Entrepreneur Mentoring Network
Not every graduate wants a job. For those building something, Winz opens the same alumni network towards founders, connecting them with operators and investors who have already taken a product from an idea to a funded company.
You walk away with
Validated business model and an investor-ready narrative
- Duration
- Rolling cohorts, 12 weeks per cycle
- Who it's for
- Student founders and alumni-founded startups
- Format
- Advisory cohort with founder clinics and investor sessions
What it covers.
Entrepreneur Mentoring Network is built around these areas, each mapped to something recruiters actually screen for.
- Business model validation and unit economics
- Product-market fit and customer discovery
- Investor readiness and pitch construction
- Fundraising strategy and term basics
- Go-to-market for early-stage products
- Hiring your first team
Four stages, in order.
Nothing about the sequence is decorative. Each stage produces the input the next one needs.
- 1
Diagnostic clinic
A panel of alumni operators pressure-tests your current model, market and traction.
- 2
Validate
Structured customer discovery and experiment design to prove or disprove your core assumptions.
- 3
Build the narrative
Deck, metrics and story constructed and rehearsed with founders who have raised before.
- 4
Meet the network
Curated introductions to alumni angels, operators and early-stage funds where there is a genuine fit.
What changes by the end.
Outcomes are written as things you can point at, not as feelings. If a programme cannot produce evidence, it does not belong in the portfolio.
- 01A stress-tested business model with honest unit economics
- 02Evidence of product-market fit, or a clear reason to pivot
- 03An investor-ready deck and narrative reviewed by operators
- 04Introductions into the alumni founder and investor network
Other programmes worth stacking.
Most students combine two or three programmes. The bootcamp bundles all of them into a single three-month cohort.
Employability Assessment
A full diagnostic of technical, aptitude, communication and personality readiness that ends in a Personal Employability Report Card.
2.5 hours of testing, report within 5 working daysPersonal Employability Report CardGlobal Mock Interviews
One-on-one interview practice with working professionals in the UAE, GCC, UK, Europe, US, Singapore, Australia and India.
45 to 60 minutes per sessionInterview scorecard with per-competency feedbackResume Building
ATS-optimised resumes reviewed line by line by senior professionals, in graduate, executive and industry-specific formats.
7 to 10 working days end to endFour resume variants plus an ATS score report
Learn. Grow. Win.
Ready to start Entrepreneur Mentoring Network?
Tell us your discipline, year of study and target roles. We will confirm the next cohort date and what to prepare beforehand.