The Optional Founder Sprint — Founding Cohort

We Build the System That
Removes You
From the Day-to-Day

Done with you. No Technical Skills Required. 10 weeks.

5 founding member places · £5,000 · Starts September 7th 2026

Is This You?

You're Good at What You Do.
Your Business Knows It Too.

Which means it still needs you for everything.

The business can't run without you because the systems don't exist yet.
That's not a people problem — it's a systems problem.

How It Works

You Talk.
AI Creates.
Your Team Uses It.

You record a 2-minute voice note. AI structures it into a process document, client note, delegation brief, or decision record. Your team follows it. You're out of that loop.

We build the AI infrastructure that makes this happen. You just speak into your phone.

Philip has been doing this live in his own business for the past 90 days. The Sprint is how we build it in yours.

What We Build Together

Three Core Systems.
One Built for You.

Knowledge Chain

AI system that turns your voice notes into structured process documents your team can follow - without coming to you for answers.

Relationships Chain

AI system that captures client context, notes and follow-ups from a voice note after every interaction. Nothing gets lost. Nothing lives only in your head.

Time Chain

AI system that turns your voice notes into reporting, tracking and delegation briefs. You brief once. The business runs from it.

Your Bespoke Build

One AI-powered process built specifically for your business. Scoped at your audit call. Unique to you. Yours to keep.

The 10 Weeks

Audit. Build. Embed.

01
Week 1 - Audit

A 1:1 deep dive call. We map exactly which parts of your business depend on you, identify your key chains, and scope your bespoke build.

02
Weeks 2–9 - Build

Weekly group calls. We build, review, refine and embed each system with you. You test it in your business between sessions.

03
Week 10 - Live

Everything is live, tested and running. Three core voice note systems and your bespoke process are embedded in how your business operates.

What You Keep

These Are Yours.
Permanently.

What Comes Next

The Sprint covers Knowledge, Relationships and Time — three of the twelve chains that keep business owners trapped in the day-to-day.

For founders who want to keep building, the full-year Optional Founder Accelerator continues across all twelve chains. Sprint graduates get priority access.

Who Builds This With You

Philip Wride

20+ years in tech. The past year building AI systems for business owners that remove them from processes they've been stuck in for years.

Creator of the 12 Chains framework — a diagnostic system that maps exactly where a business depends on its owner, and what to do about it.

Currently running his own business through voice notes for 90 days, publicly, to prove the mechanic works before asking anyone else to use it. More at The Optional Founder.

The Investment

Founding Member Price

£5000 Full price from next cohort: £7,500

5 founding member places. When they're gone, they're gone.

Apply for a Spot

Let's See If It's a Fit

Book a call below. Philip reviews every booking personally - if it looks like a good fit we'll get the payment processed and your audit and deep dive call booked.

5 founding member places. No obligation - just a conversation.

Questions

The Ones We Get Asked Most

Do I need technical skills?

No. You speak, AI creates. The systems are designed to be run by you and your team without any technical knowledge.

How long are the weekly calls?

Approximately 60 minutes. Sessions are recorded so you can revisit them.

What if I can't make a session?

All sessions are recorded and shared. We'll catch you up at the next one.

What's the bespoke process — how do we decide what to build?

It's scoped at your audit call and deep dive based on where you're most stuck and how your business operates. It's the build that will have the most immediate impact on your specific situation.

What happens after 10 weeks?

Your systems are live and running. If you want to keep building across all 12 chains and reducing owner dependence while increasing your business valuation you have the option of joining the Optional Founder Accelerator. Sprint graduates get priority access to the full-year Accelerator.

Why is the founding price lower?

You're in the first cohort. That means tighter access to Philip, direct input on how the programme develops, and a price that reflects the early stage. Full price from the next cohort is £7,500.