Tier 1 · Start here
Single Session
$149/ session
45-minute 1:1 call
- 1x 45-minute teardown session
- Written feedback summary
- Actionable next steps to strengthen your pitch
Fastlane Founder · For MENA & GCC founders
Real founder.
Real access.
Real results.
Direct, hands-on help from a founder who has built two MENA startups from scratch. Not a generic course. Not a template. Three ways to work together, one path from idea to an investable startup.
Cohort 1 · 8 weeks · By application
- Startups built from scratch
- 2
- One-on-one with the founder
- 100%
- Built for founders in the region
- MENA & GCC
The offer
Three ways to work together
Start with a single session or apply for the full build. Every tier is 1:1 with the founder. No juniors, no group calls dressed up as mentorship.
Tier 2 · Most popular
Full Teardown Package
$449/ package
3x 45-minute sessions
- 3x 45-minute sessions
- Full rewrite guidance from teardown to pitch-ready
- Written feedback after every session
- Priority scheduling
Tier 3 · By application
The Fastlane Build
$2,000/ Cohort 1
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.
- Idea to launch-ready product in 8 weeks
- Direct build support, every step
- Product, pitch, and investment-ready
Three tiers. One founder. Zero fluff.
Why this works
Advice from someone who's actually shipped
Most startup advice in the region 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 MENA startups from nothing to market, and carries the scars and the numbers to prove it.
- 2
- MENA startups built from scratch, idea to market
- $6.5M+
- processed through systems he's built for clients
- Zero
- coding or business background required to start
- 8 weeks
- from a rough idea to a real, launch-ready product
The flagship · The Fastlane Build
Idea to investable in 8 weeks
Weeks 1-2
Prove the idea
Sharpen the problem, talk to real buyers, and kill the assumptions that sink most MENA startups before they start.
Weeks 3-6
Build the product
Ship a real, sellable product built alongside the founder, with direct support at every step. No theory, no templates.
Weeks 7-8
Get investable
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
Questions founders ask
Who is Fastlane Founder for?
Founders in MENA and the GCC who want to go from idea to an investable startup, with direct one-on-one help from a founder who has built two startups in the region instead of a generic course or template.
What's the difference between a pitch teardown and The Fastlane Build?
A pitch teardown is a focused session (or package of sessions) that fixes your pitch. The Fastlane Build is the flagship: an 8-week cohort program that takes you from idea to a real, sellable product and an investor-ready pitch.
How does the Cohort 1 application work?
You fill in a short application: your idea, your stage, your commitment. Every application is read personally. If it's a fit, you'll be invited to a short intro call, then get a clear yes or no. You don't pay anything to apply.
How much does it cost?
Pitch teardown sessions start at $149. The Fastlane Build is $2,000 for Cohort 1, and it's by application, so you only pay if you're accepted.
Can I talk to someone before applying?
Yes. You can book a free intro call from the application page. But if you already know you want in, apply directly: it's faster, and the call happens as part of the review anyway.
More questions answered in the full FAQ.
Done waiting in the slow lane?
Cohort 1 is small by design: every founder gets the founder. Apply now, or start with a single teardown session and see how we work.
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