Yes. We will cover breakfast and lunch and accommodation.
If selected on to the bootcamp, you’ll pay a £100 deposit to secure your spot, which you’ll then get back at the end of the 5 day bootcamp.
Future Founder
From Idea to Pitch in Five Days. A fully-funded experience designed for people with an idea and ambition.
Your Idea. Five Days. Fully-funded.
Five days where you’ll take your idea from zero to validated.
Well-rounded ideas, validated by experts and ready to pitch.
The Challenge
Turning an idea into a real business takes more than inspiration, it takes time, belief, and knowing where to begin.
In Short
We’ve created a space where you’ll get the support, structure, and time to finally make it happen. Over five focused days, you’ll shape your idea, stress-test it, learn from real feedback, and bring it to life — all with expert guidance and a like-minded community around you.
The Schedule
Dates: 2nd - 6th June '25
What will the five day experience give you?
Day 1 – Mindset & IKIGAI
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Connect personal purpose with business
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Understand the mindset required to build a business
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Uncover new opportunities
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Align ideas with real-world demand
Day 2 – Creativity and Ideas
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Tackle real-world challenges through creativity
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Take part in guided exercises designed to unlock fresh thinking
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Spark new ideas
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Build confidence in your creative ability
Day 3 – Gaining Clarity and Insight
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Identify and challenge the assumptions behind your idea
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Learn how to plan experiments that test your concept in the real world
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Discover what data you need to validate (or pivot) your solution
Day 4 – Validate
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Gather data directly from potential users or customers
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Test assumptions by observing, asking, and listening
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Use real insights to validate your idea
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Evidence-based learning
Day 5 – Storytelling & Pitch
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Refine your idea using the insights and data gathered
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Craft the story of your solution in a pitch
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Present to a panel of experienced mentors for expert feedback
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Wrap up the week with reflection, takeaways, and next steps
5 Days lead by award-winning experts, allowing you to concentrate on building, testing and making your idea real.
FAQs
When does it take place?
The bootcamp will take place Monday 2nd – Friday 6th of June 2025.
Where does it take place?
We will host the 5 days at Future Park, University of Gloucestershire, The Park, Cheltenham GL50 2RH, UK
Where will I stay?
Pittville Student Village, University of Gloucestershire, Albert Road, Cheltenham, GL52 3JG
Sign up
- If you have a business idea, then sign up below
- We will be releasing more details soon on the five day programme
What will you learn in 5 days?
Sponsors and Hosts
Who will you learn from?
Nikolas Venios, the founder and driving force behind The Ideas Agency, is a seasoned innovator and entrepreneur. He is dedicated to transforming abstract concepts into tangible success. With over a decade of experience in empowering entrepreneurs, he specialises in ideation and rapid business development, helping bring creative visions to life.
Bringing a background of over 20 years in engineering, product design, venture development and Global Innovation Management.
Mark is an Innovation Facilitator at The Ideas Agency and associate lecturer at Warwick Business School in Strategy and Entrepreneurship.
Tim is a BAFTA award-winning television comedy writer. He is also a world class innovation expert, and has worked for some of the world’s most creative organisations, including global ad agencies and innovation consultancies.
He's helped clients from beer brands to broadcasters, confectioners to condom-makers reimagine the future and re-invent their businesses.
Harvey is an award-winning facilitator, and has been at the forefront of innovation strategy for almost three decades across industries including insurance and tech. Harvey helps organisations like Cisco, Hiscox, and Lloyd’s break free from conventional groupthink and unlock their full innovative potential.
Kathryn is an accomplished strategist with 20 years of experience in insight and planning. Where she excels in uncovering the critical insights needed to unlock new opportunities for some of the world's largest brands.
Her approach is deeply rooted in understanding the unique data and stakeholder perspectives that inform each workshop, whether it's for creative brainstorming, brand planning, or new product ideation across industries like FMCG, luxury goods, and finance.
Jack designs and facilitates for some of the biggest organisations on the planet, across every sector. He also lectures on innovation and creativity for some of the top business schools across Europe.
Jack draws a polymorphous career as a musician, storyteller, playwright, and composer. As a songwriter, Jack has created work for film, television and theatre. As a playwright, his work has been staged The Orange Tree Theatre in London and as a musician Jack has appeared with Marianne Faithfull, Tom Waits, Yoko Ono, Tim Robbins and Dave Brubeck, among many others.
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