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Imran texts you personally.
An app or software product
Content or a media brand
A service business
A community or platform
I'm not sure yet
Napkin
Just an idea.
Designed
I've come up with early designs, but no product yet.
Stuck
I started building but hit a wall.
Refinement
I have a rough v0, I need to get users.
A few sentences is plenty.
I don't know where to start
I'm building alone, no accountability
Not sure anyone will actually pay
Getting paying users feels impossible
No time or energy outside my day job
My technical skills are blocking me
Online courses or bootcamps
YouTube / tutorials / books
Discord communities or forums
Building completely solo
Another cohort or accelerator program
I haven't tried anything yet
From a builder, last cohort
Within just a weekend, my perspectives on so many things changed. The people, the ideas, and the tools were beyond what I could have expected.
Shayaan Rahim
Alif x Replit Tournament
Builder
A live product with real users
My first paying customer
Clarity on exactly what to build
A founding team or co-founder
A community that wants what I'm building
1
Distribution frameworks with Blake
2
Ship your first paying-customer moment
3
1:1 with your matched mentor
4
Growth loops with Sujude
5
Fundraising reality check with Kenan + Nadia
6
Demo Day to the Alif Network
This program is for coders and creatives alike. There are no wrong answers.
Nontechnical
I have never written a line of code.
AI-Curious
I use ChatGPT/Claude for text, but not code.
AI-Native
I use Cursor/Replit/Claude to generate software.
Developer
I am comfortable with full-stack development.
Alif Sessions runs at this pace. Be honest with yourself, and with us.
Yes
No
Haroon Mokhtarzada
CEO, RocketMoney
Bootstrapped to a $1.2B exit.
Blake Anderson
Founder, Cal AI
Self-taught to a viral AI app.
Kenan Saleh
Investment Partner, a16z
Founder turned a16z investor.
Nader Khalil
Director, NVIDIA
Built a dev tool and sold it to NVIDIA.
Cofounder of Replit
Plus weekly guests from YC, a16z, and Kleiner.
Before we ask for your details
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Your contact info is never shared, never sold, never used for marketing. Just so he can text you back within 48 hours.
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We read every one.
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