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LADIES WHO LAUNCH: AI EDITION

A Mavic.ai programme using the Ladies who Launch methodology

Built for ex-corporate leaders transitioning to entrepreneurship with AI

Eight weeks for senior operators leaving corporate to build something of their own, built on the Ladies who Launch methodology created by Hester Spiegel-van den Steenhoven. Jess Tang went through it herself as a Cohort 2 founder and went on to scale Mavic.ai to over 5,000 brands globally. This edition adds the AI layer to a method that is already proven: clarity about the business first, AI second.

19 October – 11 December 2026 · 12 places · Online, Singapore time

Ladies who Launch event, with Hester Spiegel-van den Steenhoven on screen welcoming guests

Host of The AI Edition

Portrait of Jess Tang, founder and CEO of Mavic.ai

Jess Tang

Founder & CEO, Mavic.ai · Cohort 2 alumna

Jess sat in Cohort 2 as a founder, then built Mavic.ai into an AI marketing platform. Used by more than 5,000 brands globally. She teaches the AI layer of this edition, using the systems she runs in her own business every day.

I sat in this programme as a participant and saw how much clarity it gave my businesses.

What you'll build in 8 weeks

Clarity in your business

Your business written down properly: where your time and money go, who your customer actually is, the problem you solve and the words you use to sell it. That clarity is what makes everything after it work — including a live website and an outbound email sequence going to leads you qualified yourself.

The AI-powered system behind it

Your own AI workspace: your business held as context, two automated workflows, one custom skill, and one task that runs on a schedule without you. It keeps running after the programme ends.

Five modules, about thirty lessons, none longer than ten minutes

Lessons are recorded in ten-minute pieces. Watch them between meetings. Apply each one to your own business the same week.

  • 01

    AI Fundamentals

    Understand enough to make your own decisions.

    What AI is and isn't · the jargon that matters · models, tools and agents · what AI does well and badly · how to choose a tool, and how to judge the next one

  • 02

    Systems Thinking and Buying Back Time

    You can't automate what you can't describe.

    An audit of where your time and money go · what repeats · what only you can do · what can be delegated, automated or dropped · picking the first thing to fix

  • 03

    AI for Customer Clarity

    The Ladies who Launch customer work, run with AI.

    Define the customer · their problem, pains and desired outcomes · research without a research budget · testing assumptions · using AI to analyse interviews · your value proposition

  • 04

    AI for Brand and Marketing

    Positioning through to a working pipeline.

    Brand positioning and messaging · shipping a website · a repeatable content engine · social · marketing automation · lead generation and outreach

  • 05

    Build Your System

    The one you present on 11 December.

    Take modules 1 to 4 and build one working AI system for your own business.

Tools you'll learn:

Guest Speaker

Portrait of Hester Spiegel-van den Steenhoven, founder of Ladies who Launch

Hester Spiegel-van den Steenhoven

Founder, Ladies who Launch

Hester created the Ladies who Launch methodology to help seasoned professionals turn their experience into a business of their own. Drawing on her own leap from corporate leadership, eight years of early-stage investing and work with dozens of founders, her frameworks make the journey to successful entrepreneurship clearer, less risky — and more fun.

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How it works

Ten-minute lessons, on your own schedule.

About thirty of them, released fortnightly. You keep access for 12 months.

A live session with Jess every week.

90 minutes, online. You do the work in the session rather than watch someone else do it.

A 30-minute 1:1 with Jess every fortnight.

Four private sessions on your business. No recorded course gives you this.

Other benefits
  • Three months of Mavic.ai, included — the AI marketing platform Jess built, free for the programme and for three months after.
  • A private WhatsApp group with your cohort.
  • A workbook you fill in as you go.
  • A certificate on completion.

Time investment

About two hours a week, every week, for eight weeks.

That's one 90-minute live session plus your lessons and the work on your own business. We designed it at two hours because above three, founders stop finishing. If you can't protect those two hours, this isn't the right cohort for you.

Who this is for

  • You're leaving, or have left, a corporate career to build your own business — launching soon or already trading
  • You bring years of professional experience, but you're not technical
  • You have two hours a week and will use them
  • You'd rather build one working system than learn forty tools

Every exercise runs on the business you're building: your time, your customers, your website, your leads. That's why we ask for an application instead of selling a seat.

Programme investment

Early bird

SGD 3,500

Apply and confirm by 25 September

Full price

SGD 4,000

From 26 September

Cap of 12 founders per cohort.

Dates

  1. 3–25 September

    Applications open, early bird price

  2. 26 September – 9 October

    Full price, remaining places

  3. 12–16 October

    Onboarding: tools set up, workspace ready

  4. 19 October

    Kick-off

  5. 11 December

    Final presentations

FAQ

Do I need to be technical?

No. There's no code in this programme. Every assignment comes with a starting prompt you can copy and a short screen recording showing what to click.

How much time does it take?

About two hours a week, including the live session. If you can't protect that, say so on the application and we'll talk about the January cohort instead.

What if I miss a live session?

Every session is recorded and posted within 24 hours. You keep access for 12 months. The 1:1s are booked around your calendar.

Do I need an existing business?

Not necessarily. You can still be in a corporate role, as long as you have a concrete business you'll work on through the cohort — launching, or already trading. Every exercise runs on that business and doesn't work on a hypothetical one.

What will the tools cost me?

Mavic.ai is included for three months. Beyond that, budget for one paid AI subscription at around SGD 45 a month and a domain at about USD 15 a year. Everything else has a free tier that works at this scale.

Is this the same as the original Ladies who Launch programme?

No. This is a new AI programme, operated and taught by Jess Tang and Mavic.ai, built on the Ladies who Launch methodology under licence. If you're an alumna, it picks up where you left off.

What if I apply and it isn't a fit?

We'll tell you on the call. A cohort of twelve only works if all twelve belong there.

Can I pay in instalments?

Yes. Two payments, plus 5%. Ask on the call.

Submit your interest

Complete this form to submit your interest for Ladies who Launch: The AI Edition

Can you commit about two hours a week between 19 October and 11 December?

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SGD 3,500

Early bird to 25 Sep

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