Build your first path to paying customers.
Alif Sessions is a remote pre-accelerator for founders who have a product and no pipeline
Build your first path to paying customers.
Alif Sessions is a remote pre-accelerator for founders who have a product and no pipeline
Build your first path to paying customers.
Alif Sessions is a remote pre-accelerator for founders who have a product and no pipeline
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HOW WE STARTED
Alif has spent three years around founders who build faster than they sell.
Alif has spent three years around founders who build faster than they sell.
Alif has spent three years around founders who build faster than they sell.
You bring your company, not a case study. Every week ends with something you built for your own business, and a number that tells you whether it worked.
You bring your company, not a case study. Every week ends with something you built for your own business, and a number that tells you whether it worked.
Alif started in 2023 as a group chat and a hackathon. Today it is an early stage fund writing checks up to $500K, an 8,000 square foot office in San Francisco, a talent network of engineers and designers, and 200+ founders who have been through Sessions.
Being around that many builders, we noticed the same thing kept happening. Founders could build. What they didn't have was someone experienced enough to tell them where to point all that effort.
We built Sessions to fill that exact gap: seven weeks of hands-on support from experienced operators, a curated cohort of founders to build alongside, and a plan shaped around your biggest blocker.
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WHY SESSIONS
What makes Sessions different
What makes Sessions different
What makes
Sessions different
WORLD-CLASS SPEAKERS
Learn from founders who’ve done it
Learn from founders who’ve built and scaled companies, with a look inside the decisions that shaped their growth.
WORLD-CLASS SPEAKERS
Learn from founders who’ve done it
Learn from founders who’ve built and scaled companies, with a look inside the decisions that shaped their growth.
HANDS-ON SUPPORT
Get unstuck with expert guidance
Bring your work to weekly workshops and office hours, and leave knowing exactly what to fix next.
HANDS-ON SUPPORT
Get unstuck with expert guidance
Bring your work to weekly workshops and office hours, and leave knowing exactly what to fix next.
THE ROOM
Build with the right people around you
Join a curated chapter of 5–7 founders, plus a wider network of 200+ alumni, to stay accountable and keep moving.
THE ROOM
Build with the right people around you
Join a curated chapter of 5–7 founders, plus a wider network of 200+ alumni, to stay accountable and keep moving.
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OUTCOMES
What You Leave With
What You
Leave With
A pitch your buyers say yes to
A channel you know how to run
A system for turning demand into revenue
A plan to scale all of it
A value proposition built around your ICP, tested on real buyers until it lands.
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A pitch your buyers say yes to
A channel you know how to run
A system for turning demand into revenue
A plan to scale all of it
A value proposition built around your ICP, tested on real buyers until it lands.
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A pitch your buyers say yes to
A channel you know how to run
A system for turning demand into revenue
A plan to scale all of it
A value proposition built around your ICP, tested on real buyers until it lands.
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RESULTS
Founders who came in with a product and left with customers.
Founders who came in with a product and left with customers.
Consumer Real Estate
Houser signed 7 clients in 2 weeks from cold outbound
“Using Alif's guide, I figured out my product serves that ICP 10x more.”
Muhammad Ahmed
Founder, Houser
Consumer Real Estate
Houser signed 7 clients in 2 weeks from cold outbound
“Using Alif's guide, I figured out my product serves that ICP 10x more.”
Muhammad Ahmed
Founder, Houser
Consumer Real Estate
Houser signed 7 clients in 2 weeks from cold outbound
“Using Alif's guide, I figured out my product serves that ICP 10x more.”
Muhammad Ahmed
Founder, Houser
Enterprise AI
GigaFaze went from 300+ features and no traction to a paid Fortune 500 pilot
"I took the guidance from Brother Omar, Brother Imran… That's how we got our foot in the door."
Mushfiq Islam
Founder, Gigafaze
Enterprise AI
GigaFaze went from 300+ features and no traction to a paid Fortune 500 pilot
"I took the guidance from Brother Omar, Brother Imran… That's how we got our foot in the door."
Mushfiq Islam
Founder, Gigafaze
Enterprise AI
GigaFaze went from 300+ features and no traction to a paid Fortune 500 pilot
"I took the guidance from Brother Omar, Brother Imran… That's how we got our foot in the door."
Mushfiq Islam
Founder, Gigafaze
B2B Healthcare
Vitolistic went from a pitch deck and no product to 15 paid orders and $4,445 from its first repeatable client
“The biggest value isn't the curriculum — it's the feedback, accountability, network, and learning from founders who are actively building.”
