A FIRST-TIME FOUNDER CONTEST
Run a real business for 45 days. Then decide if you want to own it.
Up to 5 first-time entrepreneurs will operate an existing company with up to $5,000 in plan-approved funding, weekly mentorship, and every decision on the record.
THE FIRST FOUNDER SPRINT
DON’T JUST LEARN ABOUT BUSINESS. BUILD ONE.
Your first business shouldn’t stay an idea. The First Founder Sprint gives up to five first-time entrepreneurs the opportunity to operate an existing business for 45 days, with weekly mentorship and up to $5,000 in plan-approved funding.
Make real decisions, serve real customers, and learn what it takes to build a business from the ground up. At the end of the sprint, you decide whether ownership is the right next step.
HOW IT WORKS
Not every applicant is selected or funded. Every selected entrepreneur decides for themselves at the end.
Six steps from application to decision
01
Apply
Tell us about you, your idea and a rough plan.
02
Interview & selection
Shortlisted applicants interview. Up to 5 are selected.
02
Interview & selection
Offer, customer, price, first 10 customers, use of funds, weekly milestones.
04
Run it for 45 days
Daily logs, weekly reviews, a shared financial tracker.
05
Review the results
Numbers lock at Day 45. You write a short retrospective.
06
Decide on ownership
Buy or don't, and explain why. Either answer is valid.
Your first business shouldn’t be a theory.
The application takes about 25–35 minutes. You can save and come back on the same device.
