Your Host

A startup mentor and coach with VirginStartup and Launch22, Leonardo has been training, mentoring and coaching startups since 2009, when he "discovered" and brought to Europe the Lean Startup, Customer Development and Business Model Canvas.
He then developed a combined methodology for startups, the LearningStartup, used by several incubators for face-to-face and online learning.
He has recently developed a program for Creativity and Innovation for Google EMEA.
He lives in London and you can meet him at Launch22 incubator.

Custom Training

Your stay includes daily interaction with your mentor-in-residence Leonardo and one custom-crafted session on day-2 around your startup most pressing needs. Leonardo can help you clarify your progress in:
  • early stage validation of product/market fit;
  • competitive landscape;
  • channel strategies for traction;
  • product pricing;
  • business model definition and validation;
  • pitching to investors.

The Place

Spend 4 days in this Italian countryhouse in the North-East of the Country, 10 miles from a Ryanair airport with direct 2-hours flights to Stansted, and taste the Italian sweet life while working on your startup.
  • Work and be productive in the beautiful commonal areas for co-working.
  • Get inspired in the co-working huts in the garden (with fast internet access of course!).
  • Enjoy Italian food prepared by your hosts.
  • Relax in the comfortable red, blue or yellow room.

One-day Venice

You are going to stay very close to Venice (commuting from zone 4 to central London anyone?) so why not take advantage of the chance to visit this fantastic city in the lagoon!
On day-3 your host will take you to the train station 5 miles from the house and pick you up after you return there from Venice.

Alternatively why not spend a day at the beach? You can select among 3 different types of beach: the sand of Grado, the pebbles of Sistiana, and the piers of Trieste "Topolini."

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How Much Is It?
We'd like to offer you the entire package as a single purchase but we are starting and still working on it, so we ask you to make 3 separate purchases: Training & Food (here) + Accommodation (Airbnb) + Flight (Ryanair). Total cost £450 per person (expected total expense, depending on Ryanair flight price)
Here's the break up for a 4-day stay (Wed to Sun or Thu to Mon):
  • Book the LearningStartupRetreat offer which includes one mentoring session daily and half-day customised training, plus food and transportation, for £200 per person total (min. 2 people). This will automatically pre-book the Airbnb room(s) for you at a special fee of £100 per person for 4 nights.
  • Book the room(s) via Airbnb for a special flat fee of £100 per person for 4 nights.
  • Travel is on you, Stansted to Trieste return. With Ryanair expect to spend between £100 and £200 each.
  • Total expected expense for you: £200 + £100 + £150 = £450 per person (average, depending on Ryanair cost).
We advise you to check availability with us and book Ryanair immediately thereafter to ge their best deals. Only after you have your flights confirmed we will charge you for the Retreat and confirm the Airbnb booking.