Dr. Mohammad Jamal
CEO, Vitolistic
B2B Healthcare
Vitolistic went from a pitch deck and no product to 15 paid orders and $4,445 from its first repeatable client
“The biggest value isn't the curriculum — it's the feedback, accountability, network, and learning from founders who are actively building.”
Dr. Mohammad Jamal
CEO, Vitolistic
B2B Healthcare
Vitolistic went from a pitch deck and no product to 15 paid orders and $4,445 from its first repeatable client
“The biggest value isn't the curriculum — it's the feedback, accountability, network, and learning from founders who are actively building.”
Dr. Mohammad Jamal
CEO, Vitolistic
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HOW IT WORKS
What You’ll Build Over 7 Weeks
What You’ll Build Over 7 Weeks
[Week 0]
Start with a clear direction
Complete a deep intake on your company, meet the founders you’ll build alongside, and set a clear target for the next seven weeks.
You leave with: a clear target, your chapter group, and the right people around you.
[Week 0]
Start with a clear direction
Complete a deep intake on your company, meet the founders you’ll build alongside, and set a clear target for the next seven weeks.
You leave with: a clear target, your chapter group, and the right people around you.
[Week 1]
Find your best buyer
You lock in the buyer that gives you the best shot at revenue right now, pressure-tested against what strangers have actually given you.
You leave with: a buyer you're confident in.
[Week 1]
Find your best buyer
You lock in the buyer that gives you the best shot at revenue right now, pressure-tested against what strangers have actually given you.
You leave with: a buyer you're confident in.
[Week 2]
Build a pitch people say yes to
You shape your offer around the thing your buyer actually pays for, so you can clearly communicate why your product matters.
You leave with: a clear value proposition and offer you can use in every buyer conversation.
[Week 2]
Build a pitch people say yes to
You shape your offer around the thing your buyer actually pays for, so you can clearly communicate why your product matters.
You leave with: a clear value proposition and offer you can use in every buyer conversation.
[Week 3]
Book real buyer conversations
Learn how to reach the right buyers, write outreach that earns replies, and start conversations that move toward money.
You leave with: a repeatable way to get in front of real buyers.
[Week 3]
Book real buyer conversations
Learn how to reach the right buyers, write outreach that earns replies, and start conversations that move toward money.
You leave with: a repeatable way to get in front of real buyers.
[Week 4]
Choose your winning channel
Whatever fits your company, you build it with an operator who has run it before, and it goes live this week.
You leave with: a channel generating demand.
[Week 4]
Choose your winning channel
Whatever fits your company, you build it with an operator who has run it before, and it goes live this week.
You leave with: a channel generating demand.
[Week 5]
Build your conversion system
Learn the frameworks and tools that turn buyer interest into commitments, then adapt them to fit your company and sales whatever commitment looks like at your stage. This week is about converting the demand you've created.
You leave with: a conversion system you can run.
[Week 5]
Build your conversion system
Learn the frameworks and tools that turn buyer interest into commitments, then adapt them to fit your company and sales whatever commitment looks like at your stage. This week is about converting the demand you've created.
You leave with: a conversion system you can run.
[Week 6]
Turn what you learned into a sharper motion
Review what your outreach, conversations, and channel activity revealed, then refine your buyer, pitch, and approach around what is working.
You leave with: a sharper go-to-market motion based on real market feedback.
[Week 6]
Turn what you learned into a sharper motion
Review what your outreach, conversations, and channel activity revealed, then refine your buyer, pitch, and approach around what is working.
You leave with: a sharper go-to-market motion based on real market feedback.
[Week 7]
Leave with a tailored attack plan
Turn what you built over the program into a focused plan for what to keep running, what to improve, and what to do next.
You leave with: a tailored attack plan for your next stage of growth.
[Week 7]
Leave with a tailored attack plan
Turn what you built over the program into a focused plan for what to keep running, what to improve, and what to do next.
You leave with: a tailored attack plan for your next stage of growth.
