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From our Changemaker Varun Bhanot=2C founder of MAGIC AI =F0=9F=8E=A5

https://www.virginstartup.org?mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID


** How to test a business idea =F0=9F=92=A1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DZKqiTPPpMIU&mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=
=3DUNIQID

The stage at our first Changemaker event in London on Tuesday

This week we wrapped on another Changemaker event in London. =E2=9C=A8

The founders in the room took in the rooftop views of the capital and samp=
led delicious free drinks and snacks courtesy of Virgin StartUp-funded bus=
inesses=2C before sitting down to hear our conversation with MAGIC AI foun=
der=2C Varun Bhanot. =F0=9F=AA=9E

Varun was brimming with advice for new founders=2C insights from how to fu=
ndraise and approach angel investors=2C and even a cheat sheet for how to=
 test out your new product idea online. =F0=9F=94=A5

Here=E2=80=99re Varun=E2=80=99s top 5 tips for testing your new business w=
ithout breaking the bank:
1. Build a landing page. There are loads of free or cheap website builders=
 out there=2C and they all have beautiful templates which you can use to c=
reate a basic landing page for your new product or service. Use tools like=
 Chat GPT to help with structure=2C copy and Calls To Action
2. Get some product shots. People need to know what they=E2=80=99re buying=
=2E Use a freelancer platform like Fiverr=2C or even AI generated artwork to=
 get mockups of your product or service so people can see what they=E2=80=
=99re going to get.
3. Get it in front of potential customers. This is where you test your new=
 landing page with potential punters to see if they=E2=80=99d commit to a=
 purchase. Use social ads and Pay Per Click to drive traffic to your new l=
anding page

Want the rest of Varun=E2=80=99s advice? Rewatch the video below. =E2=AC=
=87=EF=B8=8F
WATCH NOW (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DZKqiTPPpMIU&mc_cid=3D1867c552=
d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID)

Thanks to Virgin Money (https://uk.virginmoney.com/business/current-accoun=
ts/m-account-for-business/?utm_source=3Dvirginstartup&utm_medium=3Ddisplay=
&utm_campaign=3Dbusinesscurrentaccounts&mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQI=
D) for making our Changemaker events free for founders everywhere=2C and t=
o X+Why (https://www.xandwhy.co.uk?mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) fo=
r hosting us in style at their space in London.


** London founders=2C meet the next step of growth =F0=9F=93=88
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We=E2=80=99re accepting applications for the spring cohort of Empower100=
=2C our free investment-readiness programme for London founders on a missi=
on to grow.

Changemaker Varun Bhanot took part in Empower100=2C and reflected on his j=
ourney in a recent video (https://www.instagram.com/reel/C2jlUdBNF2V/?hl=
=3Den&mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID) he shared with us=2C calling th=
e programme =E2=80=9Cenlightening'=E2=80=9C.

He=E2=80=99s since gone onto raise over $2.5m for his AI workout assistant=
=2E

If you want to attract investors but aren=E2=80=99t sure where to begin=2C=
 click below to find out more.

What you=E2=80=99ll get on the programme:
* Attract brilliant talent and create a thriving culture through leadershi=
p
* Understand the investment landscape an what investors are looking for
* Refine your brand proposition and sales strategy
* Develop a knockout investment deck and brilliant pitch
* Learn how to unlock grant=2C equity and and crowdfunding to grow
* Get you and your co-founders investment-ready

FIND OUT MORE AND APPLY (https://virg.in/3w1ssKH?mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_ei=
d=3DUNIQID)

The results are in: in January=2C 100 founders took out a Start Up Loan wi=
th Virgin StartUp=2C borrowing a total of over =C2=A31m to make their star=
tup dreams a reality. Want to be next? Find out more here. (https://virg.i=
n/3OmRs5u?mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID)


** Free upcoming events=2C webinars and workshops =F0=9F=8E=9F
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https://app.livestorm.co/shooting-reels/how-to-create-content-on-a-budget?=
s=3D2a9bfc65-ca17-4dfb-a900-667d497e930d&mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQ=
ID


** How to create content on a budget
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** 13/2 | 13:00 - 14:00
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with Dom Deacon from Shooting Reels=2C and the team at Virgin Startup to u=
nderstand how your business can create media in-house. Learn from brands d=
oing it right and doing it on a budget. =F0=9F=A4=98
JOIN WORKSHOP (https://app.livestorm.co/shooting-reels/how-to-create-conte=
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8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID)
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** How to seize growth opportunities
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** 5/3 | 13:00 - 14:00
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Let business advisor Ollie Collard help you unlock new opportunities for g=
rowth including from AI and automation in this free workshop from Virgin S=
tartUp.
JOIN WORKSHOP (https://virg.in/42koFUN?mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID=
)
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** How to fund your startup
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** Fortnightly=2C every other Tuesday at 1pm
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Free fortnightly webinar with our start-up funding experts
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** How to build a pitch deck investors love
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** Fortnightly=2C every other Friday at 1pm
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Free fortnightly webinar with our scale-up team.
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** Is this social network on its way out?
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20 years old=2C but is this behemoth slowly dying?

Read more. (https://startups.co.uk/news/facebook-turns-twenty/?mc_cid=3D18=
67c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID)


** How to exit
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A Sifted guide for founders looking to exit this spring

Read more. (https://sifted.eu/talks/exit-season-how-to-prepare-your-startu=
p-for-the-m-a-wave?mc_cid=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID)


** Why is fintech failing boomers
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No one is building products for the over 60s

Read more. (https://sifted.eu/articles/why-is-fintech-failing-boomers?mc_c=
id=3D1867c552d8&mc_eid=3DUNIQID)


** From your friends at Virgin StartUp.
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ot. =F0=9F=AA=9E</p><p><br /></p><p>Varun was brimming with advice for new=
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><strong>Build a landing page</strong>. There are loads of free or cheap w=
ebsite builders out there=2C and they all have beautiful templates which y=
ou can use to create a basic landing page for your new product or service.=
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n</p></li><li><p><strong>Get some product shots. </strong>People need to k=
now what they=E2=80=99re buying. Use a freelancer platform like Fiverr=2C=
 or even AI generated artwork to get mockups of your product or service so=
 people can see what they=E2=80=99re going to get.</p></li><li><p><strong>=
Get it in front of potential customers. </strong>This is where you test yo=
ur new landing page with potential punters to see if they=E2=80=99d commit=
 to a purchase. Use social ads and Pay Per Click to drive traffic to your=
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