the founding cohort · may 2026

the content engine we build for paying clients, taught to you.

4 weeks. 10 founders. $750. you leave with a linkedin profile the algorithm actually reads, a publishing rhythm that runs on 5 hours a week, and an ai-assisted workflow built around your voice — not a generic one.

starts may 18, 2026
investment $750
seats 10 founders
apps close may 14
the pattern we keep seeing

founders have all the pieces. they don't have the system.

this is the sentence we've said on every audit call for the last three months.

a real product. a real story. a real market. and then a linkedin profile that says almost none of it. posts that land in a vacuum. a calendar that broke in week three.

it isn't a motivation problem. it isn't a craft problem. it's that linkedin is a classification engine with a posting platform attached — and until it understands what you do, who you help, and who to show you to, the posts can't land no matter how good they are.

a working system. not a folder of templates.

01

a linkedin profile that reads as a distribution signal

headline, about, featured section, commenting behavior — all set up so linkedin classifies you as the person you actually are, not three chapters ago. this is the piece most founders skip, and it's the piece that quietly suppresses everything else they publish.

02

a content flywheel you can actually run

a repeatable structure for turning what you're already doing — calls, decisions, customer conversations — into posts that compound. we teach this using erica schneider's MP3 framework (market the problem, process, product) adapted for founder content.

03

an ai-assisted workflow you can sustain

our exact claude project setup, prompts, and editorial rhythm — tuned to your voice. not the linkedin-guru voice the algorithm is tired of rewarding, and not the polished-but-hollow voice AI defaults to when you don't teach it better.

04

30 days of editorial calendar

in your actual voice, built from your observations and stories. you leave with content to ship for the month after the cohort ends, plus a library of material for the 90 days after that.

the four weeks

how we actually spend your time.

week 01
Profile as distribution signal
the mechanic first. headline, about, featured, and commenting behavior — rebuilt so the algorithm classifies you correctly. you leave week 1 with a profile a stranger could scan in 3 seconds and know exactly what you do.
week 02
Voice & story mining
the difference between sounding like you and sounding like what you think a founder should sound like. we extract 30+ stories, observations, and hooks from your actual experience — enough source material for 3 months of content.
week 03
The flywheel & AI workflow
the flywheel in action — we teach this using erica schneider's MP3 framework (market the problem, process, product), adapted for founder content. you'll build the claude project, write the prompts, and publish your first 3 posts using the full system. this is the week most founders stop believing content has to eat their week.
week 04
30 days on the calendar
we map the next 30 days of your editorial calendar together. then you publish live with feedback. by the end of week 4, it's running — not theoretically, actually.
who this is (and isn't) for

the cohort works for some founders. not everyone.

it's for you if:

  • you're a pre-seed or seed founder doing your own linkedin
  • you've tried writing posts and given up somewhere around week 3
  • you looked at hiring an agency or ghostwriter and decided it wasn't worth it
  • you can commit to publishing 3x/week for 4 weeks
  • you want to learn the mechanic, not pay someone to run it for you

it's not for you if:

  • you're series A+ and ready to hire a full-time content person — book an audit, we have a different conversation for you
  • you want someone to write your posts for you (this is teaching, not done-for-you)
  • you don't have 3-4 hours a week to invest over the 4 weeks
what founders have told us so far
"the reframe — you have all the pieces, you just don't have the system — was the first time anyone described my situation accurately."
Ritika G. Founder, Reflection Room · audit call, April 2026

this is the founding cohort — we haven't run it yet, so we're being honest: no cohort-graduate testimonials to share. what we do have is the diagnosis above, from founders we've audited, and the same system we're teaching here running for paying clients today.

who's in the room with you

two people. every session.

[photo: magda]

magda cychowski

content strategist. has built content engines 0-to-1 for B2B startups in HR tech, AI, and fintech. not "advised on content strategy" — actually done the role as the first marketing hire.

brings the strategy, systems, and AI workflow lens to every session.

previously: fountain · primal bee · salesforce ventures · storyarb
[photo: michelle]

michelle davis

narrative strategist. emmy-nominated TV writer. her day job in writers' rooms is making people sound like the best version of themselves. at something different, she does the same thing for founders.

brings the voice, story, and writer's-room lens to every session.

previously: black lady sketch show (HBO) · after midnight with taylor tomlinson

everything you need to decide.

Starts May 18, 2026
Length 4 weeks
Sessions Tuesdays, 10am PT
Replays Included
Cohort size 10 founders max
Investment $750
Apps close May 14, 2026

what's included

  • 4 live workshops with magda + michelle (both of us, every session)
  • one 1:1 audit with magda on your profile and content
  • the claude project template, prompts, and AI workflows we use with paying clients
  • private slack with the other 9 founders for the cohort + 30 days after
  • 30-day editorial calendar in your voice
  • session replays you keep forever
  • founding cohort pricing — you're in at the first-cohort price
questions you might have

the things everyone asks.

is this a course or a cohort?

it's a cohort. four live sessions with us both in the room, plus a private slack. we are not selling you a video library you'll never open. the whole point is that you build the system alongside 9 other founders, not alone on your couch at 11pm.

what's the time commitment?

one 90-minute live session per week (tuesdays, 10am PT — replays if you can't make it live), plus about 2-3 hours of work between sessions to apply what we covered. total: around 5-6 hours a week for 4 weeks.

by the end, the system we're teaching runs on ~5 hours a week. that's the point.

do i need to already be posting on linkedin?

no. some founders in the cohort will have been posting for months with no traction. others will have never posted. some will have posted a few times a year ago and then stopped. all of these are fine — they're actually most of who this is for.

what matters is that you commit to publishing during the 4 weeks. we're building the system through real reps, not theoretical ones.

what's the refund policy?

if after week 1 this isn't what you expected, email us and we'll refund you in full. after week 1, no refunds — we've done the profile audit and the work is already delivered.

will this work for my niche?

if you're a B2B founder building something real, yes. we've worked across HR tech, fintech, AI, creator tools, wellness, workplace coaching, and climate. the mechanic of how linkedin classifies and distributes content is the same regardless of niche — your voice and story are what make it yours.

i'm a later-stage founder. should i do this?

probably not. if you can hire a fractional content lead or a full-time content hire, this cohort isn't the best use of your time — your bottleneck isn't learning the system, it's running it. book an audit with us and we'll have a different conversation.

why only 10 seats?

because with more than 10, we can't actually know your business, give you real feedback on your profile and posts, or respond to every question in the slack. we'd rather run this small and run it well than turn it into a webinar.

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ready to be one of the 10?

the founding cohort is 10 seats. applications close may 14. we kick off may 18.

apply for the cohort → email us a question

after you apply + pay, we'll send you an onboarding email within 24 hours.