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Speakers
Guest Speakers
Guest Speakers
A sample of past and current teachers and speakers
A sample of past and current teachers and speakers
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Speakers
Guest Speakers
A sample of past and current teachers and speakers
Haroon Mokhtarzada
CEO, Rocket Money
Haroon Mokhtarzada
CEO, Rocket Money
Omar Waseem
CEO, Alif
Omar Waseem
CEO, Alif
Farza Majeed
Founder, Clicky
Farza Majeed
Founder, Clicky
Nasser Chanda
CEO, Accounting Seed
Nasser Chanda
CEO, Accounting Seed
Blake Anderson
Founder, Cal AI
Blake Anderson
Founder, Cal AI
Kenan Saleh
Investment Partner, a16z Speedrun
Kenan Saleh
Investment Partner, a16z Speedrun
Zuhayeer Musa
Cofounder, Levels.fyi
Zuhayeer Musa
Cofounder, Levels.fyi
Yasser Elsaid
Founder, Chatbase
Yasser Elsaid
Founder, Chatbase
Zack Khan
CEO, Feathery
Zack Khan
CEO, Feathery
Zack Khan
CEO, Feathery
Nader Khalil
Director, NVIDIA
Nader Khalil
Director, NVIDIA
Nader Khalil
Director, NVIDIA
Rishard Rameez
CEO, Zown
Rishard Rameez
CEO, Zown
Sujude Dalieh
Head of Growth, Replit
Sujude Dalieh
Head of Growth, Replit
Top speakers across:
Top speakers across:
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TESTIMONIALS
What founders are saying
What You
Leave With
"The fireside chats were fire. Truly. Hearing from founders like Haroon Mokhtarzada and Nasser Chanda gave me something I didn't expect: a calmer way to think about building."
Rabia Malik · Cohort 2
Founder, JennABytes
"The fireside chats were fire. Truly. Hearing from founders like Haroon Mokhtarzada and Nasser Chanda gave me something I didn't expect: a calmer way to think about building."
Rabia Malik · Cohort 2
Founder, JennABytes
"The fireside chats were fire. Truly. Hearing from founders like Haroon Mokhtarzada and Nasser Chanda gave me something I didn't expect: a calmer way to think about building."
Rabia Malik · Cohort 2
Founder, JennABytes
"I've loved the two office hours sessions. Other people asked questions I didn't realize I also needed answers to."
Hiba Anjum · Cohort 2
Founder, Araam Wellness
"I've loved the two office hours sessions. Other people asked questions I didn't realize I also needed answers to."
Hiba Anjum · Cohort 2
Founder, Araam Wellness
"With advice from Imran and Omar, we made our social feature the homepage, turning an incidental feature into a core loop that drives daily active use."
Zain Abidi · Cohort 1
Founder, Dhow
"With advice from Imran and Omar, we made our social feature the homepage, turning an incidental feature into a core loop that drives daily active use."
Zain Abidi · Cohort 1
Founder, Dhow
"With advice from Imran and Omar, we made our social feature the homepage, turning an incidental feature into a core loop that drives daily active use."
Zain Abidi · Cohort 1
Founder, Dhow
"After having conversation with Imran, I figured out that the pain point is the trials. And that's why I launched my platform."
Minhaj Khan · Cohort 1
Founder, Beauty Booked
"After having conversation with Imran, I figured out that the pain point is the trials. And that's why I launched my platform."
Minhaj Khan · Cohort 1
Founder, Beauty Booked
"After having conversation with Imran, I figured out that the pain point is the trials. And that's why I launched my platform."
Minhaj Khan · Cohort 1
Founder, Beauty Booked
"Being in the environment of people that are ambitious and thinking about ideas, it makes a huge difference."
Mohamad Elbarasse · Cohort 2
Founder, Fed Intel Hub
"Being in the environment of people that are ambitious and thinking about ideas, it makes a huge difference."
Mohamad Elbarasse · Cohort 2
Founder, Fed Intel Hub
"Being in the environment of people that are ambitious and thinking about ideas, it makes a huge difference."
Mohamad Elbarasse · Cohort 2
Founder, Fed Intel Hub
"Grateful for the guidance, connections, and momentum this community has given me."
Zakir Zain · Cohort 3
Founder, HabiLife
"Grateful for the guidance, connections, and momentum this community has given me."
Zakir Zain · Cohort 3
Founder, HabiLife
"Grateful for the guidance, connections, and momentum this community has given me."
Zakir Zain · Cohort 3
Founder, HabiLife
What happens after I apply?
We review every application ourselves. If it looks like a fit, we’ll invite you to book a call with someone from our team to talk through what you’ve built, where you’re stuck, and whether Sessions can help. You’ll get a clear answer either way. If accepted, you’ll receive the price and exact dates before committing.
What happens after I apply?
We review every application ourselves. If it looks like a fit, we’ll invite you to book a call with someone from our team to talk through what you’ve built, where you’re stuck, and whether Sessions can help. You’ll get a clear answer either way. If accepted, you’ll receive the price and exact dates before committing.
Who should apply?
Who should apply?
How does the program work?
How does the program work?
How much does it cost?
How much does it cost?
When does the next cohort start?
When does the next cohort start?
What if I can’t make some sessions?
What if I can’t make some sessions?
What is Alif?
What is Alif?
Can I nominate a founder?
Can I nominate a founder?
Let's move your company forward.
Let's move your company forward.
Short answers, no deck, under 15 minutes.
Short answers, no deck, under
15 minutes.
Build your first path to paying customers.
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