CofounderOS from Make Startups Academy


1. Overview

Welcome to CofounderOS


Thank you for choosing Make Startups CofounderOS to help you get your startup up and running at full speed. Starting a new business is always an adventure, and we built CofounderOS to help you enjoy the ride.

How to use CofounderOS


CofounderOS is an all-in-one dashboard for startups and support organizations. Depending on which account type you have, your navigation options will be different.

Menu Navigation for Startups


CofounderOS provides an all in one dashboard to help you plan your business, find your customers, research your competitors, manage your financials, work with a mentor, and raise money. You can find each of these things in the left hand menu:

Core

Here you'll find these things:

  • Dashboards - This will be your front page every time you log in. The goal is to get a quick snapshot of what matters most to you. You have two dashboards, "My Dashboard" with everything you are focused on, and "Company Dashboard" for things that the company is tracking. You can customize both dashboard by adding or removing widgets, moving them around on the screen, and changing their size.
  • Company Profile - This is a public facing page for your business where you can share information, allow people to contact your, make public posts, and build your SEO by adding links to your company website or social media accounts.
  • Message Center - If you are working with a mentor, instructor, or funder, this is where you communicate with them.
  • Learn - Here you will find this and other learning content to help you grow.
  • File Manager - Any files that you upload or have access to will be located here. You can easily drag and drop anything you need and make it a public or private document
  • Projects - This tool helps you manage and track the projects you are working on more effectively.

Financials

Here you can link your bank account to check the financial health of your company and monitor your revenues and expenses.

My Ecosystem

View your Ecosystem Map and connect with others.

Courses

Any courses you are enrolled in will be here. These will contain AI Wizards and all the tasks and tools you need to complete in order to successfully complete the course For Launch Ready, that includes:

  • Launch Ready Tools - 8 questions to answer to create your business strategy
  • Sales - Tools to build your sales forecast and track your performance
  • Expenses - Tools to help you project and track the money that you spend
  • Business Plan - Once you've completed the Launch Ready Tools and your Sales and Expense Forecasts, CofounderOS will write your business plan for you and give you a place to save and edit it for your needs.
  • Business Analysis - Additional tools to understand your competitors, find your advantage, and build your marketing strategy
  • Health Assessment - Checks your financial health
  • Required Files - the place to upload a copy of your business license, articles of incorporation, or any other documents you need to share with your mentor.

Funding

This section helps you raise capital for your business. It includes a place to manage investor contact information and a secure data room to share documents with them.

Settings

Need to edit your company info, add a logo, change your billing plan, add or remove team members, or customize your workflow automations? It's all in this section.

Menu Navigation for ESO's


CofounderOS provides an all in one dashboard to help you plan your business, find your customers, research your competitors, manage your financials, work with a mentor, and raise money. You can find each of these things in the left hand menu:

Core

Here you'll find these things:

  • Dashboards - This will be your front page every time you log in. The goal is to get a quick snapshot of what matters most to you. You have two dashboards, "My Dashboard" with everything you are focused on, and "Company Dashboard" for things that the company is tracking. You can customize both dashboard by adding or removing widgets, moving them around on the screen, and changing their size.
  • Company Profile - This is a public facing page for your business where you can share information, allow people to contact your, make public posts, and build your SEO by adding links to your company website or social media accounts.
  • Message Center - If you are working with a mentor, instructor, or funder, this is where you communicate with them.
  • Learn - Here you will find this and other learning content to help you grow.
  • File Manager - Any files that you upload or have access to will be located here. You can easily drag and drop anything you need and make it a public or private document
  • Projects - This tool helps you manage and track the projects you are working on more effectively.

Financials

Here you can link your bank account to check the financial health of your company and monitor your revenues and expenses.

My Ecosystem

View your Ecosystem Map and connect with others.

Courses

Any courses you are enrolled in will be here. These will contain AI Wizards and all the tasks and tools you need to complete in order to successfully complete the course For Launch Ready, that includes:

  • Companies - Database of all the startups you support
  • Applications - Funnel navigation of all the startups applying for your support
  • Cohorts - Organized grouping and impact tracking of your startups, this is fully customizable
  • Application Form - Activate, update, and get all the sharing links and embed codes for your applications here.
  • Billing Overview - Manage your account billing and any startup scholarships you choose to provide
  • Economic Impact - Track the economic impact of your work here
  • ESO Sales - Manage your client invoicing and financial projections

Contests

This section is for automating pitch contest applications and reviews, as well as setting up multiple forms and lead generation funnels to support your activities and outreach campaigns.

Settings

Need to edit your company info, add a logo, change your billing plan, add or remove team members, or customize your workflow automations? It's all in this section.

Article Details

An overview of CofounderOS and where everything is located.


Category CofounderOS
Curriculum all
Created 2023-11-13 00:04:48
Last Updated 2023-11-13 00:04:48
Published: Make Startups Academy
Make Startups Academy
Module Resources
No assigned files for this category.
Launch with Make Startups Academy

Make Startups Academy is using CofounderOS to help founders design, launch, and scale their businesses.

Financial aid and scholarship packages are available for most programs.

Keep Learning!

Frequently Asked Questions - Startups