A 6 week accelerator for exceptional tech leaders who want to grow their independent, skill-based businesses.
Inaugural online cohort July 7–Aug 15, 2025
Your smartest friends have found ways to monetize their skills, becoming profitable, independent entrepreneurs.
They make more money than in their full-time jobs, gain freedom and flexibility, and feel massive impact as they share their skills broadly.
You have the ambition to follow a similar path, building a portfolio of income streams based on your core skillsets.
Like Elena Verna, Lenny Rachitsky, Wes Kao, and so many more before you, this isn't just about fractional work. It's about creating multiple channels to share your expertise. It’s about:
Taking on fractional, consulting, and project work with companies
Offering high value advising, courses, coaching, and services to individuals
Launching products, communities, and tech enabled agencies to solve problems at scale
Writing online and hosting sponsored podcasts to get the word out
Doing it mostly bootstrapped, solo or with a small team, and having one helluva time
(Desire to be internet famous not required.)
But you’ve got to start somewhere.
A portfolio of independent work is the future.
We’re not just another online course.
In an era where careers are increasingly programmed by companies, by platforms, and by expectations, we know that the most meaningful work comes from deliberate intervention.
Manual Override is for leaders who have already taken steps to work independently, but seek the connections and community to build something enduring.
This isn’t about escaping work. It’s about creating work on your own terms.
Over 6 weeks, our goal is to help you clarify your offerings, and get you in front of people who can hire you.
Unlike a typical online course, our KPI is the size of your pipeline, and the revenue you book from working with us.
We’ll help you get there with weekly group workshops, small peer groups for support and accountability, plus introduce you to mentors and hiring managers.
Weekly Workshops
6 weeks of tracked programming that builds over time, featuring topical weekly workshops, expert AMAs, and guest speakers, built to help you clarify your offerings, ICP, pricing, and more.
Direct Intros
We’ve brought together successful independents and super connectors who take 1:1 calls to help you. Meet 1:1 with our Mentors throughout the 6 weeks, and more, get in front of hiring managers when you present at Demo Day.
Fellow Builders
Join a curated group of former tech and startup leaders who are now independent entrepreneurs. Beyond the big group, you’ll meet weekly with your pod of 5 peers — they’re your anchor throughout, bringing the real talk and accountability to hit your weekly goals.