A 4-week cohort & community for people to go from ideation to launching a side-hustle‍.

The core team will work 1:1 with the cohort members via expert-led masterclasses, community discussions, feedback & pitches themed around all the aspects of building a side hustle. We will get 100 people across the line in 4 weeks.

This is not a course. Think of it as a 4-week boot camp where you work with like-minded peers, attend expert masterclasses, finalize an idea, get feedback, build an MVP and finally launch. The learning would be driven through the sessions and 1:1 mentoring, but the outcome will be to get you to launch your side hustle.

It is for anyone who has been on the fence about doing a side hustle.It works if you:

• Have ideas but don’t know how & where to begin
• Have built projects but couldn’t launch
• Can develop products but get stuck with design & marketing
• Can market products but don’t know how to build
• Want to meet & build with an inspired set of people

Anyone can build a side hustle (if you have the right motivation), and you can be from any background to apply for Build. We look for your willingness to commit to learning & shipping as a side hustle. In the 4 weeks, we will help you with tools, guidance, mentorship, collaboration, and lots of learning, to help you build & ship a side project.

Every week, there will be a theme. These themes will have goals that accepted builders would need to finish to make progress towards the launch of the side hustle. Mentors & Builders in Residence will help you nail down the best way possible to achieve the week’s goal.

👉 Lots of idea sharing + discussions (async)

👉 Couple of high-value sessions, such as ‘How to become an idea machine, ‘How to get your first 100 users’, with experts

👉 Pitch and feedback on ideas

👉 Accountability check on progress wrt to the desired goal

👉 1:1s with other members and especially the core team to refine your project

We don’t expect you to spend more than 5-6 hours in total in a week.

The community will be active all the time, and you will be encouraged to join & participate as you desire throughout the day.

Our next cohort begins on Feb 11th, 2023. Applications are open between now and the last day to apply is Dec 31st, 2022.

The application form seeks to understand the following about an individual:

👉Are you eager and hungry to build things on the side

👉Are you able to spot and think of problems to solve

👉Finally, there will be a video submission to understand how forthcoming you are as a person (comes in handy when building in public)

No, you don't need to have an idea pre-decide to apply and get selected. The first week of the cohort is dedicated to helping you reach a point where you have figured out what is the right thing for you to do/build on the side through 1:1 chats, peer feedback, and ideation sessions. You will become an idea machine at the end of Week 1

We will communicate the status of your application whether you made it or not in 48 hours.

If you get accepted, in order to confirm your spot you will need to pay USD 1000. We are charging and keeping it paid to ensure there is accountability at our as well as your end.

You will only need to pay which is the final step for your spot confirmation, once you have received the acceptance email. The acceptance will happen based on your application details.

We are keeping this fairly priced in order to ensure we give time to it. We believe the people we are looking to accept into the program will be able to afford it. But you can still get a partial scholarship on basis of your application

We have carefully picked mentors to be experts in their domain and have been building one hustle after another. The mentor pool has everyone from coding to no-code, marketing to design, and more. There isn't an aspect of building and launching a side project that is not covered by this network.

Mentors will be doing drill-down sessions/masterclasses every week. Some of the mentors will also be available and accessible in the online community and answer questions about any/everything.

Builders in Residence will be available to do as many calls and 1:1 sessions as you desire but a lot of the discussions will be encouraged in the community

Yes, you can work independently to launch a side hustle of your own. But we have seen many collaborations happen in the community in the past. At the end of the first week or during the pitching, you can join hands with others if you find their idea/work interesting.

While we would love all the accepted builders to launch at the end of 4 weeks, we understand that sometimes you might just want to learn everything in detail and go about launching something of your own later. The community will be there even after 4 weeks and you can have a launch after the end of the cohort anytime.

Sure, please ask your friend to submit an application. Both of you will have to meet the bar to get accepted.

If there is any other queries, feel free to reach out to us at prashant@skiptheline.dev