Course progress and saved work
Complete the required activities, understand local progress and deliberately keep a cross-device copy where available.
Course progress records learning activities and reported work. It does not prove that a venture is validated, and it does not mean the latest draft is available on another device.
Three kinds of saved work
| Saved item | What it keeps | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| Course draft | Current answers, notes and progress on this device for the current account or guest context | Read the local save or recovery message before leaving |
| Evidence output | A copy of a selected useful result | Check the action's confirmation and destination; a device evidence copy does not sync the full course draft |
| Cloud copy | An explicitly saved account copy of the course draft, where the course offers it | Review the cloud version, choose save or load, and wait for confirmation |
Signing in does not automatically move guest work into your account. Where earlier work is detected, review it before choosing to import it. Do not assume a draft found on a shared browser belongs to you.
Short-course checkpoints and outputs
Each short course opens on its own page. Read the current step, try the action and answer the quick check. A correct answer unlocks the next mission. If you change an answer to an incorrect choice, that mission needs attention again.
Keep a practical output in the course's notes and use Save output to create a separate evidence copy on this device. This copy is distinct from the course draft and does not automatically sync it. Follow the relevant tool or next action when you are ready to use the work.
Guided courses and studios
- Read the current mission's outcome and required fields.
- Produce the worksheet or artifact, then record what happened and what you decided.
- Use the course's review or completion action. If it remains unavailable, read the unmet requirement instead of adding filler.
- Revisit earlier work when evidence changes. Editing a completed answer may require review again.
- Save or download the output and read the result message.
In Disciplined Entrepreneurship, work through Understand, Apply and Review. Venture and practice-case work remain separate; units marked for review need attention before counting as complete.
In Startup Tactics, use Learn, Do and Review. Keep planned work, real observation, research/professional input, justified deferral and fictional practice distinct. Recording a class is your report of the work; it is not a mentor's approval or a verified business result. Share only the excerpt you choose when preparing mentor support.
Keep a cross-device copy
Where Cross-device copy is available:
- Choose Check cloud copy.
- Review the version and contents before loading or replacing it.
- Choose to save your current edits or load the reviewed copy.
- Wait for Synced or the success message before switching devices.
Loading an older cloud copy can replace the draft currently displayed. Follow any confirmation or recovery instructions and download important work first. Cloud controls are not offered identically on every course; use the controls actually shown.
Certificates and evidence quality
A certificate requires the course's current completion conditions and successful issuance. A local percentage alone is insufficient. Checkpoint correctness, self-reported assignments, facilitator assessment and verified venture outcomes are different claims.
A standard OpenBuilder course certificate does not establish that an external author or university assessed your work, that a mentor approved it, or that your venture will succeed. If a separately assessed programme is offered, its reviewer and assessment conditions should be stated explicitly. See Achievements and certificates.
Use the result in a real action. Record the observation, its limits and the decision in your Founder Workspace. Keep fictional practice labelled and remove private customer or financial details from any excerpt you share.
Terms used in courses
- Lesson, step or class: a unit of instruction; Startup Tactics uses one substantial class per tactic.
- Mission: the useful work you are asked to do.
- Worksheet or artifact: the draft or item you produce.
- Evidence: what you observed or can trace to a source, with its limits.
- Brief, dossier or portfolio: related outputs collected for a decision or review.