Founding Cohort · Fort Worth, TX

Build real AI products.
With real people.

A private builder club in Fort Worth for designers, engineers, and founders. Weekly in-person meetups. Real projects. No fluff, no slide decks.

40+ Founding MembersWeekly in Fort WorthCohort 01 · 2025
BuildersDesignersFoundersEngineersOperatorsTinkerers
What this is

A room full of people actually shipping.

01

Weekly meetups

Every week in Fort Worth. Same room. Same crew. Real momentum.

02

Build real projects

Ship things that matter. Side projects, products, experiments — together.

03

Learn by doing

No courses. No theory. Just builders helping builders move faster.

04

Guest operators

Founders and engineers who've shipped what you're trying to build.

Who it's for

Curated, but not exclusive.

Designers

Learning AI tools to build, not just mock up.

Engineers

Shipping side projects on nights and weekends.

Founders

Exploring AI ideas before quitting the day job.

Beginners

Ambitious, willing to build, no experience required.

What you get

$99 a month.
Worth more.

One night a week with the most ambitious builders in Fort Worth. The kind of room where things happen — collaborations, hires, companies.

  • 01Weekly in-person sessions+
  • 02Private member community+
  • 03Project collaboration & feedback+
  • 04Guest talks from operators+
  • 05Build-night accountability+
  • 06First access to events & demos+
LIVE · THURSDAY · 7:00 PM CT
Build Night
Ship your weekend project
12 building
Talk
RAG in production — what breaks
Guest: ex-Anthropic
Demo
5-min demos · open mic
Sign-up open
A peek inside the member dashboard.
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The room

From the founding cohort.

"
First room in Fort Worth where I didn't feel like the only person building with AI on a Tuesday night.
Marcus T.
Designer · Founding member
"
Shipped more in three weeks here than the last six months alone. The accountability is unreal.
Priya S.
Engineer · Founding member
"
It feels like the early days of something. I'd pay 5x to be in this room.
Jake R.
Founder · Founding member
For Fort Worth businesses

Need AI in your business?
We'll match you with one of ours.

If you run a local business in Fort Worth, you don't need an agency in San Francisco. You need someone down the street who's been shipping AI every Thursday night. We'll connect you with the right member from the room.

01

Discovery call

Tell us about your business and where AI could save time, cut cost, or unlock something new.

02

Matched with a builder

We pair you with a vetted member who fits your industry, stack, and budget.

03

Ship something real

From internal tools to customer-facing AI — built locally, by people you can grab coffee with.

What members build
A few things we've shipped for local teams.
Request a match →
Customer support agents
Lead qualification & follow-up
Internal ops automations
Document & contract intelligence
Local SEO & content engines
Custom dashboards & reporting
How it works

Three steps. No theatre.

01

Apply

Tell us what you're building or want to build. Two minutes.

02

Get accepted

We review weekly. Curated for fit, not credentials.

03

Show up & build

First Thursday after acceptance. Bring a laptop.

Membership
$99/month

No experience required. Just a willingness to build. Cancel anytime.

  • Weekly meetups in Fort Worth
  • Private member community
  • Guest talks & demos
  • Project feedback & collabs
Apply to Join →
Limited spots per cohort.

The room is filling up.

Cohort 01 has limited spots. If you're building, we want you in the room.

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