Selective. 20–30% acceptance rate.

Stop planning your business. Start building it.

ScaleCraft is a 5-week, execution-led program for university students building real businesses. You'll work through a structured curriculum, get direct feedback from operators who've actually built things, and leave with systems in place to keep it running. — not just a plan.

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Built for founders before they have traction, and before they lose momentum.

Structured, not casual

The program runs on a fixed weekly rhythm. Sessions, deliverables, and deadlines: because that's what makes things get built.

Structured, not casual

The program runs on a fixed weekly rhythm. Sessions, deliverables, and deadlines: because that's what makes things get built.

No connections required

You don't need to know anyone. You need to be coachable, committed, and ready to do the work. That's the only entry requirement that matters.

No connections required

You don't need to know anyone. You need to be coachable, committed, and ready to do the work. That's the only entry requirement that matters.

Real deliverables every week

You don't leave with a certificate. You leave with a validated idea, a defined customer, a tested offer, real revenue attempts, and more. Those are the minimum outcomes.

About the Program

Built for the gap between having an idea and running a business.

Built for the gap between having an idea and running a business.

There are a thousand programs that will inspire you. ScaleCraft is for the ones who want to build. It's structured, selective, and operator-led, built around real business execution, not theory.

There are a thousand programs that will inspire you. ScaleCraft is for the ones who want to build. It's structured, selective, and operator-led, built around real business execution, not theory.

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What every ScaleCraft graduate leaves with:

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A defined Ideal Customer Profile — specific enough to act on

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Apply prompt engineering and LLMs to real-world problems

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Implement end-to-end business process automation

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Start career in AI operations, automation, and integration

Does any of this sound familiar?

You've got the idea. You're missing the roadmap.

Most student founders aren't stuck on motivation. They know what they want to build. What's missing is the structure that makes it real, a way to move from thinking about it to actually doing it, with people around them who hold the standard.

You've been building in your head, not in the market

The idea feels real to you. It just hasn't met a paying customer yet.

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You've started three times and stopped every time

You've spent months refining the concept and you still haven't had a single real sales conversation

You're in meetings, doing research, writing plans — but nothing is shipping

You're not sure if what you're building is a business or just a project you're passionate about

You don't have real accountability

Losing money and energy without automation skills.

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You're learning a lot, but building very little

Nobody is holding you to your own deadlines

You're working alone without anyone to push back on your thinking

You've tried to get your first customer and it didn't work.

Rejection without feedback is just confusion with extra steps.

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You don't know if the problem is your offer, your price, your pitch, or the person you were talking to

You're running in circles

You've had conversations that felt promising and then went nowhere, and you can't diagnose why

From the cohort

Watch how Ebube went from stuck to operating.

Every cohort produces stories like this. A few will come from the next one. It could be yours.

Why ScaleCraft

Everything is designed around one outcome: you build a real business.

Most programs give you knowledge. ScaleCraft gives you structure, accountability, and operators who've actually built things — and then it makes you use all of it.

Real deliverables every week

Every session ends with something to build. You don't leave with notes, you leave with a completed piece of your business.

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Real deliverables every week

Every session ends with something to build. You don't leave with notes, you leave with a completed piece of your business.

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Taught by operators, not academics

The people teaching in ScaleCraft have run real businesses, managed real cash flow, and made real decisions under uncertainty. They teach from experience, not theory.

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Taught by operators, not academics

The people teaching in ScaleCraft have run real businesses, managed real cash flow, and made real decisions under uncertainty. They teach from experience, not theory.

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Taught by operators, not academics

The people teaching in ScaleCraft have run real businesses, managed real cash flow, and made real decisions under uncertainty. They teach from experience, not theory.

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Stage gates that mean something

You don't advance by showing up. You advance by submitting work that meets the standard. If it doesn't pass, you revise it. No exceptions.

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Stage gates that mean something

You don't advance by showing up. You advance by submitting work that meets the standard. If it doesn't pass, you revise it. No exceptions.

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Direct feedback on your actual business

Mentors don't just listen to your pitch. They review your deliverables, push back on your assumptions, and help you build — not just think.

