University is costing you more than tuition.
Universities have become a tax on ambition. The price keeps climbing, the timeline keeps stretching, the curriculum keeps slipping behind the work that actually matters, and the credential at the end is trusted less by the market every year.
Top universities now charge six figures over four years. Most students leave with debt that follows them for a decade, attached to a degree whose return on investment is collapsing.
Four years is the window in which an ambitious 18-year-old changes the most. Spending all of it sitting in lecture halls is the largest opportunity cost a young person can take. Employers in every serious field — engineering, design, research, finance, media — increasingly hire on demonstrated work, not transcripts. The actual frontier, where new tools are being built and new fields defined, is happening somewhere else entirely. Outside the institutions, with the people who didn't wait.
Cohort Zero gives members a community of ambitious peers, personalized learning, and the option to pursue an accredited degree through an online university at a fraction of the cost. No four-year lock-in or crushing debt, but a leap to the frontier and a proven record that opens conversations with top employers. That record covers all your learning, including academic material and lessons with Socrates, our AI tutor, alongside skills, projects and results.
What you get instead.
A community of ambitious peers, personalized learning, an optional accredited degree at a fraction of the cost, and a proven record that opens conversations with top employers.
Not for everyone. Maybe for you.
A community is only as strong as the people in it. Membership will be selective: cognitive ability, proof of agency and the ambition to do difficult work. That selectivity is what will let us connect members with the best investors and employers. They’ll know they’re meeting people who have earned their place. Your pedigree, wealth and connections won’t get you in.
Frequently asked questions
Cohort Zero is the first chapter of a new kind of university for young outliers. Members build a proven record that captures what they learn across any subject, including academic material and lessons with Socrates, our AI tutor, alongside skills, projects and results. We combine that record with strict admissions, introductions to employers and investors, and a community of ambitious peers. Join the waitlist for the reveals and news when applications open.
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Cohort Zero is the first chapter. Join the waitlist for the full reveal and news when applications open.