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“If you know how to code and want to start making an impact with it, schedule a call w/ me!”
IS THIS YOU?
You can already ship code. That's the hard part most non-technical founders pay tens of thousands to outsource.
Repos, tools, scripts, half-finished apps — sitting in GitHub instead of in front of people who'd pay for them.
Trading hours for a salary works, but it doesn't scale. Products do — you get paid while you sleep.
THE SYSTEM
Most of you are have on something worth packaging already whether it's just an idea in your head or just sitting unfinished on Github. We help you validate that people will find value in it and will actually pay for it.
A project isn't a product until it's positioned like one. You'll turn what you built into something with a name, a price, and a reason to buy. This is no longer about coding anymore. You will learn the skills needed to build a product. You're not just building software, you are building IMPACT!
Learn how to distribute your product to real people. People will find value in what you make and will pay you to make their lives easier with your work!
FOLLOW ALONG
WHAT'S INSIDE
A simple process for testing whether an idea is worth building before you write a line of code you'll regret.
How to name, frame, and price what you build so it reads as a product (not a project) from the first landing page.
The exact sequence for getting your first product in front of real people, making an huge IMPACT, and collecting real payments
Not only do you get the resources to start. You are learning from people who have already been in your shoes
EARLY FEEDBACK
"This gave me a completely different way to look at the tools I'd already built. I stopped thinking like an engineer and started thinking like a founder."
"I had three half-finished side projects. The framework helped me figure out which one was actually worth finishing — and why."
"The positioning playbook alone was worth it. My project didn't change — how I talked about it did."
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OUR PROMISE
Founders HQ is built in the open, alongside the people using it. If something in here doesn't help you move your project closer to your goal, tell us and we'll fix it or make it right. This isn't a program we built once and walked away from.
WHY I'M BUILDING THIS
Somewhere down the line in my learning to code journey I've experienced gatekeeping knowledge, unrealistic expectations for students in tech, and constantly having to wait for approval to start. I never wanted to wait and decided to create my own opportunity and hire myself into my own startup. Doing this allowed me to get more job opportunities, more connections and better network to learn from, and also grow my startup into something that provides value. My goal is to allow every CS student to be able to do the same instead of just sitting and waiting for something to come up.
— Fuad, Founder of Founders HQ
QUESTIONS
No. This is built specifically for developers who don't have (and don't want to build) a huge following before they see their first sale.
Yes. Most people who join don't have a fully-formed idea. Part of the process is figuring out what you already have that's worth packaging.
It's designed for people building alongside a full-time job or existing commitments. A few focused hours a week is enough to make real progress.
We're finalizing the program now. Joining the waitlist gets you first access — and likely founding-member pricing — the moment we open.
If you can build and ship something functional — even a small tool or script — you have enough technical skill to start. This isn't a coding course.
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