An annual training roadmap for training managers at startup support organizations
Training at startup support organizations serves a different purpose. It has to produce results for participating companies, not build staff skills, and those results count as the organization’s own program performance. So 'what stays with participants' matters more than 'a good lecture.'
Early-stage founders also come from different backgrounds than typical office workers. They have the technology but don’t know their customers; they have the drive but no time. A curriculum heavy on theory sees attendance collapse by session 3. Short sessions that each produce a deliverable fit this audience.
Training we have delivered for startup support organizations
We sorted the course titles and clients of all 2,201 training sessions Nanum Consulting has actually delivered by topic and industry, and counted them. Instead of saying 'we've done that,' we show the numbers. We kept the rows with zero, too — the blanks are what make the other numbers credible.
We also deliver these topics in English. Our instructors teach in English themselves, with no interpreter, for foreign employees, overseas subsidiaries, expatriates and teams that report to global headquarters. This is one of Nanum Consulting’s strengths. Across all industries, we have delivered 55 English-language engagements for 33 organizations. We haven’t yet delivered in English for a startup support organization, but any topic above can be scheduled in English.
4 ways training differs at startup support organizations
The difference is in the conditions, not the curriculum. Settle these first, and the rest is simply choosing by topic.
- Training outcomes are your program outcomesParticipating companies’ revenue, investment and hiring become your organization’s evaluation metrics. When designing a program, first decide which deliverables move those metrics (customer definition, proposal, pitch deck), then build the curriculum around them.
- It runs in cohortsRecruit, select, train, demo day — that is one cycle. Training happens only within that cycle, and when the next cohort arrives, it starts over. It pays to build a format you can repeat.
- Participants can’t spare the timeEarly-stage founders are CEO, salesperson and developer in one. Long programs lose people midway. Sessions of 2–4 hours, each ending with something participants can take away, see higher completion rates.
- Mentoring and lecturing are not the sameResults take two stages: group sessions to build the basics, then one-on-one mentoring to apply them to each person’s own business. Buy lectures alone and it ends with “that was great.”
Training focus by topic
The table above shows what we delivered and how much. This section shows how things differ at startup support organizations.
Which statutory training requirements apply
Which courses apply depends on what kind of organization you are (foundation, center or university-affiliated unit). Enter your organization’s industry in the checker to see. The other courses (sexual harassment prevention, disability awareness, personal data protection, retirement pension) depend on headcount and internal policies, not industry. We keep applicability and required hours in a single source: our mandatory training page. To check your own organization, enter your headcount and industry in the checker.
Sample annual schedule
This is the usual sequence at startup support organizations. It is not a table to adopt as is; it is here for you to adapt to your own organization’s schedule.
| Timing | What to include | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Jan–Feb | Finalize annual plan · Prepare Cohort 1 recruitment | Aligned with your program announcement schedule |
| Mar–Apr | Cohort 1 selected · core course (customers & value proposition) begins | Short sessions protect completion rates |
| May–June | One-on-one mentoring · proposal and pitch deck writing | This is where deliverables get made |
| Jul–Aug | Midterm review · demo day · Cohort 2 recruitment | One cycle ends, and the next begins |
| Sep–Oct | Cohort 2 Core Program · Hands-on AI | Solo founders feel AI’s impact most |
| November–December | Compile results · Close out the program · Design next year’s program | Leave training materials the next manager can reuse |
Cases from the same industry
We sorted the institutions and companies behind Nanum Consulting's 2,201 delivered training sessions by industry. The client logo wall (/clients) and the reviews (/references) draw on the same source.
Click a name to see reviews of the training we delivered there. Need more examples from teams of a similar size or role? Message us with your industry and headcount.
Popular courses at startup support organizations
Here is how the topics above translate into actual courses. They can be combined or split depending on hours and headcount.
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