Burn the ships.

A zero-distraction, max-urgency black site for breaking $1m in revenue.

The “trough of sorrow" was designed by the startup gods to ensure capital is allocated to the most capable & un-killable founders. In the trough, noise sounds like signal, bad decisions feel easy, and every day tries to beat you down with false summits.

It’s brutal, but it’s what we’re built for. Top teams come here to push each other and suffer together— nothing else.

• We’re not an accelerator.

• No programming, cohorts or demo day.

• Thousands of pre-seed teams from all over the U.S. and abroad apply.

• We write ten $300-$500k checks per year.

• If we offer terms, the deal is you move here until $1m or shutdown.

• Market terms, no cost to be here.

• Teams stay 18-24 month on average, but there’s no cutoff.

• ~20 portcos build here at a time.

• Everyone travels but this place is radically in-person and extra full time.

• Nothing to do w/ economic development + not trying to get you to HQ here.

• Our portcos run this place. Brickyard partners are just useful accessories.

• We aren’t for everyone, and that’s ok.

Please read through our FAQs. If it feels right, submit your deck. We’ll reach out if we’re interested in what you’re building.