Fastlane Founder · 1:1 with a real founder
Direct, hands-on help from a founder who has built two startups from scratch. Not a generic course. Not a template. One founder, one path from idea to an investable startup.
CC26 · 8 weeks · By application
The offer
Apply for the full build, or book focused help on the one thing you need now. Every option is 1:1 with the founder. No juniors, no group calls dressed up as mentorship.
By application
$2,000/ CC26
or 3 payments of $800
8-week cohort program
From idea to a real, sellable product, and a pitch that gets you funded. Built alongside a founder who's done it twice.
2 options · Book now
From$149
Get your deck investor-ready
2 options · Book now
From$999
Launch your product today
One founder. Zero fluff.
Why this works
Most startup advice comes from people who have never built one. Courses recycle Silicon Valley playbooks. Consultants hand you templates and disappear.
Fastlane Founder is different by construction: every session, every review, and every build week is one-on-one with Wadah Salim, a founder who has taken two startups from nothing to market in the GCC, and carries the scars and the numbers to prove it.
The flagship · The Fastlane Build
Weeks 1-2
Sharpen the problem, talk to real buyers, and kill the assumptions that sink most startups before they start.
Weeks 3-6
Ship a real, sellable product built alongside the founder, with direct support at every step. No theory, no templates.
Weeks 7-8
Turn the product into a pitch that opens doors: narrative, numbers, and a deck rebuilt line by line until it's investor-ready.
Straight answers
Founders anywhere who want to go from idea to an investable startup, with direct one-on-one help from a founder who has built two startups from scratch instead of a generic course or template.
A service is focused, one-off help on the thing you need now, like your pitch deck. The Fastlane Build is the flagship: a 8-week cohort program that takes you from idea to a real, sellable product and an investor-ready pitch.
You fill in a short application: your idea, your stage, your commitment. Every application is read personally. You get a clear yes or no. If you're accepted, you get a payment link and can book a call before you pay. You don't pay anything to apply.
Pitch Deck Teardown starts at $149. Launch Explainer Video starts at $999. The Fastlane Build is $2,000 for CC26 (or 3 payments of $800), and it's by application, so you only pay if you're accepted.
Calls are for accepted founders. Apply first: it takes about three minutes and costs nothing. If you're accepted, you can book a call before you pay.
More questions answered in the full FAQ.
CC26 is small by design: every founder gets the founder. Apply now, or start with a focused session and see how we work.
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