PlebLab Startup School | Where Bitcoin Builders Become Founders

Builder Advisors

Car

Founder

Distribution

Teresa

COO

Operations

Jim

Founder

Legal

Keyan

Founder

Technical

Muzz

General Partner

Capital

Brandon

Founder

Media

Michele

Analyst

Fundraising

Tomek

Organizer

Community

New Advisor TBA

Role

Expertise

BUILDER SUPPORT THAT SHIPS

STARTUP SPRINT STRUCTURE AND ACCOUNTABILITY

Move from concept to traction through a clear weekly build rhythm. You’ll get focused milestones, founder check-ins, and practical support that keeps your project shipping every week.

OPERATOR GUIDANCE ACROSS BUILD + GTM

Hands-on support from founders and operators to refine your product, improve technical direction, and align your roadmap with real user demand that results in Bitcoin.

DEMO, DISTRIBUTION & BUILDER NETWORK

Get your product in front of a high signal network of builders, partners, and Bitcoin native operators. Leave with sharper positioning, real feedback, and stronger momentum.

FOUNDER SELECTION STANDARD

JOIN OTHER TEAMS THIS SUMMER AT
PLEBLAB.

PROOF: SELECTION CARD HEADLINE UPDATED

Building in AI x Bitcoin, Lightning, or adjacent infrastructure, media, tools, services or the impossible
PROOF: Bullet 1 updated
You can ship meaningful product updates every week

TEAM STANDARD

One to three founders, fully committed
Technical execution is covered by the team
No tourists, no part time dabbling, no waiting for permission
Team must be actively shipping & available for weekly accountability sessions

TRACTION & COMMITMENT

Clear problem, clear user, & clear reason this should exist now
You can show traction signals or a path to them
You will demo progress in public, take feedback, and iterate fast
Committed to full participation through the full SS cycle

SELECTION ROADMAP

FEBRUARY 19TH - MAY 15TH

APPLICATIONS OPEN

Submit your Startup School application.

MARCH 19TH - MAY 29TH

SCREENING + REVIEW

We review submissions and invite selected teams to interviews.

MARCH 29TH - MAY 29TH

FOUNDER INTERVIEWS

Short founder interviews with the selection team. Be ready to show your product, traction, and execution plan.

Founders (Summer Session I)

The Wild Hustle

Founder

Dakota Brown is the Founder of Runstr, building a privacy first, open source fitness app where teams, competitions, and workouts are powered by Bitcoin and Nostr. Runstr is built for people who want to stay sovereign while still coordinating challenges, tracking progress, and creating real world impact through community driven events.

Ted Thayer

Founder

Ted Thayer is the Founder of Feed Filter AI, building an AI powered filtering layer that helps people take control of their social feeds by hiding low value and distracting posts based on user chosen rules. Feed Filter is designed with a Bitcoin ethos of sovereignty and privacy, focused on giving users their attention back rather than optimizing for engagement.