Venture Dock is a 12-week virtual program for international founders preparing to enter the US market — covering customers, hiring, legal, and fundraising in a structured, peer-supported format.
Entering the US market is a significant undertaking. These are six of the most common challenges international founders face — and what the program addresses directly.
Assuming your home-market customer profile translates directly into the US.
US enterprise sales cycles run 2–4× longer than founders expect from their home markets.
Setting prices without anchoring to US competitive data — leaving money on the table or pricing yourself out.
Skipping US incorporation before signing the first customer — a costly mistake that slows everything.
The US is 5+ distinct regional markets. Your GTM must reflect that.
Hiring a VP Sales before achieving problem-solution fit burns cash and credibility fast.
"Most international founders don't fail in the US because they have a bad product. They fail because they have the wrong playbook."— Venture Dock Program Team
Six 90-minute virtual sessions, held every two weeks over 12 weeks. Sessions are recorded and homework assignments are designed to be applied directly to your business.
Each session combines frameworks, practitioner mentorship, peer discussion, and a concrete homework deliverable — so participants work on their actual business throughout the program.
Diagnose your US readiness, map your startup stage (PSF → PMF → Scale), and identify the single biggest gap between where you are and where you need to be.
Define a razor-sharp Ideal Customer Profile, craft a differentiated positioning statement, and build messaging that resonates with US buyers.
Select your primary US GTM channel, build your 90-day execution plan, and define the leading metrics that prove the engine is working before you scale spend.
Make the right entity and compliance decisions for your stage, identify your first 2 US hires, and learn what US employees expect that's different from your home market.
Assess your VC fundability, know your key metrics cold (CAC, LTV, burn multiple), and build an investor outreach strategy with a target list of 20 qualified names.
Identify strategic partnerships that accelerate GTM without diluting focus, structure pilots that convert to contracts, and rehearse your 5-minute investor pitch.
Week 13–14 · Each founder pitches 5 minutes to a curated audience of US investors, angels, and ecosystem partners.
Each session features a practitioner mentor who has built, scaled, or invested in US startups — bringing direct experience and practical frameworks.
Venture Dock is selective by design. We keep groups small (≤10 founders) so every session delivers real value to every person in the room.
Sessions are held every two weeks, giving participants time to apply frameworks and return with real-world results to discuss.
The program fee covers all six sessions, materials, and Demo Day participation.