How The Blox program works
Overview
We like to describe The Blox as an operator-investor. Each part of our program is designed to deliver timely knowledge on structuring great companies and spur the development of products we contribute to building.
The team at The Blox shares common values with the people we work with, and our founders love it. Each startup that joins our program will benefit from the compounding effect of our continuous network expansion, funding opportunities, and brand authority for the lifetime of their company.
No matter at what stage your business is, The Blox wants to help your startup build a successful product, leveraging our resources and hands-on mentorship.
Investment terms
Our terms are standard for every company. We invest $120,000 at a $2 M valuation cap. This converts to a fixed 6% ownership stake.
Token Launch
If the company engages in token-related activities, we receive 6% of the token supply.
Programs
Startups are onboarded on an ongoing basis and the program starts as soon as our due diligence process is complete.
The accelerator runs for 3 (intense) months. We’ve designed it to provide startups with the strategic guidance, resources, and investor connections.
During the program, we help founders with the following:
- Essential understanding
- Exploring the founder’s role
- Creating an MVP
- UI/UX Design support
- Building a business model
- Tokenomics
- Customer personas
- Collecting user feedback
- Community development
- Assembling a high-performance team
- Financials & preparation for Blox Booster
The program curriculum:
| Week | Themes covered |
|---|---|
| 1 | Cohort onboarding and setup, Lean Startup, Product Market Fit, Market research & competitive analysis, buyer personas, and Branding |
| 2 | Technical feasibility, Business Model, KPIs, Marketing Strategy, Legal & Accounting, Mentors |
| 3 | Build your Data Room, HR, Pitch, Financials & Fundraising, Mentors |
| 4 | Anticipate legal Issues, connect with Mentors, Fundraising, Tokenomics, Investor connections |
| 5 | MVP Plan, UI/UX, MVP, Growth Hacking, Scalability, Users stories, Meetups |
| 6 | Pricing, Advanced Sales & Marketing |
| 7 | Pitch finetuning, SEO, build your first One-page deck |
| 8 | Create your fundraising plan |
| 9 | Pitch finetuning, Story Telling, Pro format & Financials |
| 10 | Create your Term Sheet, Pitch Deck presentation |
| 11 | Pitch practice with mentors, business angels |
| 12 | Pitch Day |
Office hours
The Blox and its partners host year-round office hours for founders. We keep the process very smooth for startups to book some time with our experts whenever they need it.
Founder Connect
Founders have access to our private Discord server as soon as they join our The Blox network. It makes it easy for startups to connect with other founders, get introductions, ask for help, or announce something important.
Getting traction
The Blox works with various partners and platforms to help startups increase awareness among their target audience and get their first customers. We assist founders with their media strategy, targeted campaigns, and KPIs.
$1M+ perks
As a The Blox Startup, you can leverage exclusive access to over $1M+ in perks. That includes generous credits from industry-leading service providers such as AWS, HubSpot, Twilio, MongoDB, Yousign, Mixpanel, and many more.
Founder Wellness Support
The Blox is committed to supporting founders through the Founder Wellness Pact. Today, any startup may speak with a certified counselor for a free, confidential phone conversation to talk through any issue they’re struggling through. All conversations will be kept completely confidential.
Jobs
Attracting top talent is key to driving the success of your company. To facilitate this, we actively promote job opportunities across our network to help you connect with the best.
Alumni network
The Blox alumni are what makes our community so great and sustainable. As soon as you graduate from The Blox, you become a de facto The Blox alumni and benefit from lifetime access to our network, events, and resources.
Gan network
The Blox is GAN accelerator. The Global Accelerator Network (GAN) was co-founded by Techstars executives Brad Feld and David Cohen in 2010. It’s an exclusive community of the world’s best independent accelerators, partners, and investors. They have one mission: to ensure startups everywhere get the human and financial capital they need to build powerful businesses and make a real impact.
Because we’re connected to GAN, you get instant access to an incredible web of connections and resources that stretches across 180+ cities and six continents.
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