The top school and private community for founders.

One that's virtual and actually supports, guides and teaches aspiring entrepreneurs.

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Becoming a founder is difficult. It’s really hard to know where to start and to find the people to help you succeed. Until now.

Instead of feeling overwhelmed with all of the content out there, we help you figure out which steps to take first. Instead of feeling lonely, we surround you with a community of peers, mentors, and investors that will help you succeed.
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The Day One Fellowship

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The Day One Fellowship is a community for entrepreneurs centered on learning, connecting, and making progress together.

As a Fellow, you have access to a curated group of peers, live learning sprints taught by world-class faculty, connections to partners across venture capital, coaching from experienced founders, weekly events with the world’s top builders, and so much more.

Save yourself from months of focusing on the wrong things, the loneliness of going it alone, or the feeling of regret for not starting sooner.

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Start by applying to D1F8, our upcoming cohort.

New cohorts launch every quarter. You’ll spend your first two weeks getting equipped and plugged into the community.

D1F8 Start Date: July 11, 2022

Weekly Time Commitment: 3-5 hours

Price: $1,499/year

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Then, join a track based on your stage or sector.

Each track follows a six-to-eight week curriculum that will take you deep into the stage or sector you choose. You'll learn through a mix of lectures, hands-on working sessions, and guest speakers. You'll meet regularly and make connections with a curated community of peers, while plugging into the broader Day One ecosystem.

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EXPLORE

The Explore Track

If you’re not a founder (yet) but you want to learn, level up your entrepreneurial skills, meet founders, and explore business ideas, this track is for you.

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VALIDATE

The Validation Track

If you’re already building a company and want to invest in your personal development, expand your network, and tap into new partnerships, this track is for you.

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EDUCATION

The Education Track

An intensive program designed for both educators who are exploring what it would look like to start their own business, as well as edtech founders who are in the early stages of building a new venture.

If you’re building a company and are ready to start growing your team, preparing to raise money, or beginning to scale, this track is for you.

Join a powerful community of investors, entrepreneurs, advisors, payers, and providers to help advance your digital health or behavioral health business.

An intensive program designed for early stage entrepreneurs who are seeking to launch or are already launching a web3 business.

An intensive program designed for early stage entrepreneurs who are seeking to launch or are already launching an eCommerce business.

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Then, your lifelong membership begins.

Your track experience is just the beginning. Once complete, you can officially start benefiting from ongoing access to everything your Day One membership has to offer.

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SMALL GROUP OR 1:1 coaching

EXCLUSIVE SESSIONS WITH INDUSTRY-LEADING SPEAKERS

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CURATED CONNECTIONS WITH PEERS ACROSS ALL COHORTS

VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON SOCIAL AND NETWORKING EVENTS

EXPLORE PATHWAYS WITH INVESTORS, ACCELERATORS, AND STUDIOS

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Over 150 companies have been founded by Day One fellows.

300+ FELLOWS

Over 300 fellows are building tech startups, agencies, and side-hustles through Day One.

150+ COMPANIES

More than 150 companies have been started by Day One fellows in the last 18 months.

$25M+ RAISED

Of the companies looking for venture capital, over $25M has been raised by Day One fellows.

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our community speaks for itself

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Day One Fireside Chat with Mac Conwell, GP and Founder at rarebreed ventures

Thinking about fundraising or in the midst of your fundraising journey? Come learn from an investor’s perspective.

Join us to discuss what investor are actually trying to understand, do's and don'ts with fundraising, and the differences in how to approach institutional VC, syndicates, and angels.

Mac Conwell

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GP & Founder, Rarebreed Ventures

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Announcement

Introducing "Tracks": The Next Phase For The Day One Fellowship

Today, we are thrilled to launch the first three Tracks within the Day One Fellowship. Tracks take the best of Day One and make the experience more valuable by honing in on the specific stage of your journey or sector that you’re building in.

Success Story

Launching a startup while still in (high) school

Elvin never let the fact that he hadn’t even graduated high school stop him from learning to code, launching a side hustle, and turning that into a full on startup.