A defined business
A clear problem, audience and offer you can explain.
London Makehouse · AI Founder Lab
Build your first
business in a day.
One focused day to move from an idea—or no idea—to a business you can explain and an MVP another person can test.
- Date
- Wednesday 28 October 2026
- Time
- 09:00–15:00
- Place
- London venue TBC
- Founding price
- £99 · maximum 8 places
The outcome
The target by 15:00:
something real.
The day is designed around four practical outputs you can continue using after the workshop.
A working MVP
A first version another person can open, use or test.
Your project files
The materials needed to keep building after the day.
A seven-day plan
The next actions to improve the idea while it is fresh.
The governing principle
AI proposes.
Founder decides.
AI can suggest options, organise research, challenge an assumption or help produce a first version. You decide what is relevant, what is true enough to use and what should be built.
The path
From discover to ship.
01Discover
Find a problem, audience or direction.
02Validate
Challenge assumptions and look for evidence.
03Brand
Create a clear name, position and identity.
04Scope
Choose the smallest useful version to test.
05Build
Use modern tools to create the first version.
06Test
Put it in front of another person.
07Ship
Package the work and choose what happens next.
Start where you are
One idea, several ideas or no idea.
Already have an idea? Bring it. The day will help define the customer, test assumptions and reduce it to a buildable MVP.
Too many ideas? Bring the shortlist. Discovery and validation will help choose which one deserves the day.
No idea yet? That is a valid starting point. The first stage helps identify a problem, audience or interest worth exploring.
One day · eight places
A working MVP by 15:00.
No coding experience is required. Bring a suitable laptop, charger and packed lunch. Account access is checked in mandatory pre-work.