Talk to customers, pick a problem
Interview people about their problems without pitching anything. Ten by Wednesday, fifteen by Friday. Then pick one problem worth solving.
Risk step: Approach people you don't know yet
Illustrative imageEvery voyage is fifteen weekdays in the school holidays. Voyage I runs 30 November to 18 December 2026. You build your own product. Each week you set one goal for it, and every Friday you show your crew how it went. Nobody is ranked.

Interview people about their problems without pitching anything. Ten by Wednesday, fifteen by Friday. Then pick one problem worth solving.
Risk step: Approach people you don't know yet
Cut it down to one user, one job and one screen. Ship the first version with AI tools.
Risk step: Show something ugly
Put it out under your own name and bring the first ten users in by hand.
Risk step: Post under your own name
Set a price. Get your first dollar from a stranger within 72 hours of launch, and three paying users by demo day.
Risk step: Ask for money
Spend part of a S$300 float on one growth test. Work out what each new customer cost you.
Risk step: Lose real money
Read your numbers, write a one-page decision memo and make the call.
Risk step: Admit it isn't working
Demo your product and its numbers to parents, mentors and founders. Write up what worked and what didn't.
Risk step: Share what didn't work, in public
Twenty seats on Voyage I. Applications close Sun 22 Nov.
On the last day you present your product, its numbers and what you learned. Afterwards, you and your parents stay on to meet the mentors and guest founders.
