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STENCIL ACCELERATOR · COHORT 02

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 for Cohort 02Applications close June 30 · Begins August 4
$10KLaunch budget per builder
12Weeks of dedicated 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 Tuesday, 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.

A dedicated 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 audience 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.
Two hours every Tuesday for working sessions, plus your own time. The engineering is async.
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
    Your dedicated engineer ships the working version. You steer.
  3. WEEK 7–9
    Polish
    Onboarding, billing, support flows — the things that decide whether people stay.
  4. WEEK 10–12
    Launch
    Budget goes live. We help you decide where every dollar lands.
APPLY · COHORT 02

Tell us what
you'd build.

Six short questions. We read every application personally — no hiring committees, no scoring rubrics, no MBAs.

  • DeadlineJune 30, 2026
  • Cohort beginsAugust 4, 2026
  • Equity takenNone
  • CostFree
We respond to every applicant within two weeks. No bots, no boilerplate.
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