THE FOUNDER LIBRARY · FREE ACCESS

Find a business
you could
actually start.

Get inside real business models. Discover how founders found customers, what it takes to get started, and the steps you can test yourself.

50 businesses78 founder stories4 templates
Explore 3 complete samples
Cal Barton
Curated by Cal BartonBusiness ideas with a practical next step.
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A real look inside.
Nothing cut short.

Read any of these three business guides in full.
The complete library has 50 businesses to explore.

MORE THAN A LIST OF IDEAS

Understand how it works.
Then decide
what comes next.

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01

The business

Who buys, what they pay for and how the model works.

02

The path in

Practical launch guides for 31 models, with first-customer steps and cost planning.

03

The people behind it

78 founder stories with dated results, lessons and links to the source.

04

Your next step

4 templates and a calculator to help turn research into action.