Zero to hero solopreneur course. 1-week system to launch any idea and generate $3,000~30,000 per month per project. Bonus: 1:1 Coaching.
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Course overview
A lifestyle business is a profitable passion project. A solopreneur business is a profitable personal project. Anyone can do it.
✅ Do you want to make a living on your own terms?
✅ Have you ever felt stuck or overwhelmed when you started something new?
✅ Are you thinking of some ideas, but not sure how to advance from 0 to 1?
💰 Through your life experiences, you've earned knowledge that can be monetized. Your skills and interests are goldmines for your future.
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Solopreneurship is easier than employment.
The rule of thumb is that an employee should be worth 3x their own salary or they're dead weight.
Think about it.
Are you more confident about finding the right employer, appealing to them, and surviving without getting booted for a year or more?
Or are you more confident about landing the right client and impressing them, helping with something that fits your passion and proficiency?
It's not about employment vs. entrepreneurship. It's "yes, and."
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For 10+ years, I've lived on my own terms, traveling the world and enjoying time for passion projects and loved ones. I'm talking 6-figure weeks and sold-out launches while sipping cocktails on a beach.🌴
I've systematized a decade of trial and error for you based on my tens of millions in wins and losses. This system has been my secret weapon and I use it all the time. It's how I build, test, and validate ideas on a 1-week timeline and new businesses on a 1-month timeline. That means I get 4 at-bats/month to generate a profitable idea and 12 at-bats/year to execute go-to-market.
Our alumni network includes the following people. As you can see, ANYONE is welcome.
★ Health & wellness influencers
★ Big firm consultants
★ Award-winning agency CEO
★ National security innovation manager
★ AI architect from Big Tech
★ Big Firm lawyer & BioTech expert
★ Machining & manufacturing founder
★ TV & media executives
★ Finance & private equity professionals
★ Cybersecurity expert
★ Nonprofit president
★ Military veterans
★ Freelancers
Whether you have a day job or a business of your own, diversifying the "Portfolio of You" is a good idea. Relying on one skill, one offer, or one industry means you're vulnerable to systemic change. Make yourself invincible in the market, from layoffs to industry changes.
👍 Minimal Time Commitment: Live lessons are recorded so it's OK if you're busy. All projects are efficient real-world activities that focus on practice over theory. This course is scheduled for business-friendly hours.
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Knowledge Professionals: Take control of how you make a living. Use your knowledge and knowhow in ways that bring you joy.
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Aspiring Business Owners: Discover your profitable niche and optimize for your zone of genius. Make it a labor of love.
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Freelancers & Creators: Make money from your niche expertise, side gig, personal hustle, consulting practice, or social following.
Get a step-by-step repeatable system that works for ANY idea.
Create independent cash flow that fits your lifestyle.
Get templates, examples, and curated tools and best practices.
Launch fast, fail forward, and become profitable.
Craft 3 good ideas and 1 actionable business - guaranteed.
Create customer-facing offers and get 1:1 go-to-market help.
Get 1:1 coaching and lifetime community access.
Meet compatriots, co-conspirators, and thought partners.

Live sessions
Learn directly from Luke Kim in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
43 lessons • 4 projects
Welcome
Leaning Into Curiosity, Worthiness, and Belonging
Employee Mentality v.s. Entrepreneur Mentality
Solopreneurship v.s. Entrepreneurship
Menu of You: Map Your Past to Plot Your Future
Idea Scaffolding: From Skills to Solutions
Pit Stop: Don't Get Lost in the Sauce
Beachhead Market: Your Addressable Niche
Competitive Landscape: Frenemies
Inspiration Discovery: Comparables
Project: Idea Finalization [Live: Discovering Founder-Market-Fit]
Pit Stop: From Brainstorming to Business Modeling
Fit Check: Tailoring a Business Model
Packaging Yourself: No-Brainer Offers
Pit Stop: What It Means to Productize Yourself
Productizing Yourself: High Level Delivery System
Champions and Prospects: Art of the Short List
Pit Stop: Learn It All, Then Forget It All
Putting Yourself Out There
Crafting a One-Pager [Live: Business Idea Finalization]
Pit Stop: From One-Pager to First Customer
Engineering Serendipity: Call a Friend
Going Tactical: No Theory, Just Practice
Tactic: Solving Urgent, Intense, and Obvious Problems
Tactic: Conducting Customer Validation
Tactic: Joining Strategic Communities
Tactic: Attending Strategic Events
Tactic: Building Strategic Partnerships
Tactic: Gathering Business Intelligence
Tactic: Announcing to Your People
Tactic: Creating a Lead Magnet
Tactic: Generating Publicity
Tools for Tactics: Crash Course
Go-to-Market Roadmap [Live Session: How to Make Money]
Tools for Tactics: Crash Course Overview
Discovering the Best Tools & Tech Stack
Your AI Options: LLMs, Agents & Function-Specific Tools
Your Digital Presence: Landing Page v.s. Website [4m]
Your Brand: Naming, Design, Presentation [4m]
Your Content Marketing: Newsletters, Blogs, SEO, Podcasts [4m]
Your Social Media: Short Form Content & Engagement [4m]
Your Digital Product: No Code Development [4m]
Automating Lead Generation & Sales [4m]
Your Project Management & Communications [4m]
Improving Your Delivery System with Tools
System to Ideate in 1 Week and Build/Sell in 1 Month
Learning with a Bias for Action
Arezu Aghasey
Justin Wong
Jenny Romanelli
Alberto Montes
Serial Solopreneur
For the past 10 years, I've been living life on my own terms as an entrepreneur and solopreneur, traveling the world and enjoying time for passion projects and loved ones. I'm talking 6-figure weeks and sold-out launches while sipping cocktails on a beach. 🌴
But let's be real - this success didn't manifest overnight. I've seen my fair share of business flops, shouldered crippling debt, and watched fortunes slip through my fingers. Through it all, I became obsessed with cracking the code and sharing those hard-won lessons.
Fast forward to the present, and I've systematized a decade of trial and error for you based on my tens of millions in wins and losses. This system has been my secret weapon and I use it all the time.
Turning your intention into reality is beautiful and innately human. Embrace your inner entrepreneur and transform beyond employee mentality.
📜 Credentials: 5x hackathon organizer/founder (e.g. 3 Day Startup, Mobile World Congress, SmartWatch Hack at CITRIS). 8x executive for startup acceleration and corporate innovation (e.g. Berkeley Blockchain Xcelerator, European Innovation Academy, Gateway Incubator). Ex-Director of Startup Grind, a community of 2+ million globally and 600+ locally. Personally coached/mentored 500+ entrepreneurs through Google for Startups, Haas Business School, and consular innovation programs (e.g. Swiss, Dutch, Norwegian, Latvian). Creator of a startup accelerator at University of California, Berkeley, Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology.
Active hands-on learning
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you