The AI Solopreneur Lab
A guided build program - not another course

Build your one-person business in 8 weeks - with an operator at your side, not another course on your shelf.

The 2nd Act Accelerator is a guided build program from the AI Solopreneur Lab. Weekly voice sessions, a small cohort, and the complete AI build system - you leave with a launched business or a validated, killed idea and a written 90-day plan either way.

How this is delivered This is a live build program, not a video course. You get audio lessons you keep, a workbook and templates you keep, live voice-only sessions on a published evening schedule (Pacific), and a private community for your cohort. No video calls, ever - your privacy is protected by design. One buyer, one seat - your access is yours alone. No subscription, no expiry on the materials.

Who this is for - and who it is not for

This is for you if

  • You are mid-career (or post-career) and you want a real one-person business - not a side hustle fantasy, not a lottery ticket.
  • You can give it evenings and weekends for 8 weeks.
  • You are willing to have ten real conversations with potential buyers and to kill an idea that does not validate.

This is not for you if

  • You want income promises. We make none, and you should distrust anyone who does.
  • You need 1:1 hand-holding at the cohort price. That is the Private Build tier.
  • You cannot do the work. This program guides the build - it does not do it for you.

The 8-module build spine

The same spine at every tier. The tiers differ in how much live help comes with it.

Module 1 - The Honest Inventory. Audit your skills, assets, and constraints. Choose the right model for your life: services, digital products, or audience-first. Build the kill list - the businesses you will not start, so the one you do start gets all of you.

Module 2 - Idea Validation. Ten real conversations with real potential buyers. The pre-sale test: can anyone pay before it exists. Kill criteria, written in advance. Every idea ends the module validated or killed - never fantasized about.

Module 3 - The AI Build System. The one-person tech stack: research, content, outreach, and fulfillment run with AI doing the work of a team. The prompts, the workflows, and the automations a non-technical beginner can actually run.

Module 4 - Offer and Pricing. Packaging what you sell so a stranger understands it in ten seconds. Pricing with honest math - costs, time, and the life you want, on one page. The house rule: the price is the price. Positioning without hype.

Module 5 - The First Ten Buyers. The outreach system: who to contact, what to say, and how to follow up without feeling gross. Faceless marketing methods that work without a personal brand. Proof assets: what to show when you have no track record yet.

Module 6 - Delivery and Systems. Fulfilling the work without burning out. Onboarding that sets boundaries from day one. Keeping it one-person on purpose - systems that grow without hiring.

Module 7 - The Money Mechanics. Setting up payments correctly the first time. Bookkeeping basics a beginner can maintain. The tax heads-up: talk to a licensed professional - we are not your accountant and this is not tax advice. Pricing for sustainability, not just for the sale.

Module 8 - Launch Week and the Next 90 Days. The launch sequence, day by day. Reading early signals: what the first sales (or silence) actually mean. Your written 90-day plan. And what to stop doing - the highest-leverage lesson in the program.

The three ways in

Installment plans cost slightly more than paying once. The difference is the cost of the plan, shown below - nothing hidden.

Tier 1 - The paid front door

The Diagnostic

$2,000
or 2 payments of $1,050
  • Two weeks. A written intake questionnaire (skills, assets, constraints, ideas on the table).
  • Two voice-only sessions, evenings or weekends, up to 90 minutes total.
  • The written Second Act Blueprint: an honest verdict on your business idea (including "do not build this" when that is the truth), the recommended business model, offer and pricing recommendation with honest math, and a 90-day launch plan. Delivered within 5 business days of the second session.
  • Full credit of the $2,000 toward the Cohort or Private Build if you upgrade within 90 days. The entry price is never wasted.
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Tier 2 - The flagship

The Cohort

$8,000
or 4 payments of $2,150
  • Eight weeks. All 8 curriculum modules as audio lessons you keep.
  • The workbook plus six templates: the inventory worksheet, the validation tracker, the offer builder, the pricing calculator, the outreach scripts, the launch checklist.
  • Weekly group voice sessions (evenings, Pacific - the schedule is published before enrollment opens), facilitated, with hot seats.
  • A private community for the cohort. Pseudonyms welcome - anonymity is a feature here, not a workaround.
  • Full access to the AI Solopreneur Lab digital library: every pack and course, current versions and all future versions free.
  • Launch-week review: your offer, your pricing, and your first outreach get direct feedback before you ship.
  • 15 seats per cohort. When a cohort fills, the next one opens - no fake scarcity, just a real room size.
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Tier 3 - The top of the ladder

Private Build

$20,000
or 6 payments of $3,500
  • Twelve weeks. Everything in the Cohort tier.
  • Weekly private 1:1 voice sessions for 12 weeks.
  • Async review of everything you produce: offer, copy, pricing, outreach, product.
  • Direct build support - the operator works the problems with you, not just comments on them.
  • 4 active clients maximum, stated plainly as the consequence of a full-time career alongside this work.
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How it works

  1. Apply. Three questions. This is a fit check, not a velvet rope - start here.
  2. Enroll and get your intake questionnaire.
  3. Start with Module 1 and your first group session.
  4. Build for 8 weeks.
  5. Launch in week 8 with your offer reviewed before you ship.

Why voice-only is a feature

No video calls, ever. The operator runs this alongside a full-time career, so sessions happen evenings and weekends, Pacific. Voice-only protects everyone's privacy - including yours. And frankly, you will get more done without performing for a camera.

Pseudonyms are welcome in the cohort community. Nobody here needs your employer knowing you are building your exit.

Honest answers

Will this replace my salary?
We do not know your salary, your market, or your work ethic, so anyone who promised that would be lying. What we promise: 8 weeks of guided building, an honest verdict on your idea, and a real launched business or a clean, validated kill - plus a written 90-day plan either way.
Why voice-only?
The operator runs this alongside a full-time career. Sessions are evenings and weekends, Pacific. Voice-only keeps it private for everyone - and you will get more done without performing for a camera.
What if my idea is bad?
Then Module 2 kills it in week 2, and that is a win - a killed idea in week 2 beats a dead business in year 2. The Diagnostic exists for exactly this question: an honest verdict before you spend 8 weeks building.
Do I need technical skills?
No. If you can use email and a web browser, you can run the AI build system. Module 3 assumes a beginner.
Taxes and legal structure?
Covered at the heads-up level in Module 7. For real advice, talk to a licensed professional - we are not your accountant or your attorney, and this is not tax or legal advice.
What does the Diagnostic credit really mean?
If you do the Diagnostic ($2,000) and upgrade to the Cohort or Private Build within 90 days, the full $2,000 comes off the price. It is never a sunk cost on the way up.

The guarantee

14 days, no questions asked, full refund. If it is not for you, you are out with every dollar back.

One honest consequence, stated before you buy: a refund ends the relationship. The materials license ends and future purchases are not available.

Applications are open for the next cohort of fifteen.

If you are done collecting courses, come build.

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