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The Solo Batch
Build your one-person company in four weeks.
Y Combinator’s batch, Demo Day and founder network, rebuilt for people building alone with AI. Free to join. No equity. You start the week you sign up.
Founding Batch begins Monday, November 9. Live sessions Tuesdays at 6pm Pacific. Demo Day is Wednesday, December 9.
Smaller is bigger.
A team used to be the only way to get leverage. Now one person with the right systems can quote, follow up, book, bill and deliver like a company of ten.
The Batch helps you build that, one offer and one buyer at a time, with Nick working beside you and a group moving at the same pace.
Y Combinator, rebuilt for one person.
| Compare | A startup accelerator | The Solo Batch |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Startups with founding teams | One person, building with AI |
| What it costs you | Equity in your company | Nothing. No equity, no fee |
| Getting in | Highly selective | Anyone ready to do the work |
| When you start | A few set dates a year | The week you sign up |
| Demo Day | Pitch to investors | Show real results: first customer, first sale, or honest lessons |
Four weeks. One live launch.
Two to four hours of focused work a week, plus one live group session with Nick on Tuesdays at 6pm Pacific. These are the dates for the Founding Batch.
- Week 1
Idea to offer
Pick the buyer, the problem, the offer and the price. Run your first proof move.
- Week 2
Foundation
Set up your website, accounting and business bank account together, live.
- Break
Thanksgiving week
No session. Keep running your proof move if you can.
- Week 3
Customer path
Page, payment and delivery. Build the outreach list and start real conversations.
- Week 4
Launch
Your offer goes live. Then you show what happened at Demo Day on Wednesday, December 9.
No waiting for a start date.
Sign up today and you begin this week. The group grows around you.
Tuesdays at 6pm Pacific
Everyone in the Batch joins the same weekly video session, whatever week they’re on. People further along help the people just starting.
Demo Day every month
Finish all four weeks and you present at the next Demo Day. It’s public and recorded, so your launch gets an audience.
Demo Day is a showcase, not a contest.
Five minutes each: the idea, the proof move, and what actually happened. A first customer counts. A first sale counts. Honest lessons count too.
There are no judges and no prizes. Finishing is the standard. Everyone who finishes gets a Demo Day spot and priority for Incubator seats.
Start with six questions.
Two minutes. You get your starter profile and the one proof move to run this week. Then you’re in.
- No idea yet? That’s what the questions are for.
- Already have one? Skip ahead and tell Nick about it.
Question 1 of 6
The Batch is free. You pay for your own tools.
In Week 2 we set up your website, accounting and business bank account with you. You pay for those tools directly, and we start on free tiers wherever they exist.
Some tools we recommend may pay Solo Combinator a referral fee when you sign up through our link. That’s part of how the Batch stays free. It never costs you more, we only recommend tools we’d use ourselves, and you’re always welcome to bring your own.
Want more of Nick’s time?
The Batch is the group. These add one-to-one help, for the founders who want it.
Solo Launch Plan
A 45-minute kickoff with Nick, his review of your work every week, and a written launch plan for your business. The $297 counts toward the Incubator if you upgrade.
One-to-One Incubator
Six weeks of weekly one-to-one sessions. You leave with a live offer, a working payment path and your first ten outreach conversations done.
Owner Mode
Once you’ve launched, Nick stays close and helps the business keep improving month after month.
Led by someone building this way.
Nick runs HYR Pools, a pool service company in Las Vegas, as a small owner-led operation with systems and AI handling the busywork. He built the service-report app his own techs use.
- Lead response time
- From a day or two down to minutes
- Evenings back
- At least two hours a day once spent on quotes and bookkeeping
These are results from Nick’s own business, not a promise about yours. Batch results will be published here as founders finish, with their permission.
Questions people ask first.
Why is it free?
Fair question. Some founders will want more one-to-one help, and that’s what the Launch Plan and the Incubator are for. Some tools we set up may pay us a referral fee. If neither is ever you, the four weeks are still yours.
Do I need a business idea?
No. The six questions give you a starter profile and a proof move, and Week 1 turns that into a buyer, a problem, an offer and a price.
How much time does it take?
Plan on two to four hours of focused work a week, plus the weekly live session. If you miss a session, the recording and the group chat keep you moving.
How many people are in a Batch?
There’s no cap on the group. What’s limited is Nick’s one-to-one time, which is why the Launch Plan and Incubator have their own sign-up.
Can you guarantee customers or revenue?
No. Demand has to be tested with real people. The Batch makes sure you run that test quickly, with a real offer, and learn from what happens.