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Direct feedback on your actual business

Mentors don't just listen to your pitch. They review your deliverables, push back on your assumptions, and help you build — not just think.

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Direct feedback on your actual business

Mentors don't just listen to your pitch. They review your deliverables, push back on your assumptions, and help you build — not just think.

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Built around university life

Three touchpoints a week —> Monday concept session, Wednesday work session, Friday check-in. That's it. Everything else is built into your schedule.

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Built around university life

Three touchpoints a week —> Monday concept session, Wednesday work session, Friday check-in. That's it. Everything else is built into your schedule.

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A network that compounds

Every person in the cohort is building something real. The relationships you form here: with peers, mentors, and alumni, are business relationships, not just connections.

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A network that compounds

Every person in the cohort is building something real. The relationships you form here: with peers, mentors, and alumni, are business relationships, not just connections.

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A network that compounds

Every person in the cohort is building something real. The relationships you form here: with peers, mentors, and alumni, are business relationships, not just connections.

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What you're signing up for

Four stages. Five weeks.
One outcome:
A working business.

The program is divided into three active stages and a fourth alumni stage. You advance through each stage by completing a gate — a set of deliverables that prove you're ready for the next level. Not by time served.

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1

Foundations of AI Automation

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2

Workflow Orchestration with LangChain

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Knowledge Integration & RAG

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Understanding AI agents structure

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Capstone Project & Career Prep

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Foundations of AI Automation

Includes

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Video lessons

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2

Workflow Orchestration with LangChain

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Video lessons

Assignment available

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3

Knowledge Integration & RAG

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Video lessons

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4

Understanding AI agents structure

Includes

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Video lessons

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5

Capstone Project & Career Prep

Includes

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Video lessons

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Module

1

Foundations of AI Automation

Includes

Video lessons

Video lessons

Assignment available

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Module

2

Workflow Orchestration with LangChain

Includes

Video lessons

Video lessons

Assignment available

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3

Knowledge Integration & RAG

Includes

Video lessons

Video lessons

Assignment available

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4

Understanding AI agents structure

Includes

Video lessons

Video lessons

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Capstone Project & Career Prep

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Program Access

To create skin in the game, not profit at your expense.

Pricing is tiered so cost isn't the reason you don't apply. If you're serious and can't afford it, there's a scholarship track. What we can't accommodate is someone who's not ready to do the work.

ONE-TIME PAYMENT. EVER.

SCHOLARSHIP

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₦13,500

Weeks 1–4. Foundation and Build tracks. Includes all sessions, deliverables, and peer accountability. No dedicated mentor access.

Stage 1 + Stage 2 curriculum and sessions

Weekly deliverable reviews

Peer accountability structure

Certificate of Stage completion

Full Program

₦26,800

All three stages. Five weeks. The complete ScaleCraft experience — Foundation, Build, and Scale tracks. Demo Day participation. Alumni network access.

Full 5-week curriculum (all 3 stages)

Weekly deliverable reviews

Demo Day participation

Stage 4 Operator Track access

Lifetime alumni network membership

ScaleCraft Certified Operator credential (upon completion)

Jordon Huge
“The deliverable system broke me in the first week. I wasn't used to being held accountable like that. By Week 3, I couldn't imagine building without it”

Joyce Galakani

ScaleCraft Alumni

Businesses built in the program

Every cohort produces businesses across industries. Here's a sample.

The program doesn't have a preferred industry. It has a preferred standard. Whether you're building a service business, a product, a creative practice, or a tech venture, the foundation is the same and work across every market..

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Most participants generate their first revenue inside the program, not after it.

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Most participants generate their first revenue inside the program, not after it.

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The businesses built in ScaleCraft don't need the program to survive. That's the point.

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The businesses built in ScaleCraft don't need the program to survive. That's the point.

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The businesses built in ScaleCraft don't need the program to survive. That's the point.

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3 operators, who know your business personally by the end of the program

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3 operators, who know your business personally by the end of the program

You don't advance by showing up. You advance by submitting work that meets the standard. If it doesn't pass, you revise it. No exceptions.

