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Graduate With
A Million Dollars.

Four years. Real businesses. Real revenue. You graduate with a company, and a diploma.

Founders School Student AccountLive

Total Balance

$0

$0$1,000,000
AmountSourceTime
+$2,400Lawn Care Co.2h ago
+$4,100Brand Launch — Merch5h ago
+$11,200AI Study Platform1d ago
+$28,500StudyWise — Scale3d ago
+$64,000StudyWise — MRR1w ago
+$142,000Q2 Revenue2w ago
+$310,000Year 2 Total1mo ago
+$440,000Year 3 Total3mo ago
MilestoneFirst $1,000 in revenue
MentorJustin Mares joined your session
AI AgentDeployed to production
Customer5-star review received
StripeNew subscription activated
SAT PrepPractice score: 1,420
Pitch DayYou placed 1st
MilestoneFirst $1,000 in revenue
MentorJustin Mares joined your session
AI AgentDeployed to production
Customer5-star review received
StripeNew subscription activated
SAT PrepPractice score: 1,420
Pitch DayYou placed 1st
Milestone$10K monthly revenue
ShopifyOrder #4,291 confirmed
MentorClaire Vo left feedback
AI AgentLanding page A/B test live
Milestone100 customers reached
HarknessCircle discussion starting
CustomerReferral from Jake M.
Milestone$10K monthly revenue
ShopifyOrder #4,291 confirmed
MentorClaire Vo left feedback
AI AgentLanding page A/B test live
Milestone100 customers reached
HarknessCircle discussion starting
CustomerReferral from Jake M.
ClaudeCheckout flow refactored
MentorDan Shipper going live
StripeEnterprise plan upgrade
FitnessMorning session complete
GumroadTemplate pack — 12 sales today
MilestoneFirst international customer
MilestoneFirst $1,000 in revenue
ClaudeCheckout flow refactored
MentorDan Shipper going live
StripeEnterprise plan upgrade
FitnessMorning session complete
GumroadTemplate pack — 12 sales today
MilestoneFirst international customer
MilestoneFirst $1,000 in revenue
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Elite Academics.
In 3 Hours a Day.

Alpha School pioneered AI-accelerated education. The model works. The data proves it. And Founders School is built on it.

1350+

Average SAT

Across Alpha School Seniors

3 hrs

Daily Academics

AI-accelerated, mastery-based

100%

Accredited

Full high school diploma

Top 1%

Scores

Based on national standardized tests

The Model

Alpha School proved that AI can compress a full day of academics into three hours while consistently outperforming traditional schools on standardized tests. Founders School adds 1,000+ hours per year of hands-on entrepreneurial experience on top.

SAT Score

Alpha
1350
National
1028

College Readiness

Alpha
92%
National
45%

Daily Academic Hours

Alpha
3
National
7

The Campus

Purpose-built for this program. Dedicated workspace, fitness facilities, and a cohort environment designed for focus. In-person only — because building real businesses requires real presence.

Why Now

One Teen With AI Can Do
What Twenty Used To.

Learn to think, sell, and ship, harnessing AI to futureproof your skills and career.

studywise
zsh
$ claude "build AI tutor with billing"
→ Writing src/app/page.tsx → Writing src/components/Tutor.tsx
$ npm install stripe openai
added 42 packages in 1.8s
$ vercel deploy --prod
✓ Deployed → studywise.ai
SM
Social Media Agent
Post this week's TikToks
Analyzing 3 videos for captions and optimal timing...
Scheduling: Mon 6pm, Wed 12pm, Fri 9am
✓ 3 videos scheduled → tiktok.com/@brand
Want me to A/B test the thumbnails?

How It Works

01

Time
Back

Three-Hour Learning gives you 1,000+ extra hours per year. Five hours every day traditional school wastes, redirected to building your business.

02

World-Class
Guidance

Founders, operators, and investors who've built what you want to build — in with you every week. Direct feedback on your business. Real relationships — not guest lectures.

03

AI-Native
Education

Learn to build with AI from day one — not as a novelty, but as a core skill. Vibe coding, AI agents, automation. Master them at 14.

