fail.
Unlike pre-accelerators and accelerators, the Founder Community is an always-on startup program. You can tap in to support any time you need it, and you don't lose access to it at the end of a program.
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The Founder Community is for anyone who’s in the first few years of building a company with global ambitions. It’s for new and first-time startup founders and anyone who’s working on an idea for a startup.
Whether you’re building a software company, a hardware company, if you have a physical product or a service, all innovation-based startups are welcome.
If you have an untested startup idea, the community will help you figure out whether your idea is any good and how to get started on execution. If you’ve already launched a product, the community will help you grow and avoid common execution mistakes. If you’re full-time in your startup and are generating revenues, the community will give you valuable insights on how to move faster, raise money from investors and focus on what matters most.
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By joining the Startup Onramp Founder Community you get:
Access to a founder-only community where you can connect with like-minded founders, share ideas and inspiration, and maybe even find a co-founder.
Small-group coaching sessions led by Colin Kinner. Scheduled weekly. Members can join six sessions per year.
Each session is limited to six founders to ensure everyone gets their questions answered. Delivered via Zoom.
VIP support. Priority one-on-one chat support with Colin.
Unlimited access to the Startup Onramp Founders Course, including a comprehensive set of guides and templates.
Monthly online masterclasses. Deep dives on essential startup topics led by experienced mentors.
Beaker. Our friendly AI agent is trained on all of our content and can answer most questions.
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All community members get access to the Startup Onramp Founders Course.
This self-paced course covers all the core skills startup founders need to succeed, and has already been completed by over 1,200 founders.
It features 30 video modules (8 hours of content) with deep dive discussions with a diverse group of successful startup founders, early stage investors and subject matter experts, who share their deep experiences on specific topics.
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Yes, Colin offers one-to-one founder coaching to a small number of founders for an extra cost.
Useful if you have a substantive issue you need input on, or it's a topic that's best discussed privately.
More information here.
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Yes! Teams of two or more co-founders can register together at a heavily discounted rate. This makes it easy for the whole team to join the community.
Team pricing: $590 per year or $179 per quarter. Provides community membership for up to 4 co-founders.
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Startup Onramp was created for the sole purpose of supporting early-stage startup founders. It’s what we do, we live and breathe this stuff every day, and we couldn’t be more passionate about it.
We’ve worked with over 2,000 startups, and are widely viewed as Australia's leading program for early stage founders.
Read what our alumni have to say about our programs.
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All masterclasses will be recorded, and available exclusively to community members.
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The Founder Community is run in Circle, a professional community platform founded in 2020 and now hosting over 15,000 communities.
We’ve chosen Circle because it’s easy to navigate, highly customisable, and allows each member to customise notifications to suit their preferences.
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The masterclasses are on the first Tuesday of each month from 4pm to 5.30pm AEST.
They're delivered via Zoom and recorded and uploaded to the community platform exclusively for community members.
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Weekly group coaching sessions are on Mondays at 4pm. They’re recorded and shared exclusively with community members so others can benefit from the discussion.
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No problem, you can cancel anytime. You'll have access to the community for the remainder of your paid billing cycle.