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Head of Operations, AltForms

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Head of Operations, AltForms

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

If your question isn't here, email us. We respond to real questions.

Do I need to already have a business idea?
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Not necessarily. You need to have a genuine interest in building one — a direction, a problem you care about, or a market you're drawn to. The program helps you develop and test the idea. What we can't give you is the motivation to build. That needs to come in the door with you.

How much time does the program actually take each week?
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Expect 5 to 8 hours per week.

What's the acceptance rate and how are people selected?
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We accept 20 to 30% of applicants. Selection is based on coachability, commitment, business clarity, communication, and character — in roughly that order. We don't select for the best idea. We select for the founder most likely to actually build something.

Do you take equity from participants?
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No. The program fee is the only exchange. We don't take equity as a condition of participation. After graduation, there's an optional deal flow layer for participants who want ScaleCraft involved in their business — but that's entirely voluntary and post-program.

What happens if I don't finish the program?
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If you miss stage gates or consistently fail to submit deliverables, you may be asked to exit the cohort. We protect every participant's experience by holding everyone to the same standard — including you. There's no refund for voluntary withdrawal, but we'll have multiple honest conversations before any exit decision is made.

When does the next cohort start?
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Cohort 9 opens applications in April. The cohort runs for 5 weeks starting May 14th. Applications close May 14th. If you miss this cohort, you can join the waitlist for Cohort 10

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

If your question isn't here, email us. We respond to real questions.

Do I need to already have a business idea?
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Not necessarily. You need to have a genuine interest in building one — a direction, a problem you care about, or a market you're drawn to. The program helps you develop and test the idea. What we can't give you is the motivation to build. That needs to come in the door with you.

How much time does the program actually take each week?
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Expect 5 to 8 hours per week.

What's the acceptance rate and how are people selected?
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We accept 20 to 30% of applicants. Selection is based on coachability, commitment, business clarity, communication, and character — in roughly that order. We don't select for the best idea. We select for the founder most likely to actually build something.

Do you take equity from participants?
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No. The program fee is the only exchange. We don't take equity as a condition of participation. After graduation, there's an optional deal flow layer for participants who want ScaleCraft involved in their business — but that's entirely voluntary and post-program.

What happens if I don't finish the program?
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If you miss stage gates or consistently fail to submit deliverables, you may be asked to exit the cohort. We protect every participant's experience by holding everyone to the same standard — including you. There's no refund for voluntary withdrawal, but we'll have multiple honest conversations before any exit decision is made.

When does the next cohort start?
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Cohort 9 opens applications in April. The cohort runs for 5 weeks starting May 14th. Applications close May 14th. If you miss this cohort, you can join the waitlist for Cohort 10

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

If your question isn't here, email us. We respond to real questions.

Do I need to already have a business idea?
icon

Not necessarily. You need to have a genuine interest in building one — a direction, a problem you care about, or a market you're drawn to. The program helps you develop and test the idea. What we can't give you is the motivation to build. That needs to come in the door with you.

How much time does the program actually take each week?
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Expect 5 to 8 hours per week.

What's the acceptance rate and how are people selected?
icon

We accept 20 to 30% of applicants. Selection is based on coachability, commitment, business clarity, communication, and character — in roughly that order. We don't select for the best idea. We select for the founder most likely to actually build something.

Do you take equity from participants?
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No. The program fee is the only exchange. We don't take equity as a condition of participation. After graduation, there's an optional deal flow layer for participants who want ScaleCraft involved in their business — but that's entirely voluntary and post-program.

What happens if I don't finish the program?
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If you miss stage gates or consistently fail to submit deliverables, you may be asked to exit the cohort. We protect every participant's experience by holding everyone to the same standard — including you. There's no refund for voluntary withdrawal, but we'll have multiple honest conversations before any exit decision is made.

When does the next cohort start?
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Cohort 9 opens applications in April. The cohort runs for 5 weeks starting May 14th. Applications close May 14th. If you miss this cohort, you can join the waitlist for Cohort 10

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