Meet your guides

Where are You headed in tech?

Build tech-business expertise with Prof, navigate the founder's journey with Sherpa, and get ready to raise with the Startup Funding Program.

ProfPROFYour Tutor

Tech Professional

Learn the business & law behind the tech
  • All 14 self-paced courses, Silicon Valley style
  • Full Knowledgebase library, hosted by Prof
  • Prof — your on-demand AI tutor, 24/7
  • Alfie customer-service support
$25 / month
Study with Prof
SherpaSHERPAYour Guide

Entrepreneur

Guided start-up climb to IPO or acquisition
  • Everything in Tech Professional
  • One Sherpa startup guidance system
  • Milestone mapping & momentum tracking
  • 24/7 obstacle alerts on the "Zero to IPO" method
$50 / month
Climb with Sherpa
+ $50/month for each additional startup
STARTUP FUNDING Guided by Sandy

Startup Funding Program

Prepare to raise — then reach real investors
  • Structured funding prep across the 9 required courses
  • Mock investor pitches with Sandy — revise until you're ready
  • Verified milestones & Momentum Score investors can follow
  • Graduate credential + access to the SVBS investor network
$100 / month
Explore the Program
+ Entrepreneur subscription ($50/month) required

Investor or board member? Get viewer access to a founder's milestone progress tracker — no subscription needed.

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What is SVBS

An online business school for the tech sector

Silicon Valley Business School is an online business school and startup-success platform for the tech sector. Everything here is built on a proven startup methodology — the "Zero to IPO" framework — and delivered self-paced, from anywhere in the world, on a simple monthly subscription. It's open to everyone: tech professionals deepening their expertise, founders building a venture, and the investors and advisors who back them.

Every subscription opens a library of 14 Silicon Valley–style courses and a curated Knowledgebase, with AI guides working alongside you. Prof tutors you through the coursework and answers questions on any resource. Step up to the Entrepreneur tier and Sherpa maps your startup's milestones and tracks its momentum stage by stage. Add the Startup Funding Program and Sandy — built from decades on Sand Hill Road — runs investor-grade pitch practice until you're ready for the room.

From there, the platform carries you toward the raise itself: verified milestones and a Momentum Score that investors can follow in real time, a graduate credential that signals the work is done, an investor network organised by sector and stage, and a VR Conference Center for webinars, Q&A, and networking. Wherever you're starting — a first course or a climb toward an IPO or acquisition — SVBS meets you where you are and guides you to the next milestone.

Hosted by Prof

The Knowledgebase

A curated, premium library mapped to the Zero-to-IPO journey — so the right resource meets you at the right stage of the climb.

Prof Prof has the answersASK ANYTHING · 24/7

Every resource comes with Prof built in. Ask a question on any video, article, or template and get an instant, plain-English explanation — academic depth without the jargon. The library is continuously expanded to stay current with the tech sector, and cross-references related courses and topics so one question opens the next door.

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VideosExpert-selected, including the Silicon Valley Trends Podcast
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Articles & PDFsCurated third-party reading and reference books
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AudioRecordings and podcasts for learning on the move
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TemplatesReal-world legal and business documents you can reuse
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