The age of AI rewards builders.
Are you one?
Are you one?
An async course for early-to-mid career professionals who want to stay relevant in the age of AI — whether you're building inside a company or launching your own.
$99
one-time · lifetime access
34
async video modules
7
core learning lessons
Who this is for
The internal builder
Pitching new products or initiatives inside your company and need a founder's toolkit to get buy-in.
The aspiring founder
Exploring a startup idea and want real frameworks from investors who back pre-seed companies.
The AI-era professional
Mid-career and want to future-proof your skills by thinking like a builder in the age of AI.
What's inside
Module 1
Orientation & founder fundamentals
Paths to building a business
Founder-market fit
Mercenary vs missionary founders
Painkiller vs vitamin products
Finding a co-founder
Module 2
Problem & customer discovery
Problem discovery → PMF
Customer discovery process
Prototyping 101
The great startup myth
Market validation
Module 3
Market sizing
TAM, SAM, SOM explained
Tops-down vs bottoms-up
Five-step sizing framework
Pain discovery
Slide examples
Module 4
Traction
Early-stage traction metrics
B2B SaaS vs consumer
Tying back to PMF
Slide examples
Module 5
Marketing & go-to-market
Go-to-market strategy
Finding early customers
Offline tactics
Customer discovery questions
Building relationships fast
Module 6
Storytelling & brand
The art of storytelling
Personal branding exercise
Brand pillars framework
Customer-centricity
Elevator pitch craft
Module 7
Pitch deck best practices
Pitch deck fundamentals
Pitching your startup
Deal assessment framework
Investor-ready storytelling
Your instructors*
Backed by instructors who've seen 1,000+ deals a month
Angel Squad is a community of angels investing alongside Hustle Fund into 60+ companies and counting. The Emerging Founder School curriculum is built from the same frameworks used to evaluate real companies — now handed to you.
* Instructors are experienced practitioners and investors affiliated with Angel Squad and Hustle Fund.
Angel Squad portfolio companies
Contra
Exclusive professional communities for independent work
Flex
Fintech superapp for SMBs
Rupa Health
Personalized, data-driven, root-cause medicine
Ready to think like a founder?
Get lifetime access to 34 modules built by the investors and operators behind Angel Squad.
One-time payment · No subscription · Async at your own pace
