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A 6-month online program for founders building their first product and raising their first round.
Krishna Sharma
Vision
India has an
extraordinary
generation of
student builders.

I’m starting my journey as an angel investor — not with a fund, not with a thesis, just with genuine conviction that the right founders need more than money.

The technical depth is real. The hunger is real. What’s missing is access — to someone who’s been in the weeds, who will sit with you on your idea, tell you the hard truth, and stay with you every step of the way.

Not a mentor at arm’s length. More like a brother who’s built in Web3, AI, and SaaS — and wants to give you a real head start.

— Krishna Sharma · 6 years building in Web3, AI & SaaS · @0xkrishnaa
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Who this is for
Builders at the beginning.
Student founders
You’re in college or just out. You have an idea and the drive to build it. You need structure, tools, and someone to pressure-test your thinking.
First-time builders
You can ship code but have never taken something from 0 to users to revenue. You want to learn the full loop — not just the technical side.
Domain obsessed
You’re solving a problem you actually have or deeply understand. Not chasing trends. Not doing “AI startup” because it’s hot.
Coachable
You can take honest feedback. You’d rather hear what’s wrong early than find out from the market six months later.
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The Program
Three phases. One outcome.
01
Validate
Prove the problem is real before writing a line of code. User interviews, ICP definition, early demand signal.
Month 1
02
Build
Ship fast using AI tooling. 2-week sprints. Live product with real users by month 3. Feedback loop by month 4.
Month 2–4
03
Raise
Build traction, craft the narrative, sharpen the deck. Exit with outreach running and the skills to close your round.
Month 5–6
Fully online · Async-first · 1–2 founders per cohort · $50K–$300K pre-seed target
The Journey
Month by month.
Month 1
Validate
20+ user interviews · ICP defined · 25–50 waitlist signups · competitive landscape mapped
Gate: Proven problem + real user pull
Month 2–4
Build
v1 live by month 3 · 10+ beta users · weekly async Loom reviews · AI tool stack unlocked
Gate: Live product + returning users
Month 5
Traction
First revenue or D30 retention · one north star metric · growth loop identified
Gate: Traction story in 2 sentences
Month 6
Raise
Deck done · outreach running · intros facilitated · mock Q&A pressure tested · demo day
Exit: Investor-ready and in market
What You Get
Capital. Tools. Guidance.
$500/mo
Cash · monthly
  • —Paid every month for 6 months
  • —No strings, founder's discretion
  • —Runway, spend, whatever you need
$300/mo
AI Tool Stack
  • —Claude Pro + API credits
  • —Cursor or Windsurf IDE
  • —v0 + Vercel + Railway
  • —Notion AI + Linear
$200/mo
Infra & Cloud
  • —AWS / GCP / Vercel credits
  • —Database hosting covered
  • —Scales with your usage
$6,000 total per founder · solo cohort
$1,000/mo × 6 months · 1–2 founders per cohort
The Deal
Fair terms.
2–5% equity via SAFE note, priced against total value delivered — $500/mo cash, $300/mo in AI tooling, and $200/mo in infra credits. $1,000 every month for 6 months. You keep full control of your company.
2–5%
equity via SAFE
Pro-rata
in seed round
$500/mo
cash monthly
$6,000
total cash · 6mo
What we can and cannot do
  • ✓Teach you to run a fundraise yourself
  • ✓Review every iteration of your deck
  • ✓Facilitate intros where our network fits
  • ✓Pressure-test your pitch with mock Q&A
  • —Guarantee an investor meeting
  • —Close a round by demo day
  • —Replace your own hustle in outreach
Arc · 01 · Apply
Ready
to build?

We take 1–2 founders per cohort. Fill this out honestly — there are no right answers, only real ones.

01
You
02
The problem
03
Why you
04
Commitment
05
Loom video

~10 minutes · We read every application

01 · You

Let’s start with who you are.

02 · The problem

What are you solving, and for whom?

03 · Why you

Why are you the right person
to build this?

Be honest, not impressive. Do you live this problem? Have you tried to solve it before? What do you know about this space that others don’t?

04 · Commitment

How serious are you about this?

05 · Loom video

One last thing —
let me hear you.

Record a 3-minute Loom. No script needed. Walk me through your idea and why you’re building it. Just talk — that’s it.

Cover: the problem, why you care, what you’ve done so far. Under 3 minutes.

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