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Founder Drills is a gamified learning platform that teaches startup decision-making through realistic scenarios. You practice real founder dilemmas, get instant feedback with expert insights, and level up your skills in 3-5 minutes per lesson. It's built for aspiring entrepreneurs, first-time founders, and anyone who wants to learn startup thinking without the cost of an MBA or a failed startup.
Each lesson presents 4 scenario-based questions. You'll face realistic founder dilemmas: handling a competitor launch, prioritizing between urgent problems, deciding whether to pivot. After each answer, you get detailed explanations with insights from successful founders and startup experts like Paul Graham, Rob Fitzpatrick, and April Dunford.
Each lesson takes 3-5 minutes. That's the point. You can build founder intuition in the gaps of your day, whether you're commuting, on a coffee break, or winding down at night. Consistency beats intensity.
There are 8 skill areas: Validation (finding product-market fit), Product (building what users need), Sales (closing deals), Growth (scaling users), Operations (running the business), Team (hiring and culture), Fundraising (raising capital), and Mindset (founder psychology and resilience). Each skill has Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced lessons.
Founder Drills is for anyone learning to think like a founder: aspiring entrepreneurs exploring ideas, first-time founders building their first product, experienced operators sharpening specific skills, and even investors who want to understand founder decision-making. The lessons adapt to your experience level.
Free: All beginner lessons plus sample lessons from every tier, free forever. Great for exploring the platform.
Bootstrapper ($9-12/mo): Full access to all 150+ lessons with guided learning paths. Lessons unlock progressively as you level up, which helps build skills systematically without overwhelm. Includes streak bonuses, progress analytics, and Discord community access.
Pro ($14-19/mo): Everything in Bootstrapper plus: skip prerequisites (access any lesson immediately), industry-specific lessons (SaaS, Consumer, Healthcare, etc.), exclusive Sprints (cohort challenges with certificates), early access to new content, and priority support.
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