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Andrew William Hutton

Day Zero by Day One - Community for exploring and validating new business ideas

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Day Zero is community for aspiring founders and serial builders to explore new ideas, and work alongside a community to bring them to life. We provide tools and a workflow to ideate and validate new ideas so you're next big thing doesn't stay inside your head.

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Andrew William Hutton
Maker
👋 Hey Hunters! Andrew here. I'm the founder of Day One. We launched Day One just under a year ago. Our mission was to build a new kind of community where founders in their formative stages could not only tap into new networks, but also receive the specific guidance, accountability, and mentorship they need to build strong businesses. Looking back on the last year, almost 200 founders have become Day One Fellows, and over 300 mentors and investors have leaned into the program. MVPs have been launched, first customers acquired, cofounders have been paired, and checks have been written. But this was just Act I. Today, we're so excited to be kicking off Act II and serve more founders at an even earlier stage of their journey. Introducing: Day Zero 🎉 We've reimagined how entrepreneurs explore, evaluate and validate new business ideas. Inside Day Zero, you'll join a community of founders, aspiring founders, makers, builders, investors and serial entrepreneurs (we won't name drop here, but head over to our site to see who's part of the community). Great ideas are a function of great collaboration, so inside Day Zero... 💡 You'll explore ideas alongside industry experts in closed door brainstorms 🔎 pressure test new ideas with feedback from peers and startup experts 🔁 tap into the tools and frameworks you need to iterate toward validation 🚀 launch and build in public with a whole community behind you Basically, joining Day Zero is the closest you can come to becoming an EIR or joining a venture studio (and inside you'll rub shoulders with folks from both of these worlds), with the added benefit of collaborating with hundreds of people all across the world. Head over to www.joindayone.com/day-zero to learn more. AND JUST FOR TODAY you can get 33% off your membership. Thanks for reading 🙏 I'd love to answer questions here all day!
Justin Hunter
This is really cool! I’ve been following Day One for a while now, and Day Zero feels like a great intro to people who are just getting started. Can you talk about the types of entrepreneurs that would be a fit for this? Day One has seemed (and correct me if I’m wrong) focused on companies intending to go the venture capital route. So does Day Zero focus on entrepreneurs who eventually want to start venture backed businesses?
Derek Odegard
@jehunter5811 In my case, I was very direct with them that I did not intend to raise VC. They did not push back at all, even seemed to agree with my approach, and I was accepted into the Day One fellowship.
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@jehunter5811 Great questions Justin, I'm glad we get to cover this! Both D0 and the Day One Fellowship are really well suited for founders NOT going the venture route. Yes we pull in a lot of folks from the venture ecosystem, but we're focused on what the founders are building, whether it's a rocketship or a side hustle. The way I see it, building anything is hard, and the odds are stacked against you and most founders don't have the support systems they need. And ALL founders need to go deep with their customer, experiment rapidly, build viable business models - and we help them do that! So just to sum it up, Day Zero is focused on all types of founders and business ideas!
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@jehunter5811 @dereko Thanks Derek, you've got it exactly right and we're pumped you'll be joining us in the fellowship!
Justin Hunter
@andrew_w_hutton love this answer so much! I’ve gone down the best tire route and the bootstrapped route now in my career and there is both overlap and points of diverging in the process. Great to hear you all handle both cases.
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@jehunter5811 @dereko - Derek, my man! Love to read this! Our entire M.O is not to prescribe anything to you as a founder, but rather to seed ideas and put you in front of as many people as possible, both inside and outside of Day One, to give you data points to make the best decision for you and your company.
Zachary Levin
Secret sauce here is the people. Everyone at Day One is committed to doing their best for early stage founders. Love this team.
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@zachary_levin1 And we love all the mentors who give and lean in! 🙏🙏
Alifya Valiji
Maker
@zachary_levin1 Thanks for leaning in every cohort and for all the founder-first advice!
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@zachary_levin1 Thanks for your support from the start - your sessions always get rave reviews from the Day One family!
Alifya Valiji
Maker
Day Zero allows everyone and anyone to dip their toes in entrepreneurship surrounded by a supportive community. This product makes it feel *good* to scratch that entrepreneurial itch without spending a lot of $, quitting a job, or needing to announce it to the world. Just come, build, engage, be helpful and see what happens!
