learn the fundamentals of growing your business

As an early-stage entrepreneur, you don’t have the luxury of hiring an outside growth agency or even a full time hire. Managing contractors without knowing the fundamentals is a slippery slope. In the Growth Track, you’ll learn how to take the reins and gain traction on your own terms.
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THIS TRACKS STARTS ON OCTOBER 17, 2022
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about the growth track
Customer acquisition is one of the hardest challenges every entrepreneur faces. There are so many channels to test and the platforms are evolving every day. If you’re not a marketer, knowing which tactics and strategies to employ is nearly impossible.

You don’t just need a course or content to tell you what to do. You need a community around you; a place to put your ideas into practice. You need practical tools and guidance on how to use them.

Learn from masters in their field, and dive deep into marketing strategy, positioning, customer discovery, community and product led growth, performance marketing, and founder led sales. In 6 weeks, leave with the foundations to build a sustainable growth engine for your business.
connect and learn with a vibrant community of marketers
Growth Track fellows are a diverse group of entrepreneurs — building everything from side hustles to small businesses to venture-backed startups. The fundamentals of growth are the same, and within this track, you’ll learn from speakers, mentors, and peers.
Guest Speaker
Alex Meredith
Director of Product, Clover
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Blake Emal
Director of Content, Riverside.fm
Guest Speaker
Chris Williams
Managing Partner, Wolves Not Sheep
Guest Speaker
Elise DeCamp
Founder, Toki
Guest Speaker
Karthik "KP" Puvvada
Program Director, Day One
Guest Speaker
Kera Demars
Head of Marketing, Hustle Fund
Guest Speaker
Melissa Joy Kong
Founder and CEO, Iceberg Agency
Guest Speaker
Packy McCormick
Founder, Not Boring
Guest Speaker
Steph Smith
Director of Marketing, Hubspot
Guest Speaker
Yonatan Raz-Fridman
CEO, Supersocial
The growth Track is the place where you will:
Learn the fundamentals of growth for your business.
Put in practice what you learn with hands on tools and office hours with experienced mentors.
Develop a clear and compelling positioning statement that will cut through the noise and speak to your customer.
Develop a product or community driven growth engine.
Refine your landing page and optimize for conversion.
Explore marketing or sales channels that will fit for your business model.
is the growth track right for you?
JOIN THE growth TRACK IF:
You are an entrepreneur, but not (yet) a marketer.
Have a great idea or insight into a critical problem, but don’t know how to position or communicate that idea to the world.
Are making sales but find your acquisition costs continuing to rise, and need new strategies to break through the noise.
Want to learn from both experts and peers who are trying out the latest marketing tactics.
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THE growth TRACK IS NOT A FIT IF YOU:
Are looking for someone to run growth for you.
Are not interested in learning and putting what you learn into practice.

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The growth Track follows a 6-week curriculum designed to help you build lasting relationships from the start.
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Your 6-week 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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Submit an application. We review all applications carefully with an emphasis on fit for the community.
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Once accepted, you can immediately start meeting other fellows and mentors, and attend your first events.
cohort onboarding
The next cohort onboarding starts on October 3, 2022. This is a 2-week experience where you'll get fully equipped with everything that Day One has to offer.
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Whenever you're ready, join a specific Track, where you’ll do a deep dive on the sector or stage that you choose.

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faq

Who should join the Day One Fellowship?

The Day One Fellowship is a community and mentorship program designed for early-stage founders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs who want to tap into the support and advice of a tight-knit peer group. Whether it's help thinking through and outlining your fundraising strategy, your go to market plan, how you'll manage your burn over the next few quarters, or just how to find your next customer, the community in Day One has your back and is here to help.

Day One Fellows are both venture backed founders and bootstrappers. Some Day One Fellows have hundreds of thousands in revenue, others are just launching their first MVP.

What typifies all Day One Fellows is a willingness to learn, grow, be helpful and give, knowing that building relationships and helping others is the key to longterm growth.

How much does the Day One Fellowship cost?

The Day One Fellowship costs $2,999, and includes the three month cohort-based program and lifetime access to the Day One community and resources. We offer payment plans to spread the cost over 3 monthly payments.

What does a typical week look like?

A typical week in the Day One Fellowship during your first month in the program includes 3-4 live sessions, scheduled from Tuesday to Thursday, ranging from workshops, expert AMAs, community sessions and mentor office hours. On top of that, you'll have 1:1 coaching sessions at days/times that work for your schedule, and we highly encourage you to connect and collaborate with your peers in 1:1 sessions you set up for yourself.

After the first month, the schedule slows down and you'll attend weekly Mastermind sessions (small groups of 6-8 that are curated to your stage or industry, facilitated and guided for maximum effectiveness).

After 90 days, you'll have the option to continue on in your Mastermind group. And even if you opt not to continue, you'll have lifetime access to the Day One community and resources, so any given week could look like ongoing networking, attending community calls, and leveraging tools and resources to build your business.

Is the Fellowship held virtually?

Yes, we’ve designed everything in Day One to be virtual. This allows us to reach entrepreneurs wherever they are in the world. 

We do love to host in person gatherings and informal events in cities where we have critical mass, and we always encourage Fellows to meet up whenever possible.

Can I join if I have a full time job?

Yes, of course! Many Day One Fellows work full-time or have freelancing and part time jobs as they build their startup.

What is the time commitment?

To get the most out of the Fellowship, we recommend you commit at least 4-5 hours per week during the first month of the program to live sessions and networking/connecting with your peers, then 1-2 hours per week for the next 2 months. During the first month, there will be 3-4 hours of live sessions each week. That drops to just 1 hour of live sessions for the next 2 months. Almost all live session are scheduled between 11am-2pm ET. All sessions are recorded if you miss anything.