Melbourne Cohort

48 Hours from Idea to Operating Business

A residential AI venture build sprint for Melbourne entrepreneurs ready to stop talking and start building.

Melbourne · Jun 5–7, 202648 hours30 seatsReserve a seat →
The Promise
Arrive with a business idea. Leave with a live website, CRM, payment setup, AI agents, and a Mac mini configured as your private business command centre.
The Offer

Every Participant Leaves With

This is not a workshop, not a course. It is a 48-hour founder build sprint, capped at 30 people, in 6 pods of 5, each with a dedicated AI Engineer for the full event.

✓A validated business model
✓Brand name, positioning, and offer
✓Live website and landing page
✓Stripe or payment flow configured
✓CRM pipeline set up
✓Lead magnet or sales funnel
✓AI sales agent
✓AI admin and research agent
✓AI content agent
PlusMac mini pre-configured and ready on arrival, included with Founder + Mac mini and White Glove tiers.
Structure

30 Founders, 6 Pods, 2 Faculty

Two faculty instructors run the program content across all pods, teaching, facilitating, and driving each session. Every pod has one dedicated AI Engineer embedded for the full 48 hours, building alongside each founder so no one gets stuck.

Cohort Size
30
founders
Pods
6 × 5
small groups, full focus
Engineers
1 per pod
embedded for 48 hours
Program

Three Days, One Operating Business

Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon, 48 hours from arrival to demo day.

Day 01 · Friday
Idea to Commercial Offer
Fri Jun 5 · 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Arrival, founder introductions, AI literacy baseline
Idea selection, market and customer research, offer design and pricing
Brand positioning, customer avatar, landing page copy, domain selection
Founder hot seats over dinner
Day 02 · Saturday
Build the Business
Sat Jun 6 · 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Morning: website build sprint (Webflow, Framer, Shopify, Lovable, etc.)
Afternoon: CRM, lead capture, email flow, payments, booking
Agent build sprint: sales, onboarding, research, content, admin
Demo circle over dinner
Day 03 · Sunday
Deploy and Launch
Sun Jun 7 · 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Mac mini configuration: accounts, folders, sync, dashboards, API keys
30-day launch system: content calendar, sales scripts, ads test plan
Final Demo Day: each founder presents their business and 30-day plan
Pricing

Reserve Your Seat

Three tiers, all in Australian dollars + GST. Pick the level of support you want around the build, then fill in a short reservation form. Payment happens on the next step via Stripe.

Founder Seat
A$5,000 + GST
Full event access with embedded AI engineer support across the 48 hours.
  • ✓Accommodation
  • ✓All meals
  • ✓Templates and prompt libraries
  • ✓Full build support across website, agents, CRM, payments
  • ✓1:1 pre-event call with Dave Hajdu
  • ✓3-month AIO membership
Most popular
Founder + Mac mini
A$6,500 + GST
Everything in Founder Seat, plus a Mac mini pre-configured and ready on arrival.
  • ✓Everything in Founder Seat
  • ✓Mac mini pre-configured and ready on arrival
  • ✓Agent dashboard, automations, API keys, security baselined
  • ✓Cloud sync set up before you walk in
White Glove
A$12,000 + GST
Capped at 6
Everything in Founder + Mac mini, plus a dedicated engineer for 30 days post-event to finish what you started.
  • ✓Everything in Founder + Mac mini
  • ✓Dedicated engineer, 10 hours per week for 30 days
  • ✓Post-event 1:1 working sessions
  • ✓Priority access to alumni network
What's in the Price

Included and Not Included

Included
  • ✓Accommodation
  • ✓All meals
  • ✓Mac mini pre-configured (Founder + Mac mini and White Glove tiers)
  • ✓Build support across website, agents, CRM, payments
  • ✓Templates and prompt libraries
  • ✓1:1 pre-event call with Dave Hajdu
  • ✓3-month AIO membership
  • ✓30-day post-event group check-in
  • ✓Private alumni community
Not Included
  • ×Domain registration
  • ×Paid software subscriptions
  • ×Advertising spend
  • ×Ongoing API costs
  • ×Legal or accounting advice
  • ×Custom app development beyond event scope
Who This Is For

Established Operators with Money, Ideas, and No Time

Not the early-stage startup founder looking to raise. The person who has been saying “I need to build this” for two years.

EO members
Business owners doing A$1m to A$20m revenue
Consultants and coaches
Allied health clinic owners
Accountants and mortgage brokers
Real estate professionals
Family business next-gen leaders
Trades business owners
Niche e-commerce founders
What Businesses Work Here

Commercially Coherent, Buildable in 48 Hours

Best categories: expert consulting, AI-enhanced services, lead generation, health and wellness, niche e-commerce, local services, education, B2B advisory products, memberships and subscriptions, internal automation for an existing company.

Deep SaaS builds are out of scope for the first cohort. The goal is a live, testable, AI-enabled business asset ready for its first customers, not a finished software company.