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@avaliji couldn't have said it better myself. D0 is for so many people who are entrepreneurially curious, whether that's for the first time or as a serial founder.
David Chase
Really needed - as someone who did Day One, i highly recommend this team :)
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@dchase36 Thank you David! Can't wait to see where you take Possible!
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@dchase36, this means so much, coming from you! Excited to see what you're building and having you part of the Day One community for life!
Alifya Valiji
Maker
@dchase36 Thanks David, excited for you and Possible!
Mikhail Gorin
Congrats on this launch, Andrew! It is awesome what you have done with Day One, and I'm sure Day Zero will help thousands of new entrepreneurs to start!
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@mikhail_gorin Thanks Mikhail 🙏 can't wait to see where Influencerz goes!
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@mikhail_gorin, thanks so much for your support. It was amazing to see how quickly and efficiently you navigated your time in the Fellowship to focus with Influencerz! We are lucky to have you in the Day One family!
caryn werner
Great idea! I definitely could see myself using this. Bravo!
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@caryn___ Thanks so much Caryn! Would love to see you on the inside!
Vivek
useful for validating the ideas
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@vivekweb2013, love it! Validating ideas is the first and most important step of the entire journey!
Soren Wrenn
Go Hutton go! 💯
Drew Beechler
Couldn't up-vote this enough. @andrew_w_hutton and the Day One crew are awesome.
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@drewbeechler 🙏🙏🙏 right back at the High Alpha family
Lola Ojabowale
I've really enjoyed being a part of this community so far! Can't wait for other early stage fellows to join.
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@lojabowale Can't wait to build the community around you Lola - we need more folks like you : )
Shaf ღ
Day One has been such a great stepping stone for me as a founder. Every week I learn something new and different from the community. And now, with Day Zero, the team is opening up an even bigger avenue to help anyone at any stage in their startup journey to excel! I cannot recommend them enough 😊 Join the community and meet people from all walks of life, whether it be ideating, starting, or accelerating their startups. Also, massive congratulations to the team for this launch *woohoo* 🥳
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@iamshafiqah 😊😊😊 It's been so great having you in the Fellowship!
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@iamshafiqah, It makes me so happy to read this. Since our first call a few months ago, it's awesome to see how much you've both given and gotten from the Day One family!
Alifya Valiji
Maker
@iamshafiqah Shaf! You're such a light in the Fellowship. Thank you for bringing the best energy.
Josh Futterman
Excited to be a part of what you're building, @Andrew_Willam_Hutton.
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@andrew_willam_hutton @jofutt1 Excited to see you in Day Zero and getting to learn more about you!
PB Josiah
Congrats on the launch. Look forward to joining!
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@bomajosiah Thank you Boma, we can't wait for you to join the community!
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@bomajosiah, I am so happy to see you here! Very excited to have you in the Day One family! I am VERY excited about what you're building! Let me know if you have any questions - look fwd to seeing you in the community!
Rania Nasis
Congrats Andrew! Really exited for this program to kickoff! You have a great sense of what founders need and know how to guide them, no matter where they are on their journey.
Alifya Valiji
Maker
@ranianasis Thank you for your mentorship, Rania!
Isabel Plana
Such an amazing product!! Congrats on the launch to you & your team!
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@isabel_plana Thanks Isabel! Oh, I have a potential customer connection for you for Searchpaws!
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@isabel_plana, Thank you! It's wonderful having you in the Fellowship and excited to see you build Searchpaws!
Eric Mogil
GO TEAM.
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@eric_mogil, from one Day One team member to another - thanks for helping us get this ship off the ground!
Claudia DeCarlo
As a current Day One fellow, I would have loved a program like Day Zero to help explore our ideas in a more intentional, knowledgeable, and community-supported way. YAY!
Andrew William Hutton
Maker
@claudia_decarlo Thanks you Claudia! We love having you and Sam as Fellows... and that's exactly the insight we're building on! You rock! Go Saber!
Rahul Brahmbhatt
Maker
@claudia_decarlo, highly valued testimonial from a Day One Fellow! Love having you as part of the family!
Joseph Marchione
As a founder currently 2 years into building, I'd be so much further ahead if I had started with a program like Day Zero. As an angel investor, I'll take a look at ANY company that goes through the gauntlet with @andrew_w_hutton & the Day One crew.
Alifya Valiji
Maker
@andrew_w_hutton @joseph_marchione We cannot wait to introduce you to these amazing founders!
Sam Liebeskind
Love it, congrats on the launch!