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Foundations

All new Cansbridge Scholars begin here with our flagship course. Throughout the 8 weeks of programming, life-long learners learn and practice self-actuation and achieve high-agency through entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship. The course's curriculum is divided into Mindset Monday, which consists of business thinking, intrapreneurship, and philosophy; and Wisdom Wednesday, which includes community-building, entrepreneurship, and mental fitness. Each scholar also builds an ikigai project: an undertaking that pushes them outside of their comfort zone with the intention of breaking through self-imposed limitations and closing the gap between what they want and what they have.

Upcoming

Fall 2025

Winter 2026

Summer 2026

Details

2-5 hours per week

2 live online sessions per week

8 weeks of course material

Prereqs

None

COURSE CREATION

Ikigai Project

Ikigai is the Japanese term and concept for that which gives you a purpose for being. It is found at the nexus of what you love doing, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you can be paid for. During the Foundations course, scholars will explore and determine their individual purpose. By connecting with like-minded peers, scholars will also create a project together based on their individual but complementary Ikigai.

SYLLABUS

8-week Curriculum

Entrepreneurship Curriculum

Intrapreneurship Curriculum

Created by

Lyn Chen

The Foundations Course's curriculum is created from Lyn's experiences as a VC-funded tech entrepreneur, Conrad's 10+ years in scaling startups as a go-to-market leader, and their combined love of community-building and lifelong learning.

Lyn Chen

Entrepreneurship Coach

Conrad Yu

Intrapreneurship Coach

Course Tuition and fullfillment policy

$1,200 USD + Tax

Course tuition is paid out over eight weeks, with each payment due every two weeks. Tuition includes a guaranteed spot in your desired season/cohort, an invitation to your closest ACE event, four months of membership in the Landsraad (Cansbridge Scholars Community).

Financial is available for application upon acceptance into the program and is awarded on a combined merit and need basis.

Scholars may be entitled to a full refund with cancellation between when they first submit tuition and until the Monday of the second week of each season's classes.