Thinking about starting something? Join us live

Live with Escape co-founder Dom Jackman on starting something, getting unstuck, and whether the Startup Accelerator is right for you.

If you’ve had an idea for a while, or you keep coming back to the thought that you might want to build something of your own, this session is for you.

Join Escape the City co-founder Dom Jackman for a live conversation about what it actually takes to get an idea off the ground, how to know whether something is worth pursuing, and why so many good ideas never make it beyond the “I’ve been meaning to do something with this” stage.

We’ll talk about the realities of starting something now, alongside work, family and everything else life throws at you, and there’ll be time for questions too.

This is for you if you’re wondering things like:

• How do I know if my idea is worth pursuing?
• What if I’m still early?
• What if I’ve started, but it still feels stop-start?
• How do people actually begin without quitting their job and disappearing into startup fantasy?
• Is the Startup Accelerator the right fit for me?

You do not need a polished business plan. Some people come in with something clearer. Others come in with a rougher starting point, a problem they want to solve, or something half-started that they want help moving forward.

Come along, hear more about the Startup Accelerator, and get a feel for whether it might be the right next step.

What is the Startup Accelerator?

The Startup Accelerator is Escape the City’s remote programme for people who want to take an idea and actually move it forward.

Across 9 live sessions over 10 weeks, participants work on shaping an idea, testing assumptions, speaking to real people, making a first version, getting feedback, and building momentum around something more real than the version that has just been living in their head.

It is practical, human, and built for people doing this alongside real life.

Who is Escape The City?

We’re on a mission to help one million people to do work that matters to them and the world. Not just to find more fulfilling work but create it too. Online and offline we’ve seen first hand the incredible power in connecting likeminded, motivated, passionate people.

Whether it’s a small step or a brave leap, we’ve learned that amazing outcomes and inspiring change is best achieved together.

We want to wake people up to what work can really look like. To careers built on freedom, passion, autonomy, fulfilment, and purpose. To more connected and more meaningful lives. To 21st Century Careers, built on their terms, not someone else’s.

We’re doing it because we believe a million more people doing work that matters to them will change the world.