Hustle

Introducing Ventures Hustle – Luke Anear's 60-day entrepreneurship challenge.

Get ready to work harder, dream bigger, and build faster with Ventures Hustle.

Ventures Hustle is your fast track to launching a successful business while still in university. We understand that finding your first customers, making initial sales, and turning your idea into reality can be daunting. But with Ventures Hustle, we're not just here to support you—we're here to accelerate your journey and redefine what you can achieve. 

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Throughout the 60-day program, students will be provided a co-working space, entrepreneurial masterclasses and expert mentoring to help them reach their customers and generate sales.

Student's teams will set their own milestones and KPIs, which will have to be discussed and agreed on by the program mentors. They will then be held accountable against their own goals. Students will be supported throughout, not only to achieve the goals they set, but to outperform their own expectations.

The program will be delivered in-person at the UQ Ventures Hawken space, St Lucia

  • Session 1. Friday 2 August, 4-5:30pm
    Introduction to the program featuring guest speaker.
  • Session 2. Monday 12 August, 4-5:30pm
    Team presentations and goal setting.
  • Session 3. Monday 19 August, 4-5:30pm
    Goal tracking, Accountability Milestone 1, and Sales Master Class.

    Session 4.  Monday 26 August, 4-5:30pm
    Goal tracking and mentoring session. 
  • Session 5. Monday 2 September, 4-5:30pm
    Goal tracking and Finance Master Class.
  • Session 6. Monday 9 September, 4-5:30pm
    Goal tracking and Accountability Milestone 2. 
  • Session 7. Monday 16 September, 4-5:30pm
    Goal tracking and Marketing for Startups Masterclass.
  • Session 8. Monday 23 September, 4-5:30pm
    Goal tracking and Accountability Milestone 3. 
  • Session 9. Monday 30 September, 4-5:30pm
    Goal tracking and Funding Models Masterclass. 
  • Session 10. Wednesday 9 October, 4-5:30pm
    Outcomes presentation (good, bad, and ugly) featuring guest speaker. 

To be eligible to apply, Ventures Hustle teams must:

  • Be enrolled in a UQ program for the duration of the challenge.
  • The challenge is open to all UQ faculties and institutes.
  • Students need to meet their accountability expectations to stay in the program.
  • Must have a product or service ready to offer to customers.
  • Commit to attending all program sessions (at least one person from the team).
  • Teams must be up to 4 people.

Ventures Hustle 

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Luke AnearLuke Anear, Founder and CEO of SafetyCulture 

Luke Anear is the Founder and CEO of SafetyCulture, a multi-billion dollar Australian tech company that helps people stay safe and improve every day in the workplace.

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