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Journey

The founder journey

The path from an application to a working team, in five steps, with a page for each stage. It states no durations and promises no outcomes.

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Dust, then a star, then a world in orbit: the sequence after you start, in order.
Three steps in, then a cycle that repeats The way in happens once. After it, the work runs in reviewed cycles, and each review sets what the next cycle holds.
Three steps in, then a cycle that repeats Five numbered steps. The way in, in a row from the left: 1, Apply; 2, Agree the scope; 3, Assemble your team. The row leads into a loop on the right: 4, Work in focused cycles, at the top, and 5, Review and decide, at the bottom, with arrows going round, because each review sets the next cycle. The way in The cycle each review sets the next cycle 1 Apply 2 Agree the scope 3 Assemble your team 4 Work in focused cycles 5 Review and decide
Show the figures as a table
The steps in order
StepPart of the journeyLeads to
1. ApplyThe way inAgree the scope
2. Agree the scopeThe way inAssemble your team
3. Assemble your teamThe way inWork in focused cycles
4. Work in focused cyclesThe cycleReview and decide
5. Review and decideThe cycleWork in focused cycles, for the next cycle

Diagram: World Enterprise Group Incorporated, drawn from the program steps on this page. It shows order, not time.

What you hold after each step Every step leaves something written down or in place before the next one starts, so each decision rests on the one before.

  1. 1 Apply

    A one-page read of where the company sits on the business clock.

    The way in

  2. 2 Agree the scope

    An NDA, draft agreements and an order form with every term written down, to review with your own counsel.

    The way in

  3. 3 Assemble your team

    A team recruited for the roles the plan calls for, working only on your company.

    The way in

  4. 4 Work in focused cycles

    A stated goal and a visible set of artifacts for each cycle.

    The cycle

  5. 5 Review and decide

    A written status, service reports and business reviews, and your decision on what the next cycle holds.

    The cycle

Index: World Enterprise Group Incorporated, from the program steps on this page. Icons: World Enterprise Group Incorporated.

The path starts with an application and runs through the same five steps the program pages describe. The pages below take those steps from three angles: what happens after you apply, what you see and decide along the way, and what you can prepare. WE makes no promise of funding.

Start with what happens after you apply.

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The steps

  1. Apply

    Start a readiness review: tell WE where the company stands. The application is short and asks only what WE needs to judge fit. WE then sends a one-page read of where the company sits on the business clock.

  2. Agree the scope

    WE and the founder choose which service lines the company needs and what each one will and will not cover. An NDA comes first, then draft agreements and an order form with every term written down, which you review with your own counsel.

  3. Assemble your team

    WE recruits the team for the roles the plan calls for. The team works only on your company. WE steers it, manages any subcontractors and answers for how it is run.

  4. Work in focused cycles

    The team works in short, reviewed cycles. Each cycle has a stated goal and a visible set of artifacts. WE uses its A.N.D.R.O.I.D. Ops loop to decide what a cycle contains.

  5. Review and decide

    Every week a written status, every month a service report, every quarter a business review, and an Orbit Review at each phase checkpoint. You decide what the next cycle holds, and roles change by notice as the agreement sets out.

Questions you can ask

  • Which of these five steps am I at today, and what would the next one ask of me?
  • Which page below explains the step I am least sure about?
  • What would I want to know from WE before I send an application?

Journey pages

  • After you apply

    What follows an application, in the order the program pages give it, and the questions to put to WE at each step. No durations and no outcomes.

  • The first months

    The five program steps from the founder's side: what you see, what you decide and what to ask, in order. No durations and no promised outcomes.

  • Onboarding checklist

    A checklist to read before and after you apply, built from the program steps and the library. It is guidance, so use the parts that help.

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The application form asks about your company, your team and what you are building.

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