ADMISSIONS OPEN – SPRING 2026

Build a startup.
Get Your MBA.

 

Get your MBA while going through an elite incubation program. Free yourself from corporate life forever.

Application Deadline: Feb 1, 2026

THE FOUNDER’S MBA

Build a business
while earning your MBA.

This isn’t your traditional MBA. Our students earn their degree by starting a business on and working towards first revenue and fundraising.

Your instructors aren’t academics; they’re thriving founders, investors, and creatives who help you along the way. We train our founders with the very latest in AI to stay on the cutting edge.

Our students build pre-vetted, accessible businesses such as:

E-commerce Business

AI Companies

Creative Studios or Marketing Agencies

Home Service Businesses

Health, Wellness, and Personal Improvement Services

FIRST PRINCIPLE:

Less Theory.
More Mentoring.

Our world-class pedagogy minimized academic theory and maximized time with mentors. Our students learn to grow a business by doing it. Our unique academic format allows students to learn at their own pace. 

MBA:
Lean Entrepreneurship

Program Overview

  • Degree: Master’s in Business Administration: Lean Entrepreneurship 
  • 18 Months
  • Weekly AI skills updates
  • 100% online + option for 2 in-person live weekends.

Key Considerations

  • 8-12 hours of coursework per week
  • Live sessions every Tuesday 9AM-12PM PST
  • Cohort Size: ~50 students

success =

FOUNDER & AI SKILLS +

MENTORING +

personal wellbeing +

Our students thrive because we surround them with resources for holistic success. You’ll go through a combination of founder training and mentoring from a founder in your industry so you have help as you build.

LESS WASTE, MORE GROWTH

Only skills that matter for founders

20/80 means we don’t waste time on theory or academia. We train students with founder skills that define growth and early success.

Monetization & Revenue Growth

Leadership & Team Building

Systems Thinking & AI Workflows

Brand Building & Content Creation

student project:
AI-POWERED marketing agency

Open a creative marketing agency with the help of Walter Shock, founder of Experience Interactive.

Why start an agency?

  • 0 startup costs.
  • Work from anywhere.
  • High growth.

student project:
Mental Health Clinic

Open a therapy clinic with the help of Adam Carney, founder of Integrative Psychology.

Why start a therapy  clinic?

  • Excess demand.
  • Low capital requirements.
  • Stable income.
  • Work from anywhere.

Speak with an MBA advisor

Schedule a free info call with one of our MBA advisors to learn how we mentor young founders.