Validate Your Startup Idea in 90 Days - with Expert Support from Trove

Join the TECH SY Idea Validation Programme and turn your idea into a traction-ready business with hands-on mentoring, structured tools, and executional support from experienced founders.

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What you get

From Idea to Impact — In Just 90 Days

We’re partnering with TECH SY to offer a focused version of our Investable MVP programme — designed to help you:

✅ Clarify your customer, problem and solution fit

✅ Build early traction and market insight

✅ Move from idea to execution with confidence

This isn’t just advice. We roll up our sleeves and build with you.

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Programme Journey

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1. Discovery and Roadmap

(2 x 2 hours)

We’ll help you unpack the problem, identify your audience, test your assumptions, pressure-test your idea, and roadmap the next 90 days

➡ Outcomes: A clear, focused, and testable business concept and 90 day roadmap.

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2. Mentoring and Tactical Support

(6–8 weeks)

Bi-weekly founder mentoring calls plus help with validation experiments, pricing, outreach and more.

➡ Outcomes: Market feedback, refined proposition, and growing momentum.

3. Review Workshop and Follow up

(2-hour workshop + final report)

We’ll assess traction, define next actions, and build your forward plan — whether that’s funding, growth or pivoting.

➡ Outcomes: Confidence in your direction and clarity on what’s next.

This Programme Is For You If You Are....

👩‍💻 An Early Stage Tech Founder

🧭 Based in South Yorkshire

🏃‍♂️ Ready To Move From Theory to Traction

Tools & Support

📈 Built-in Progress Tracking

We use the Trove Traction Calculator to give you a tangible Validation Score — so you can see how far you’ve come and what’s still to prove.

📞 Bi-Weekly Mentoring

Bi-weekly 1:1 calls with the Trove team, who’ve been there. We’ll help you stay focused, make smarter decisions, and keep momentum when things get messy. This isn’t generic advice - it’s tailored support to move your idea forward.

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Who you'll be working with:

Chris Dalrymple, Sheffield

Chris was Co-founder and Managing Director of EV Charging startup, Mina, until the business was sold to a US payments business in 2023.

Carl Stanton, Leeds

Carl was employee number 3 and Customer Director at Mina, running Sales, Marketing and Operations. He's a startup mentor and advisor with 20 years experience in customer roles.