Ignition
Live workshops + office hours with operators who've done it.
Founding Batch 01
School is a waiting room.
You weren't built to wait.
For operators who'd rather build than study.
By application · Free · Ages 13–19
Operators building fromStanford · MIT · High schools · Dorm rooms · Garages · Hackathons · Bedrooms
The diagnosis
School optimizes for the wrong thing.
It rewards conformity. The world rewards nerve.
0%
feel unprepared for real decisions.
010/4
say school feels meaningless.
020%
feel a real sense of purpose.
03<0%
of unis teach any AI literacy.
04You already know this. Stop waiting for permission.
What you join
Not school. A launchpad.
Operational Zone
Real milestones, verified by a mentor — never a quiz.
Unit
A founding team of 5–6, building one real thing together.
The loop
Ambition in.
Momentum out.
01
Apply & get matched
Apply, then get placed in a Unit.
02
Hit real milestones
Verified by a mentor, not a quiz.
03
Ship something real
Leave with a launched product and first revenue.
Joshua Newall
Founder & Lead Mentor · High Agency
Who you learn from
Mentors who've done it.
Build next to someone who's already walked the road.
EnterpriseAdvised Fortune 500s at scale.
FrontierWorked on space startups.
ResearchPublished research background.
MissionTeaches what school can't.
Before you apply
Questions, answered straight.
Ambitious 13–19 year-olds who'd rather build than wait. No technical background needed — just drive.
The founding batch is free. Live mentorship becomes a premium add-on later.
By application, intentionally small. We weigh drive over résumé.
No. Your Unit helps you find the thing worth building.
Enough to build momentum. You get out what you put in.
A guardian gives consent before full access. They don't run it — you do.
Applications open
Ambition is the only prerequisite.
Stop rehearsing. Start building.
By application · Free