AI, digital marketing and monetisation skills
The UTS Startups free flagship RVC program is an entrepreneurship education program like no other.
Are you ready to take control of your financial future? The Rapid Value Creation (RVC) program introduces a new and systematic approach to entrepreneurship that provides a consistent way to elevate your personal finances.
Unlike traditional entrepreneurial methods that rely on visionary ideas, passion and luck, the RVC approach is grounded in data-driven approaches and market insights techniques.
This is not a get-rich-quick scheme.
It’s about achieving financial success through persistent effort and smart decision-making.
RVC is more than just a pathway to making money. It equips you with essential skills that can positively impact your job prospects, help you build a successful side hustle, and enable you to make a meaningful impact in your current role.
Taught by real-life entrepreneurs and featuring hands-on tasks, collaborative learning, and access to premium online tools, the RVC program is your launchpad to financial independence and innovative success.
Applications are now open
- Cost: Free for a limited time
- Program duration: 8 weeks
- Delivery mode: Online
- Study time: Approximately 5-10 hours per week recommended
- Contact: RVC@uts.edu.au
Through this program, you will:
- Discover the power of AI: Learn the latest tools and tricks to use AI to uncover and execute opportunities.
- Learn digital marketing skills: Learn product marketing using Facebook and TikTok advertising.
- Explore trend, product, and influencer research: Discover profitable internet areas and research consumer trends using tools like Ahrefs, SEMRush, Erank and more.
- Unleash content creation: Create engaging content using AI tools like ChatGPT, Midjourney, publish books on Amazon Kindle and create content for websites or YouTube channels.
- Launch e-commerce stores: Create thriving stores on Etsy and Shopify, selling print-on-demand and digital products.
- Digital business valuation and due diligence: Skillfully identify, value, and evaluate digital properties for sale.
- Optimise outsourcing: Efficiently outsource tasks using platforms like Upwork.com and Fiverr.com.
- Develop an entrepreneurial mindset: Eliminate perfectionism and procrastination to finally take action on your entrepreneurial dreams.
- Market validation: Use landing pages, Facebook and TikTok ads to analyse whether there is a market for your product.
- Build an agency: Find and sell to clients who need AI Automation, a digital product/community built for their clients, or a new form of monetisation for influencers.
- Build a portfolio of side projects to land a new role.
These hands-on skills offer a unique blend of theory and practice, preparing you to make your mark in the rapidly evolving world of online entrepreneurship.
This course is for you if:
- You have seen the power of AI and want to learn how best to use it.
- You want to create a side hustle or create passive income.
- You have tons of ideas but struggle to take action and execute.
Application process
Applications are now open. Cohorts will be conducted on a rolling basis in the future, providing greater scheduling flexibility. Feel free to apply now, and we will let you know when the rolling sign-up system will be available.
To ensure a successful application, submit a video that is at least 3 minutes long and discusses the topics listed on this page. You may not get in if all questions are not answered.
Meet the instructor and mentors
The Rapid Value Creation program was designed by our resident entrepreneur and Program Lead, Peter Davison, and draws upon and is taught by a variety of real-life entrepreneurs and case studies who have proven the methods that the program provides and continue to generate revenue using these practices.
Peter Davison – Program Lead
Peter Davison co-founded Fishburners in Sydney and Shanghai and Entry29 in Canberra. He was the first investor in PayPal. He then made a shipload of money from his bedroom using RVC methods.
Mark Radic
At 17, Mark began creating income-generating systems using various solutions, achieving over a decade of resilient self-employment. He emphasises adjusting action steps, not goals.
Eddie Cranswick
Eddie is a repeated e-commerce entrepreneur who bootstraps, develops, and sells successful e-commerce assets, employing a meticulous profiling and replication strategy with a personal touch.
Vanessa Ronan-Pearce
Vanessa helped establish FinTech Australia and founded Intersekt. She is Head of Growth for Wych Money, on the Board of New Zealand Dance Company, an investor in Antler Australia, and a startup coach for The Founders Institute and Ministry of Awesome.
Marcus Radice-Jones
Certified by YouTube, Marcus has facilitated over 1 billion views across various channels. He now crafts educational content to help others earn income and foster communities.
Oujan Paad
Oujan leverages his vast experience in export consulting and international business in the digital space, experimenting with new platforms and products. He excelled in the RVC program.
Evan Gao
With 10+ years in e-commerce, Evan creates custom stores and notably excelled on Shopee, achieving six-figure monthly revenues. He believes success requires zero capital but persistent effort.
See what past students have said
“It wasn’t just the knowledge you shared that made a difference, it was how you changed the way I think, and empowered me to take action.”
“I’m not typically a fan of school but you guys have made the course so interesting and useful for me I actually get excited to complete the missions sometimes!”
“I’ve learnt so much, especially that the key is just starting and getting things done.”
“Thanks for pushing me, changing my mindset, and giving me the tools and tips to help me take action.”
Format
The RVC program involves your participation in 8 out of 14 weeks. All content is recorded, all discussion forums are online, and occasional in-person collaboration, work sessions, and mentor meetings are scheduled throughout the program.
You will be expected to implement a small project (called a mission) and submit a video detailing your process and findings each week. Missions are compulsory, and missing the deadline for mission completion 2 times will result in your removal from the program. Missions will take you between 5 and 15 hours per week to implement. Each mission lasts one week and the week of each mission will depend on the missions that you select.
Skills required
You will need to be familiar with the major social media platforms. You can follow video instructions to set up your own Shopify and Etsy stores, build videos for YouTube or TikTok, and set up an advertising campaign on TikTok or Facebook.