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STENCIL ACCELERATOR · COHORT 01

Bring a real problem.
We'll solve it together.

Ten creators per cohort. Twelve weeks. You bring the expertise — we bring engineers, playbooks, and the budget to put it in front of the world.

Apply nowCohort 01 applications closed · Begins June 8
$10KLaunch budget per builder
12Weeks of hands-on engineering
10Builders selected each cohort
0%Equity. We don't take a cut.
WHAT YOU GET

Three things that change
what one creator can ship.

01 · KNOW-HOW

The SaaS playbooks we wish we'd had.

Every week, a working session with someone who's done it: pricing, retention, launch sequences, onboarding emails, support, taxes. No theory — only the moves that worked.

PRICING
RETENTION
LAUNCH WEEK
ONBOARDING
SUPPORT
02 · BUILD

An engineering team that ships with you.

An engineer pairs with you for the full twelve weeks. They write the code you can't, integrate the things you shouldn't have to learn, and stay until your first paying customer.

forma · stripe-integration.ts
1import { Stripe } from "stripe";
2
3// pair-engineer · Tue 2:14 PM
4export async function subscribe(user) {
5 return stripe.checkout.sessions.create({
6+ mode: "subscription",
7+ line_items: [{ price: PRICE_ID, quantity: 1 }],
8 });
9}
03 · LAUNCH

$10,000 to spend on getting found.

A budget for ads, sponsorships, creator partnerships, swag, events — whatever moves the needle. You decide where it goes; we wire it the day you launch.

Launch budget$10,000
Creator partnerships$3,600
Paid ads (Meta, Reddit)$3,000
Sponsorships$1,800
Launch swag + event$1,600
Choose your mix. We wire it on launch day.
BUILT WITH OTHERS

You won't be the only one
shipping that quarter.

Nine others pick the same twelve weeks to make their move. You'll share rough drafts on Monday, ride out the same Wednesday slump together, and trade intros by Friday. Building alone is hard; building in the company of nine people who get it is the actual unlock.

  • Weekly cohort sessions where everyone shares progress and stuck points.
  • A private Slack alive with shipping help, intros, and hot takes.
  • Lifetime alumni network — every cohort joins permanently.
WHO IT'S FOR

Not a startup school.
A creator's runway.

You have an audience that needs something.
A community, a list, a following — even small — who keep asking you for the same thing.
You know who you serve.
A specific group with a specific problem. The narrower, the better — generalists rarely make it through.
You can give us twelve weeks.
One hour every week for working sessions, plus your own time. Your engineer is one Slack message away the rest of the week.
You'd take a swing if someone else funded it.
If the only thing in your way is time, money, or someone to write the code — you're who this is for.
TWELVE WEEKS

From idea to first paying customer.

  1. WEEK 1–2
    Shape
    We refine the product idea, pricing, and audience together.
  2. WEEK 3–6
    Build
    You lead — every product decision, every screen, every detail. Your engineer builds the rails underneath so anything you dream up actually ships.
  3. WEEK 7–9
    Polish
    Onboarding, billing, support flows. The things that decide whether people stay.
  4. WEEK 10–12
    Launch
    Budget goes live. You decide where every dollar lands, and we're in the room to help you think it through.
COHORT 01 · APPLICATIONS CLOSED

Register interest
for Cohort 02.

We're heads-down with the ten builders who made it into Cohort 01. Leave your details and we'll write you the week before Cohort 02 applications open — with notes on what we learned and what we're looking for next.

  • Cohort 01 beginsJune 8, 2026
  • Cohort 02 opensLate 2026
  • Equity takenNone
  • CostFree
One email when applications open. No newsletter, no spam, no resharing your details.
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