Network

Work Directly With
The Best in the World.

Elite apprenticeships. Real projects. Weekly mentorship from founders who've built what you want to build.

Justin Mares

Justin Mares

TrueMed, Kettle & Fire

Zach Yadegari

Zach Yadegari

CalAI

Claire Vo

Claire Vo

ChatPRD

Dan Shipper

Dan Shipper

Every

Eric Jorgenson

Eric Jorgenson

Naval Almanack

Ben Wilson

Ben Wilson

How to Take Over the World

David Booth

David Booth

A16Z

Tiffany Zhong

Tiffany Zhong

noplace

Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee

immi

Blake Anderson

Blake Anderson

10x

Joe Liemandt

Joe Liemandt

Alpha School

Sarah Cone

Sarah Cone

Social Impact Capital

Curriculum

The Founders Education
Goes Far Beyond Grades.

Character. Business. AI. Academics done by 11 a.m.

CharacterPillar 01

Trait Assessment

Leadership0
Grit0
Communication0
Discipline0
Empathy0
Risk-Taking0
Character Score0/100
BusinessPillar 02

Revenue

$0

Customers

0

Conv. Rate

0%

Deal Pipeline

Lawn Care Co.Closed$2,400
Brand Launch — MerchClosed$4,100
AI TutoringActive$11,200
Template PackActive$8,500
Enterprise LeadPipeline$25,000
Pipeline Value$0
AIPillar 03
AI Proficiency0 XP
Claude

Reasoning

Cursor

Vibe Code

v0

Frontend

Midjourney

Design

Zapier

Automation

Custom Agents

Delegation

Tools Equipped0/6
AcademicsPillar 04

Average SAT

1350+

vs. 1028 national avg

AP Scores

4s & 5s

on all AP exams

Accreditation

100%

full high school diploma

Daily Commitment

3hours

AI-accelerated, mastery-based

Freshman Year

The Full-Stack
Entrepreneur Bootcamp.

Full immersion in entrepreneurship and building. Students leave freshman year with the experience, skills, and mindset to go build a $1M company.

The Four Pillars of Founder Bootcamp

01

The Core Loop

Founders School students are domain experts who build an audience around their thinking and ship products that their audience wants. Year 1 teaches you to run that loop — expertise, audience, product — in miniature every week.

02

Five Sessions: Sell → Build → Validate → Grow → Scale

Each session is 8 weeks. Sell strangers on the street. Build and ship a product in days with AI. Validate by running a loop a week. Grow using proven techniques. Scale past the limits of what you can do alone.

03

Fifteen Core Skills

Developed all year across three pillars: Life Skills (integrity, courage, agency, communication, leadership), Entrepreneurship (building, selling, iteration, financial thinking, domain expertise), and AI (thinking partner, augmented building, tool literacy, automation, ethics).

04

An Entrepreneur In Your Corner

Every student is paired with a working entrepreneur who pair-works with them every afternoon — not a lecturer. Elite founders, investors, and thinkers drop in every other week. Plus a specialist bench we pull from when your situation needs expertise the team can't cover.

What you walk away with at the end of Year 1

$50K+

Revenue from one validated venture

1400+

SAT, one AP, top 1% on standardized tests

$1M

By senior year — or full tuition refund

The goal entering sophomore year: a validated business with traction, a demonstrated skill stack, and the founder mindset and network to go build a $1M company — on a clear path to the Founders School guarantee for eligible students.

Go Deeper

Every sprint, skill, and capstone — laid out week by week.

The full freshman year plan: the five sessions, the fifteen skills, the capstones parents attend, and the observable work you'll deliver by the end.

See the full freshman year plan →

Years 2–4

Pick One.
Scale to a Million.

Sophomore

Commit

  • ·One venture, full focus
  • ·Build the systems
  • ·Run it like a founder
  • ·$200K mark

Junior

Scale

  • ·First hires
  • ·AI automates the repeatable
  • ·Real cash flow
  • ·Runs without you

Senior

Finish

  • ·$1M
  • ·Investor-ready
  • ·Diploma + company
  • ·Proof

Daily Structure

Every Day.
Build. Learn. Repeat.

