A live app
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Founding For Good 101
Cohort 1 ran May 13 – July 29, 2026Build. Sell. Scale. Together
Come join a community of mission-minded folks who want to change the world for the better. Bring your passion to solve one of the world's most important problems, and get it live and scaling fast. Recordings, examples, and written resources for every class so far — need help catching up? That's what office hours are for.
- Have a big problem you don't know how to solve? Sign in.
- Have a solution to a big problem and haven't written a line of code? Sign in.
- Have a startup already live and funded and wish you could get profitable and scale 100x faster? Sign in.
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“Learn to vibe code and vibe sell from me and my founders.”
Tim Connors Live coachingGP, PivotNorth Capital · 6-time unicorn-founder investor · Forbes Midas List
What you'll ship in 12 weeks
Three real deliverables. Proof your startup works.
A revenue roadmap
Real unit economics, a growth model, and a 12-month ARR projection grounded in real numbers. Present it to the cohort for live feedback.
Bootcamp certificate
Store it. Share it on LinkedIn. Backed by PivotNorth Capital — known for investing in unicorns. Internship and job opportunities with other students and graduates.
Who is this for
First-time founders
You have an idea but don't know where to start. Zero to a live product with paying customers.
Funded startups
You're live but want to scale 100x faster. A framework to go from 1 to 10,000 in new MRR.
Non-technical builders
You can't code. That's fine. Claude writes the code. You direct it.
Mission-driven solvers
You want to change the world and get paid doing it. Bring your passion, we'll give you the tools.
The 12 weeks wrapped July 29, 2026
Twelve weeks from idea to revenue roadmap — or go at your own pace. Skip the theory; every week you build something real.
01 Overview
Context, terminology, goals. You'll know what "vibe coding", "unit economics", and the Winning Metrics framework mean by the end.
02 Unmet Needs
Bring your own idea or pick a curated one. How to identify an unmet need. What makes a good idea. Founder/market fit. First look at unit economics, customer-acquisition cost, and the Winning Metrics framework.
03 Interviews
Qualify the unmet need. Find real customers. Why validation is the gating step before you write a line of code.
04 Vibe Coding 1 — Intro
The tools and terminology. How to make the most of each AI model — Claude, Gemini, ChatGPT — when building your product.
05 Vibe Coding 2 — Prototype
Hands-on. Ship a working prototype your customers can use on their phones.
06 Vibe Coding 3 — Iterate
Prioritize. Execute on the features customers actually ask for.
07 Venture Capital 101 Overview
Guest lecture with Kevin Connors (Precedence Advisors). How venture capital actually works — where startup funding comes from, how a VC fund is built (GPs, LPs, fees, and carry), why returns follow a power law, and what investors expect when they back you.
08 Vibe Selling 1 — Marketing
Guest lecture with Peggy O'Flaherty. Positioning, category, who you're for, what you replace.
09 Vibe Selling 2 — Viral Loops
The mechanics that turn a happy customer into two new ones.
10 Vibe Selling 3 — Warm Outreach
Cold email that reads like a warm one. The reply rates that make a business.
11 Vibe Selling 4 — Nurture & Close
The moves between interested and ready to pay. Pricing calls, contracts, invoices, Stripe. The full revenue side, from first conversation to closed deal.
12 From $1 to $1M ARR
The capstone. Calculate your real unit economics using actual data from the program. Build a 12-month ARR projection grounded in real numbers. Present your revenue roadmap to the cohort.
Meet your co-instructor
Tim Connors is the founder and general partner of PivotNorth Capital. Six of his portfolio companies have crossed a billion in valuation. Perennial member of the Forbes Midas List. In Vibe Startup Bootcamp he runs three Winning Metrics coaching sessions every Wednesday.
- Winning Metrics coaching — three 20-minute sessions each Wednesday where Tim coaches a student on their metrics. Open to all attendees to observe. Recorded so you can rewatch. Annual and charter subscribers get priority.
Meet your co-instructor
Andy Downard — Mission-driven entrepreneur. Two exits: Happy Returns (acquired by PayPal, then UPS) and StyleWhere (acquired by Avery Dennison). Hands-on vibe coder. PhD Caltech, MBA, BS Notre Dame. Founder of Thriftly and Rally. In Vibe Startup Bootcamp he gives you the instruction, hands-on feedback, and coaching to build a product and revenue roadmap that earn you the certificate.
- Office hours with Andy — one hour of hands-on support with vibe coding and vibe selling, right after Tim's sessions.
Guest speakers
Year-long subscribers also get a front-row seat for Andy's guest sessions. Past and upcoming guests include:
Cohort 1 has wrapped
The full 12-week live program ran May 13 – July 29, 2026. Already a member? Sign in to pick up where you left off.
Frequently asked
Can I still watch Cohort 1?
If you're already a member, yes — sign in and every class is there: recording, deck, examples, resources.
When did the first cohort meet?
Cohort 1 ran Wednesday, May 13 through Wednesday, July 29, 2026 — 10 am–1 pm PT every Wednesday for 12 weeks: 1 hour of lecture, three 20-minute Winning Metrics coaching sessions with Tim, and 1 hour of office hours with Andy.
How much time do I actually get with Tim?
Every Winning Metrics coaching session from the live cohort is recorded and searchable in the library, along with Tim's writing and past answers.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. You need to know how to talk to a customer and read English. Claude writes the code; you direct it.
Cohort 1 has wrapped
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