How it works · marketplace of startups

From silent inbox
to work you can open.

Same story as the home page, in full: claim a seat, join a squad with a buddy, ship two deliverables — pausing if life hits — then leave with proof, or stay longer if you want.

Proof you can open Rough stretch ≠ red
Phase 01 — Claim the seat

You’re wanted — we hold the chair.

01

Ask into a startup squad

It feels like a job application: pick Marketing, Engineering, Business Analyst, Product Owner, UX, Sales, or Data, and tell us your hours, runway, and what’s on the line. Name a squad if you’ve already fallen for one. That’s how we match you to a real seat.

Claim energy7 pathways~15 min
On a student or work visa? We’ll talk through eligibility with you early. If it’s not a fit, we say so straight — not after you’ve invested hope.
02

Soft seat + buddy + pocket

Your seat is held and we owe you the first hello. Your pocket opens with one next move when life is rough. Belonging first; the work unlocks when you’re steadied enough to ship.

Someone’s waitingBuddySeat held
Phase 02 — Sprint

Ship proof — and show you showed up.

03

Work on a real lifecycle

You run orient → scope → model → plan → instrument → build → review → ship → reflect — the same spine every slice. Tools are recommended only when that stage needs them, with proof of access, not a shopping cart on day one. In Instrument and Build you also learn to harness AI for your pathway — role-specific, reviewed, still yours to ship.

Graduate SDLCAI harness per roleSquad needs board
04

Two ships + engagement graph

The minimum bar is two reviewed artifacts, a showable signal pack, and a verified participation timeline — active, paused for a rough stretch, or absent. Recruiters can share the graph. Soft ground, hard weather: tenacity without humiliation.

More employable than day oneRecruiter-facing graph
Phase 03 — Year path or exit well

Two doors — standing still isn’t one of them.

05

Exit well — keep the pack

Finish the Sprint stronger with a portfolio, squad references, and an engagement record. There’s no shame if you don’t take the year. Refer two people if it helped. Integrity over trap conversion.

Signal packDignity intact
06

Convert — year-long employment ladder

Same engine, longer fuse: operate, open workplace access, chase roles or deepen into a Venture — a startup path that can become yours, with buy-now-pay-later or income-share terms under a separate agreement when that path is live.

Demand doorVenture / ownership pathPay when earning
07

Lock employability

You may end up in covered professional work, operating a Venture with ownership, or running a documented market process — plus a year of journey captured. We don’t guarantee a job. We guarantee the structure that makes “more employable” measurable.

Outcome lockNo fake promises
What you walk away with

Proof that makes you hard to ignore.

Shipped work + operating trail

Artifacts plus how you ran them — map, board, review. It’s the thing most grad CVs are missing.

Squad + engagement graph

People who saw you work, and a verified show-up record recruiters can actually open.

Optional year / ownership path

If you convert, you get sustained employment chase or a Venture with ownership terms — never forced on day one.

Don’t leave it on the tab

Your seat won’t wait forever.

Claim a startup seat for work experience — we’ll check fit with you before you start.