Academics done by 11 a.m. Build until dark.

Daily Schedule8a – 5p

Founders School

8a9a10a11a12a1p2p3p4p5p
Academics
Standup
Lunch
Build

Traditional

8a9a10a11a12a1p2p3p4p5p
Class
Lunch
Class
HW

3h

Academics

5h+

Building

1,000+

Extra hrs/yr

8:15

Academics

AI-accelerated. Mastery-based. Done by 11am.

11:00

Daily Standup

Set goals. Get feedback. Stay accountable.

11:30

Lunch

Eat with your cohort. Recharge.

12:00

Build

Your business. Your time. Until dark.

The Guarantee

No Million Dollars?
Full Refund.

Not aid. Not a scholarship. A bet on you.

We're putting our money where our mouth is. If you don't hit it, we failed. Full refund.

Only applies for students who enroll as freshmen, and is subject to program terms. Some exceptions apply.

Admissions

Rolling Admissions for Fall 2026 Have Begun.
Only 20 Spots Available.

As a member of the inaugural class of Founders School, you'll receive unprecedented support and resources in your entrepreneurial ambitions, while helping shape the program alongside us.

Admissions Steps

01Online Application
02CCAT
03Screening Interview
04Entrepreneurship Challenge + Video
05In-Person Interview & School Visit
Start Now →

Application deadline: May 30, 2026

We understand some families may be on tighter deadlines with other admissions processes. Contact us after submitting your application to notify us of any special considerations you may need.

Questions

Frequently Asked

Yes. Full-time, in person, on campus. This isn't a remote program or a part-time accelerator. Students show up every day and build alongside their cohort.

$1M in profit. Real money. For students who enroll as freshmen, our guarantee applies — full tuition refund if you don't hit it. Some exceptions apply per the enrollment agreement.

9th through 12th grade — all four years of high school. The first class starts Fall 2026 with a cohort of 20 freshmen. We're primarily admitting freshmen, but will consider particularly strong sophomores and juniors.

AI-accelerated, mastery-based academics. Students work through core subjects at their own pace using AI tools — no lectures, no busywork. Most finish by 11 a.m., freeing up the rest of the day to build.

Yes. Fully accredited high school diploma with a complete college-prep transcript. College is absolutely an option — but after four years of building real businesses, you might not need it.

Founder Bootcamp gives you the skills, apprenticeships, and a validated business. Then three years scaling toward $1M.

Yes. Students who don't put in the effort or who drag down the cohort culture will be removed. The standard exists to protect the students who are all-in.

Five stages: online application, CCAT, a 15-minute screening interview with the Head of Founder Development, an entrepreneurship challenge + video, and an in-person interview & school visit. Each stage narrows the field.

If you're exceptional, we'll find a way. Don't let tuition stop you.

Yes. Families relocate for elite sports academies and performing arts schools all the time — this is the same thing for entrepreneurship. In-person only, no exceptions.

For parents

For Parents.
What You Need To Know.

Yes, they'll receive a fully accredited high school diploma with a complete college-prep transcript. The learning is compressed, not cut.

Your child will still earn top test scores, while building a portfolio of real businesses. If they want to go to college after the program, they'll be well-prepared with the skills, mindset, and experience to succeed.

For students who enroll as freshmen, our guarantee applies: if they don't hit $1M in profit by graduation, you get a full tuition refund. Some exceptions apply — details are covered in the enrollment agreement.

Students who will thrive here already feel held back by the traditional school system. We're here to help them break through and build a business that can change their lives, while understanding they're still teenagers and will have ups and downs.

If we don't believe they're a good fit, we'll ask them to leave the program at the end of the year. In this case, you'll receive the refund, as it means either we made a mistake in admitting them or in providing the support they needed to succeed.

They're welcome to leave the program anytime. However, students who drop out are not elligible for the refund.

Fall 2026

Graduate With a $1M Business.
Apply Now.

Apply for Fall 2026 →