I'm building a startup pre-accelerator...
It honestly feels a little wild to even write this out loud...
I’m building a startup pre-accelerator.
Just a simple idea:
🏁 Founders earn XP for every milestone.
🏆 The top 15 each month pitch live on Demo Day — in front of mentors, operators, and investors.
🔁 Then the board resets, and the race begins again.
But this isn’t about gamification — it’s about momentum.
Because The startup world needs something different.
Everywhere you look, it’s the same story:
- Raise money.
- Scale fast.
- Chase unicorn status.
But almost nobody talks about the hard part —
those long, quiet months where it feels like you’re building in a black hole.
You start asking yourself:
- Is this idea even good?
- Am I actually moving forward?
- Why does it seem like no one even cares?
And if you’ve been there, you know:
That's when most first-time founders quit.
Not because they weren't smart.
Not because they didn't have ideas.
But because it’s damn hard to keep going when the wins are invisible.
That's exactly why I'm building MakersFuel.
Why MakersFuel?
Because advice isn’t enough.
Because a few "motivational tweets" won’t carry you through.
Founders need momentum.
They need structure without burnout.
They need to feel seen even when they're still early.
MakersFuel is here to help first-time founders grow with clarity and community — not chaos and guesswork.
Here’s what we’re actually doing:
🔹 Micro-Action Roadmap
Small, mission-driven steps that give you XP. No more “What should I be doing?” paralysis.
🔹 Build in Public
Track your progress visibly. Build a story you (and others) can follow — not just random check-ins.
🔹 AI Quality Reviews
Every task gets a quality check. Not perfectionism — just better habits, baked in.
🔹 Shuffled Founder Clans
Every month, you’ll meet 15 new founders. Real conversations. Real collaborations. No awkward Slack ghosts.
🔹 The Docstore
Not “growth hacks” you’ll regret later — real templates, guides, and playbooks that actually help.
🔹 Open Mentorship
Mentor sessions are public, so everyone can learn — not just the loudest person in the room.
Why Now?
Because the game is changing.
AI is reshaping everything.
But building a startup is still brutal.
And community shouldn’t be a luxury reserved for Stanford grads and TechCrunch darlings.
You don’t need permission.
You don’t need to be "ready enough."
You just need momentum — and real people to back you up.
That's the gap MakersFuel is here to fill.
Who We're Looking For
➡️ Founders who want to actually build, not just pitch.
➡️ Investors who care more about traction than Twitter followers.
➡️ Mentors who can show up once a week and help someone take their next step.
First Cohort Launch: May 15th
If this hits even a little close to home, I'd love for you to check out MakersFuel.
Applications are open now.
Getting in is easy, making it to the end is the real challenge.
