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Founder

What is the Founder Portfolio?

The Founder Portfolio gathers the Powstik paths and outcomes that fit that goal. You do real work, get it checked, and share one link.

Who is it for?

It is for people who want to build a Founder record with real work. You pick the paths and outcomes that fit your goal.

Is it free?

Paths, proofs, checks and your Portfolio link are free for everyone. Arena, the paid plan with teams and a league, has a monthly price shown on the Join button.

How does verification work?

A real person who knows your work signs in and checks each proof. You can never check your own proof. Paying for Arena never skips this check.

Group challenges, every week. Team up, do real work, climb the league.

What you get

  1. 1. Team up and climb — Your team ranks in a weekly league.
  2. 2. Get checked sooner — Your proof moves up the line.
  3. 3. A Trophy Case to show — One link with all your checked work.

How it works

  1. 1. Pick a challenge. Team up with 2 friends.
  2. 2. Do the work. Upload your proof.
  3. 3. Three real people check it. Your team climbs.
Join Arena — $12/month

$12/month. Cancel anytime.

Paths

IntermediateFREE

Zero to Founder

From idea to $10,000 in monthly recurring revenue. Verified at every outcome.

Entrepreneur
6 required + 4 opt52w
BeginnerFREE

From Idea to First Launch

The pre-revenue founder playbook. Validate, build, and ship to strangers — before you worry about revenue.

Entrepreneur
2 required + 5 opt24w
AdvancedFREE

Scale — $10K to $1M ARR

From early traction to a real business. Two revenue milestones required; the scaling strategy is yours to choose.

Entrepreneur
2 required + 8 opt104w
IntermediateFREE

Go-to-Market Playbook

Five GTM capabilities that compound. Pick the ones your business needs now — each stands alone.

Entrepreneur
0 required + 6 opt36w
IntermediateFREE

Business Model Mastery

Eight business models, each with a different proof standard. Build the one that fits your market — then prove you built it.

Entrepreneur
0 required + 7 opt52w

Outcomes

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Grow Startup

4 milestones · 12 weeks

Document a real business's starting revenue or user count and attribution method, then grow it over 6 months with results attributable to real channels.

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Get Your First 10 Paying Customers

3 milestones · 8 weeks

Sign 10 real customers who pay for your product or service.

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Validate a Business Idea

3 milestones · 6 weeks

Run experiments to confirm real demand before building.

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Launch on Product Hunt

3 milestones · 6 weeks

Execute a top-20 Product Hunt launch day.

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Build an E-Commerce Store

3 milestones · 10 weeks

Launch a Shopify store to $5,000 in first-month revenue.

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Close a Consulting Contract

3 milestones · 8 weeks

Land your first $5,000+ consulting engagement.

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Launch a Marketplace

3 milestones · 16 weeks

Build a two-sided marketplace with 10 suppliers and 50 buyers.

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Make Your First Hire

3 milestones · 10 weeks

Define the role, recruit, and onboard your first employee.

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Raise a Pre-Seed Round

3 milestones · 16 weeks

Raise $250k–$1M from angels or a pre-seed fund.

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Build a Content-Led Business

3 milestones · 16 weeks

Grow a business where content drives 80%+ of customer acquisition.

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Launch a Freelance Agency

3 milestones · 12 weeks

Build a service business with 3+ clients and a repeatable delivery model.

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Launch a Micro-SaaS

3 milestones · 8 weeks

Build and ship a focused tool that solves one problem for one audience.

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Build a Subscription Business

3 milestones · 12 weeks

Launch a subscription model reaching 100 active subscribers.

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Reach $100k MRR

3 milestones · 52 weeks

Grow a product to $100,000 in monthly recurring revenue.

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Grow Your Product to 1,000 Users

4 milestones · 16 weeks

Scale from 25 strangers to 1,000 core-action completions — entirely through distribution, not feature-building. Every milestone requires measuring completions of the core action, not signups or page views.

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Raise a Seed Round

3 milestones · 20 weeks

Raise $1M–$5M from institutional seed investors.

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Get Into an Accelerator

3 milestones · 12 weeks

Get accepted into YC, Techstars, or a top-tier accelerator program.

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File a Patent

3 milestones · 16 weeks

File a provisional or utility patent application for your invention.

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Get Your First Press Coverage

3 milestones · 8 weeks

Land a feature in a publication your target customers read.

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Find Product-Market Fit

3 milestones · 20 weeks

Reach a 40%+ 'very disappointed' score on Sean Ellis test with real users.

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Build and Exit

3 milestones · 104 weeks

Build a product to a point of acquisition and complete a successful exit.

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Launch Your First Product Publicly

5 milestones · 8 weeks

Ship your product to strangers — people who find it without being personally invited — define a specific success metric before building, and publish a public retrospective with real numbers.

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Lead a Company Through a Pivot

0 milestones · 24 weeks

Facilitate and execute a strategic pivot — documented with before/after strategy, team communication, and outcome metrics.

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Build a Board Presentation Cadence

0 milestones · 36 weeks

Design and run 3 consecutive quarterly board presentations with documented board feedback and action items resolved.

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