A place to go from idea to shipped.
Zero to One is a public leaderboard and community for founders turning loose ideas into concrete, working ventures — together, in the open, with people who actually show up.
It started with a group of friends.
We used to meet to talk shop — to argue about ideas, share what we were building, and nudge each other forward. It was great, but a handful of patterns kept showing up.
We loved meeting up. But the ideas were too abstract, progress was invisible, and the table was always the same size.
Zero to One is the version of those meetups that scales — open to the public, on a leaderboard, with receipts.
Seven things the old meetups couldn't do.
Each pillar is a problem we lived through. Each one is now baked into how Zero to One works.
Filter to the concrete
Ideas have to graduate from napkin to numbers. The apply flow forces founders to name the wedge, the customer, and what ships in the next two weeks.
Log progress in public
Every venture posts updates the whole community can see. No more hidden grind — your build journey becomes part of the record.
Bring more people in
A bigger room means better ideas. Anyone can launch a venture, anyone can follow along, anyone can climb the ladder.
Increase visibility
The leaderboard puts traction front and center. Real users, real revenue, real shipping — ranked weekly and visible to everyone.
Grow a community
We're stacking founders, not just startups. Tiers, badges, and Respect ranks turn lurkers into regulars and regulars into builders.
Real feedback, fast
A public board and a visible update history give every founder a tight loop of honest, useful, expert-adjacent feedback.
Grow your network
Every meeting, comment, and collab compounds. The people you ship next to here are the people you'll keep building with.
From idea to ranked, in four steps.
- 01
Apply with a concrete idea
Pitch your venture in a few steps. We push for specifics: who it's for, what it does, and what you can ship in two weeks.
- 02
Land on the board immediately
Submitting lists your venture on the leaderboard right away — no review queue. Rankings run on real traction: revenue, then users.
- 03
Post updates, climb the board
Ship updates with your current traction and next milestone. Each one charts your progress over time on your venture page.
- 04
Earn badges and Respect
Hit milestones, unlock tiered badges, and rank up the Respect ladder. The trophy case is public and so is the ranking.
Ready to put your venture on the board?
Apply now, land on the board, and start logging progress alongside founders who are actually shipping.