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THE MACHINE
BEHIND YOU
Kai Shapiro
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Build with me / 2027

Applications open

Let’s build a business around your audience.

$400,000 USD

To invest across selected projects in 2027.

My team and I build with you, from the idea and product to launch, sales and operations.

Apply to build A few sentences is enough. No deck needed.
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The work

A few things I’ve built.

I develop business ideas and build them with content creators, authors and public figures. That includes the offers, products and the systems that launch, sell and run them.

Two examples from my work with Alex and Tom of ATFrenchies.

01 / Memberships

ATFrenchies Club

The world’s biggest private French learning platform for Americans. I built the membership offer, learning experience, launch funnels and sales systems with Alex and Tom.

Explore ATFrenchies Club
02 / Education & tools

Creator Code

I developed the concept and built the business with Alex and Tom: the offer, curriculum, AI tools, operating processes, and launch and sales systems.

More of the work

Building together

Here’s what we’d work on.

01

The offer.

Find out what your audience wants and what’s worth building. A product, a membership, a course or an experience.

02

The launch.

Build the pages, tools and campaign. Make it easy for people to understand the offer and buy it.

03

The business.

Put sales, delivery and the systems behind them in place. Then keep working on the business after launch.

Who this is for

What is your audience asking for?

You see an opportunity to build a business around your audience, but you need the capital, time or team to make it happen. You may have an idea already, or need help finding the right one.

Manage a creator or work at an agency?

I want to build the business with you and the creator. Tell me what you already handle, what the creator would bring and where you need us. We’ll agree the work, roles and commercial terms for each project. Apply with their permission. Creators can apply directly too.

The USD 400,000 will be invested across selected projects in 2027. Capital, roles and commercial terms are agreed for each project.

Apply to build

Tell me what you want to build.

You don’t need a finished business idea. Tell me who the creator is, what their audience wants and where you need help.

A few sentences is enough. No account. No pitch deck.

Step 1 of 3 The creator

  1. The creator
  2. The idea
  3. Your details

Who are you applying for?

Start with the creator or business you have in mind.

The creator

Your answers stay here when you go back. They’re sent only when you submit.

What happens next

We’ll read your application. If it looks like a fit, we’ll get in touch to talk through the idea, the work and the terms.

Applying doesn’t commit either of us to a project.