Through our "10 at $1MM by 2010" bootcamp, we’ve met with many Portland founders, freelancers, consultants, and small business owners, who love the structure of the bootcamp, but feel hesitant about the 18-month commitment and its tuition requirement.

And understandably so, for a few reasons. First, the 18 month/$1MM commitment is intense. It’s for entrepreneurs who want to train and be supported in running a marathon, and can commit and afford to take that approach. 

Also, what we’re doing at Portland Ten is new, and it’s difficult to describe– we may not yet have landed on the best way to market and package the experience. Yet we’ve had a tremendously positive response from our first 8 companies, both in results and also in founder satisfaction with the experience (read what they say here), and we know that the approach we take in working with founders gets very favorable results in a very short period of time.

So, we’re opening up a program this fall called Six Week Sprint– an open enrollment, short-term, low commitment, modified version of the $1MM bootcamp. Everything that’s good about the experience of Portland Ten, but in a format that’s more accessible to founders.

If you love what we’re doing with Portland Ten and feel that we can work together with you to maximize your efforts, the Six Week Sprint may be just right for you. You can read about the details of the program and register here, or direct questions to cduncan@portlandten.com or ncottle@portlandten.com.

We’ll kick off the Six Week Sprint on September 14th, with orientation for participants on September 10th, 6 pm at NedSpace downtown. See you then!