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You are a non-technical founder with an idea and no co-founder.
This course is designed for exactly that situation. No coding experience required. No prerequisites.
Ship your startup idea in 4 weekends.
A hands-on programme for non-technical founders who want to build without a technical co-founder.
AI-augmented development.
Learn to build with Claude Code, React, Visual Studio Code, Claude Design, and Google Stitch.
This programme teaches you how to turn customer insight into a deployable product with modern AI-enabled workflows without waiting on a team. You will learn the tools and the process that make fast, confident execution possible.
What this is.
A focused programme built for founders who have an idea, no technical co-founder, and a deadline.
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Four weekends. Real customers. A working product you built yourself.
No theory. No pitch decks for their own sake. You ship something real.
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AI tools mean solo founders can now build what used to require a team.
We teach you to use Claude Code properly, so execution stops being your bottleneck.
The framework.
A practical sequence for founders who want to move quickly and ship something real.
Listen
Talk to real people before you write a line of code. Understand the problem from the outside in.
Feel
Process what you heard. Find the real problem underneath what people said. This is where most founders skip ahead.
Think
Prioritise ruthlessly. Design your MVP. Decide what gets cut and why.
Do
Build it with Claude Code. Deploy it. Put it in front of real users by Sunday afternoon.
The four weekends
Weekend 1
Customer discovery
Structured customer interviews, problem framing, and insight synthesis. Talk to real people before you write a line of code.
Weekend 2
Product design
MVP scoping, wireframing with Claude Design, and technical architecture planning. Define exactly what you're building and why.
Weekend 3
Build
Development using Claude Code, React, and VS Code. Build the core product end-to-end, learning AI-assisted development workflows.
Weekend 4
Ship & demo
Deployment to production, live user testing, iteration, and final demo. Put a working product in front of real users.
Cohorts run in Singapore across four consecutive weekends. Get in touch to find your cohort.
Who runs this.
Erik Ingvoldstad is a founder, product builder, and innovation consultant based in Singapore. Over a decade of helping companies and individuals solve real problems through human-centred design, technology, and clear thinking. His work sits at the intersection of AI augmentation, product development, and what he calls Humanistic Thinking, a framework to help teams find the problems actually worth solving before jumping to solutions. Erik has built and co-founded companies across fintech, payments, recruitment, and family tech, taught Design Innovation at the Singapore Institute of Technology, and facilitated workshops across Europe, Australia, China, and Southeast Asia. He brings all of this into Weekend Startup Lab: a practical, experience-led approach to helping founders go from idea to something real, fast.
Weekend Startup Lab is a programme by Acoustic Group.
What you will leave with.
By the end of Weekend 4, you will have a live, deployed product validated by real users, built by you. Not a mockup. Not a slide deck. Something that works.
- Working web or mobile application.
- Customer discovery documented and usable.
- Product decisions you can explain and defend.
- Access to the alumni network and monthly founder sessions.
Partner with us.
Bring Weekend Startup Lab to your conference.
We work with industry conferences to run a compact version of Weekend Startup Lab as a standalone innovation workshop. Participants from your community spend two days building working prototypes of problems they know deeply, and the strongest ideas are presented on the conference stage.
The workshop
A two-day hands-on programme running two to three weeks before your conference. Participants work independently on their own ideas, guided through problem framing, AI-augmented development, and prototype presentation. No technical background required.
The competition
On the final afternoon, participants present their prototypes to a panel. The strongest ideas earn a presentation slot in front of your full conference audience: a meaningful prize that creates real energy in the room.
The follow-up
Two online office hours sessions bridge the weeks between the workshop and the conference, giving participants the support to keep building. The ideas keep moving right up to the stage.
Find your cohort.
Solo Founder Track, Singapore
We run cohorts in small groups across four consecutive weekends. Places are limited. Get in touch and we'll match you to the right intake.
Get in touchOr write to us directly at hello@weekendstartuplab.com
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to know how to code?
No prerequisites. You will learn to build using AI-assisted tools like Claude Code.
Do I need an existing idea to apply?
Yes. Come with a problem or early idea you want to explore. You can ideate during Weekend 1.
What will I have built by the end?
A live, deployed web application tested with real users. Not a mockup or slide deck. Something that works.
How many hours is each weekend?
Sessions run Saturday and Sunday, typically 9 am–5 pm Singapore time. Approximately 16 hours per weekend, 64 hours total.
What tools and accounts do I need?
A laptop, a Claude.ai subscription, and a GitHub account. A full setup guide is sent before Weekend 1.
Who owns the IP of what I build?
You do. Everything you build is yours to keep and deploy.
What is the refund policy?
All sales are final. We do not offer refunds or transfers once payment has been made. See Terms & Conditions for full details.
What happens after the programme?
You join the alumni network and attend monthly founder sessions to stay connected and continue learning.