Getting Started

Joining the Cohort

Bring your idea, join a project, or start earning in an open one.

The alpha cohort runs August 24 – September 25. There are three ways in:

Join as a founder

Bring your own idea, bring a project you already work on, or pick one from the ideas board and start earning in it.

  1. Apply at workers.vc
  2. Set up your team's pie on Dash
  3. Start logging hours on tasks in Marten

Join as a mentor

Give whatever time you like — general startup feedback or domain expertise. Mentoring is tracked work: it earns equity in the accelerator itself.

  1. Pick time slots on the calendar
  2. Show up, review work, give feedback
  3. Your hours are peer-reviewed like everyone else's

Back the cohort

Two different ways to help:

  • Sponsor — your money pays participant stipends and keeps the program free for teams (from $200)
  • Invest — invest in the accelerator itself on standard instruments (Slicing Pie / Fairmint rolling SAFE)

What you need

  • A Slack account (hours logging integrates with Slack)
  • A team or a willingness to join one
  • Work you can put hours against

Your tools

Once you're in, you'll use:

ToolPurpose
DashView your organization, equity, and curriculum
MartenTrack tasks on Kanban boards
CRMManage contacts and outreach
AmeboTeam communication