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Level 02

Startup Builder

Blueprints become products.

The build phase. Validated problems get turned into shipping products with the smallest possible team. You leave with a working MVP and your first real users.

Duration8–12 weeks
OutcomeA real startup with a real product and real users.
Who it’s for
  • Founders out of Level 01 with a validated wedge
  • Builders who want shipping discipline
  • Teams ready to pair with a co-founder
What you get

Curriculum, on campus.

MVP track

Structured sprints to ship the smallest version that actually solves the problem.

Co-founder matching

Pair with technical/business co-founders from the wider Empire pool.

Go-to-market basics

Customer discovery, pricing 101, and sales training from operators.

Has
  • A validated problem
  • Early hypothesis
  • Energy to ship
Needs
  • Co-founder
  • MVP
  • Customer discovery
  • Sales training
Walks out with
  • Launch-ready startup
  • Working MVP
  • First 10 users
Milestones
  1. M01
    Working MVP shipped
  2. M02
    First 10 paying / engaged users
  3. M03
    Launch-ready story

Next: Incubation

Inside the founder headquarters.

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