LAUNCH YOUR FIRST COMPANY LIKE IT’S YOUR TENTH
Not every idea deserves to exist.
A guided program and resources to test, at your own pace, whether your idea holds up and whether people are ready to pay for it. The best time to find out is before you build anything at all.
Entrepreneurs, schools and incubators are already working together in La Mashine.
A DE-RISKED PROJECT BEFORE YOU EVEN LAUNCH
A realistic roadmap and market evidence to launch with confidence
A problem & a target customer that actually exist
A sharp definition of the problem you solve and exactly who has it, so you stop building in a vacuum.
Evidence from real conversations
Methods and support to gather evidence through real user interviews, not assumptions.
An honest diagnosis
Recommendations for what comes next, based on what you learned. A green light to build, or the courage to pivot before it costs you.
A complete file to build your team and raise funds
Structured deliverables that capture the problem, the evidence and the action plan to launch your project effectively.
HOW IT WORKS
Four phases and one honest answer.
Frame the bet
Turn your idea into a testable hypothesis: who, what problem, and why it matters now.
Talk to real users
Reach the right people and have real conversations, every week. What you hear in the field feeds your Mashine and your project.
Weigh the evidence
Separate your assumptions from what you learned in the field, and adjust your plan.
Decide what’s next
Make informed decisions for your project and walk away with a validation report you can use right away to join an incubator and find funding.
WHO IT’S FOR
For first-time founders.
If you have an idea and the urge to build, put your assumptions to the test before you dive in.
- You have an idea but haven’t put money or time into it yet.
- You suspect you might be building for the wrong problem or the wrong person.
- You’d rather kill a bad idea in a few weeks than find out 18 months in.
- You want to talk to real users but don’t know how to do it rigorously.
They say it
better than we do.
“I’m moving faster in one month with La Mashine than in six months without.”
Léa G.
Founder
“Between my market assumptions, my copywriting and my user interviews, La Mashine helped me frame my project and land my first customers.”
Marc Girard
Founder, Tillin
“Great support, a team at the top that helps me daily.”
Melissa Vidal
Founder, e-Konik
“Exceptional service. Rare, effective and human.”
Christophe Communay
Founder, socrate.pro
“La Mashine got me my first customer, helping me put my solution in place and find my business model.”
Mohamed Haijoubi
Founder, Paxilia
“La Mashine turns discussions into concrete action plans, and asks the sharp questions that pushed me past my blockers. Everything gets clear.”
Romane Finet
Founder, ChatBTP
“Clear action plans that account for the reality of the field. They helped me identify my priorities and lay solid ground to sign my first customers.”
Lauren Sotter
Founder, MyArtistPlace
“One month in and we’re thrilled. A framework, tools, people who push you.”
Anne H.
Founder, MaRenoZen
“A structured and personalised approach, with steps clearly set in time and very concrete deliverables.”
Marie-Gabrielle de Beauvais
MSc X-HEC Entrepreneurs
“Sharp strategic advice and a real coaching mindset, which let us approach our fundraise calmly.”
Damien Albrespy
Founder, Apisolis
“La Mashine has been supporting me as a solo founder for three months now… and I couldn’t have asked for better! It helps me through the process, guides me and puts me back on track to ship my product (despite the pivots). I recommend it.”
Jonathan Bouaziz
Founder, Umami
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YOUR NEXT MOVE
Start with La Mashine.
Start independently or talk with us about supporting a team, program or organization.