How It Works
From “now what?” to your first 1,000 customers.
FounderHacks is not a knowledge library you browse. It is a system you execute. Here is exactly how it works.
Take the Marketing Readiness Assessment
Start with 15 questions about your product, stage, and current marketing. In 5 minutes you will know exactly where you stand across 8 critical marketing dimensions — and what to fix first.
- 8 dimension scores: ICP, positioning, landing page, channels, outreach, content, analytics, retention
- Priority ranking of what to fix first
- Personalised playbook recommendations linked to each gap
Get your personalised action plan
Based on your score, FounderHacks generates a specific action plan. Not generic advice — a sequence of exact steps for your product, your stage, and your weakest marketing dimensions.
- Recommended playbooks in the right order for your situation
- Templates pre-selected for your product category
- Checklists relevant to your current milestone (10, 100, or 1,000)
Execute the playbooks step by step
Open your first recommended playbook and start executing. Every step has time estimates, prerequisites, and links to templates you need. No guessing. No interpretation. Just follow the plan.
- Numbered steps with time estimates per task
- Templates embedded inline where you need them
- "Get unstuck" callouts for the most common mistakes at each step
Deploy templates and checklists
Use the template library to execute faster. Copy a cold DM template, personalise it, and send. Work through the launch day checklist hour by hour. Every template has real results and personalisation notes.
- 100+ templates with one-click copy
- Real results attached to each template
- Personalisation notes so you adapt, not just copy-paste
Track progress and update your score
As you complete playbooks and take actions, your Marketing Readiness Score updates. Watch your weakest dimensions improve. See which actions had the most impact. Know exactly what to do next.
- Weekly score updates as you complete actions
- Progress tracking across all checklists
- Clear visibility into your next recommended step
Level up with community and accountability
Join Launch Wednesday, share your progress in accountability threads, get feedback on your cold emails and landing pages from founders who have been there. The community keeps you executing.
- Launch Wednesday — weekly group launches for mutual support
- Accountability threads — public commitments that drive results
- Template feedback channel — peer review before you go live
What FounderHacks is not
Not a course
Courses are passive. Every FounderHacks resource ends in an action you take today — not a video you watch and forget.
Not a blog
Blogs are scattered. FounderHacks is a system — every piece connects to a stage, a goal, and a next step.
Not generic
Written for solo founders with zero audience and $0 budget. Not for teams with brand recognition.
Not a community
Communities are opinions. FounderHacks is frameworks — proven, opinionated, specific, and executable.
The right comparison
FounderHacks is like having a growth co-founder on demand — someone who has done this before, gives you a specific plan for your situation, and has the templates ready to deploy.
Start with Step 1. It takes 5 minutes.
Take the Marketing Readiness Assessment and get your personalised action plan. Free, no signup required to start.
Take the free assessment