Builders
Batch 0 — Beta Starts April 13

The first founders in the system.

You got early access to VSI. The platform that turns every discovery conversation into scored evidence, structured intelligence, and a Company Memory that compounds while you sleep. This is Batch 0. Small by design. Everything is live, nothing is final, and your fingerprints will be all over what this becomes.

Intelligence › Evidence Tracker
Signal Strength WEEK 8
32 conversations processed · 89 signals extracted

Your company's second brain.

Every signal scored. Every decision traced. Every morning, a briefing that tells you what's real and what's drifting. The system compounds while you sleep.

VSI Company Memory — knowledge tree, strategic positions, drift detection
Founders at Builders Studio
Co-building with founders
CTO Network event
Builders Studio HQ

You talk to customers. VSI does the rest.

Every week you run discovery calls. VSI processes every conversation automatically and turns it into structured intelligence. Here is what happens behind the scenes.

After every call

Signals extracted

Pain points, buying triggers, objections, willingness to pay. Scored from E0 (anecdote) to E5 (decision-grade). You don't tag anything.

Every night

Positions updated

Your ICP, value prop, pricing, objections. Each position tracks confidence over time. When new evidence contradicts what you believed, drift is flagged.

Every week

Triage delivered

A strategic report with your strongest signals, gaps in coverage, and a devil's advocate challenging your assumptions. One report. Ready when you are.

The deal. No fine print.

You build. We learn. Your data stays yours. The system gets better for everyone.

Batch 0 — The Builders Way

You get structure. We get signal.

Full VSI access. A dedicated Venture Builder. Weekly evidence reviews. A clear method from problem to company. In exchange, we learn from how you use the system — what works, what breaks, what's missing. Your data stays yours. Always. But the patterns you help us see make VSI sharper for every founder who comes after.

  • Full platform access — no cost during the beta
  • Venture Builder weekly check-ins
  • Evidence-scored milestones and gates
  • Your data is yours — full ownership, always
  • Path to investment when evidence is strong
Platform Only — Your terms

Just the platform. No strings.

Use VSI independently. Plug in your conversations, build your Company Memory, score every signal. No check-ins, no structure, no Venture Builder. Your terms, your pace, your costs. The platform is open to everyone — you don't need the batch to start.

  • Full VSI access at platform pricing
  • Every conversation processed and scored
  • Company Memory, artifacts, morning briefings
  • No application needed. Start anytime.

From problem to company.

The Builders way moves through five stages. Each has a goal, evidence gates, and a decision before you move on. No stage is passed on vibes. The data decides.

Stage 1
Discovery

Is the pain real?

Talk to the market. VSI processes every call — extracts learnings, scores evidence, tracks whether the same pain keeps showing up or if you're hearing noise. By the end, either there's fire or there isn't.

  • ~10 discovery calls per week, all recorded
  • Signals scored E0 (candidate) to E5 (decision-grade)
  • Weekly check-in with your Venture Builder
  • Evidence compounds with every conversation
Founders in discovery
Stage 2
Testing

Does the solution fit?

Test concepts against validated pain. Not pitch decks — design partners who commit on paper. VSI tracks whether your value prop converges or keeps shifting every conversation. Convergence is signal. Drift is data too.

  • 5–10 design partners committed (signed, not verbal)
  • Pricing validated by actual budget holders
  • Solution mapped back to validated pain points
Founders working together
Stage 3
Shape

Lock it down.

Every feature traces back to a validated signal. No feature without an evidence chain. Nail positioning — if cold prospects don't get it in 30 seconds, it's not working. Line up launching customers.

  • MVP scope locked and evidence-traced
  • 10–12 launching customers secured
  • GTM tested and producing real leads
Team discussion
Stage 4
Launch

Ship it. Get paid.

Real users. Real money. Real friction. VSI tracks activation, usage patterns, and churn signals before customers disappear. The feedback loop runs weekly — you talk to users, the system learns.

  • First paying customers
  • Onboarding friction mapped and addressed
  • Pipeline growing beyond warm intros
Founders presenting
Stage 5
Growth

Prove the model.

Retention. Referrals. Repeatable acquisition that doesn't depend on you personally emailing people. Unit economics heading somewhere viable. This is where validated signal becomes a fundable company.

  • 60%+ retention at 90 days
  • Organic referrals happening unprompted
  • Revenue growing week over week
Founders celebrating
Not every venture passes every stage. That's expected — and valuable. What matters is that the process surfaces real signals and you always know exactly where you stand.

What you get. The full stack.

Not just a platform. Infrastructure, a partner, and a method that compounds from day one.

VSI Platform
Platform

VSI from day one

Every conversation processed. Every signal scored. Company Memory builds automatically. Morning briefings tell you what's real and what's drifting.

Venture Builder
Partnership

A Venture Builder

Not a mentor on a monthly call. A partner who checks in weekly, reviews your evidence, challenges your assumptions, and helps you figure out what the data is actually saying.

Evidence method
Method

Evidence, not vibes

Every strategic position scored against real conversations. You always know what's validated, what's a guess, and where the gaps are.

Beta program
Beta

Shape what this becomes

This is early. Things ship fast. Some things will break. You're not just using the product, you're building it with us. Your feedback goes straight to the team.

The details. No surprises.

Your company's second brain. It processes every customer conversation and turns it into structured intelligence — signals scored by evidence strength, patterns across conversations, and a Company Memory that gets sharper with every call you run.

How founders actually use the system. Which features work, where things break, what's missing. We don't access your proprietary data — we learn from usage patterns, feedback, and what the system needs to be better. Your conversations, your signals, your Company Memory — that's yours.

Around 10 discovery calls per week. The weekly check-in is 30 minutes. Between calls, VSI does the heavy lifting — processing, scoring, surfacing patterns. The remote phase is designed to run alongside what you're already doing.

We'll see it in the data before you do. Honest conversation — pivot, adjust, or stop. No drift. Not now doesn't mean no. You keep VSI access and can join a future batch when the evidence is ready.

Mutual conviction — we go deeper. Co-founding team, capital (up to €500K staged), on-site at Builders HQ in Rotterdam, and the full studio behind you. Investment deploys when the data supports it, not when a pitch deck lands.

Yes. The platform is open to everyone. No application, no equity, no commitment. Start whenever you're ready. Pay as you go.

Probably. Features ship fast. Rough edges exist. That's the deal — early access and direct support in exchange for honest feedback. The founders in Batch 0 aren't just users. They're co-builders.