Seven days.One startup.No clue.
- Format
- 7 days, off-grid
- Cohort
- 24 founders
- Closes
- Day 7 — the pitch
- Next
- Autumn · Dolomites
A members-only expedition: we take a hand-picked cohort off-grid for a week to build shoulder-to-shoulder, then climb to a pitch at the summit. The best ideas leave with the prize.
Not a retreat. An expedition.
Most founder events are talks and tote bags. We built the opposite — a high-intensity week with one rule: leave with your startup further than when you arrived.
Progress, compressed
A week of true focus beats a quarter of context-switching. You leave with more shipped than you thought possible — and proof you can move this fast again.
A room you can't buy into
Every cohort is curated by hand. The founders beside you become your future co-investors, hires, and friends. The network is the point.
Off-grid by design
Remote lodges, no commute, no errands. Meals, beds, and logistics handled, so every waking hour goes to the work or the people.
A summit worth the climb
It ends in a real pitch in front of real operators and investors. Stakes sharpen everything — and the prize is the cherry on a week that already paid for itself.
“We built the thing we wanted to be invited to. Cohort 01 is where it starts — come help us define what it becomes.”
— The noclue team
Days to build. Nights to breathe.
The days are for building — long, protected blocks with nothing in the way. Evenings are for everything else: dinners, saunas, the occasional hike. Structure light, work deep.
- 01
Base camp
Arrive, claim a desk, and meet your cohort. We keep day one light so the real work starts fresh tomorrow.
EveningsWelcome dinner — laptops closed.
- 02
Scope & commit
Cut your plan down to the one thing worth shipping this week. Then start building before lunch — no warm-up.
EveningsFireside intros over a drink.
- 03
Deep build
A full day of uninterrupted building. No meetings, no notifications — just you, the work, and people who get it.
EveningsSauna and a cold plunge.
- 04
Deep build II
Heads down again, with mentors and operators on-site for the questions you can't Google your way out of.
EveningsOptional hike to clear your head.
- 05
Ship it
Push to a working version you can put in front of real people. The hardest day, and usually the best one.
EveningsLong dinner, war stories.
- 06
Polish & rehearse
Tighten the build and shape the story. Pitch coaching and a ruthless teardown in the afternoon.
EveningsDress rehearsal by the fire.
- 07
Pitch at the summit/ The pitch
Final touches in the morning, then pitch to the cohort and an invited panel. The best ideas take the prize.
EveningsAwards and a proper send-off.
Trip readout · Cohort 01
- 7
- Days off-grid
- 24
- Founders / cohort
- €12k
- Cohort-funded pot
- 100%
- All-inclusive
A pot, put up by the cohort.
We're honest about this: we're not a fund, and we have no money to give away. So the prize is yours. A slice of every membership goes into one pot — €12,000 this cohort — and the winners split it. We keep nothing. The bigger reward is the room you did it in.
01 · The summit prize
€6,000
- The largest share of the pot
- Warm intros to investors we know
- A comped seat at the next cohort
02 · Runner-up
€3,500
- A cut of the pot
- Intros to our network
- Priority for the next cohort
Voted · Cohort's choice
€2,500
- A cut of the pot
- Chosen by your peers
- Mentor office hours
Every euro comes from entries · we keep nothing · the pot scales with the cohort
Remote sites that make you think bigger.
Each cohort runs from a hand-picked lodge worth disconnecting for. The first is locked — the rest are where we're headed as the community grows.
The Dolomites
Alpine lodge, wood fires, limestone peaks at the window. Where it all begins this autumn.
Sintra Coast
Cliffside villa, ocean cold-plunge, Atlantic light. A site we're eyeing for what's next.
The Highlands
Loch-side estate, long days, even longer walks. Another we'd love to run.
Cohort 01 lands in the Dolomites · exact site shared with confirmed members · travel from a central hub included
A premium membership, priced like one.
noclue is a paid, curated experience — not a sponsored junket. Your fee covers a fully-hosted week and a permanent place in the community around it. Places are limited and selective.
The Expedition
Founding cohort€4,800
per founder / cohort
Your place on the climb. Everything you need to arrive, build, and pitch.
- 7 nights, private room at the lodge
- All meals, transfers & logistics
- Workshops, mentors & pitch coaching
- Entry to the summit pitch & prize pot
- Founding-cohort community for life
Founder Pair
€8,600
two co-founders / cohort
Bring your co-founder. Same week, one shared mission, a reduced rate.
- Two places at a reduced rate
- Shared or private rooms
- Everything in The Expedition
- Priority mentor matching
Patron
Invitation
partners & backers
A standing seat for funds and operators who want in early on what we're building.
- Reserved place across cohorts
- Judge & mentor at the summit
- Early access to founders
- Bespoke arrangements
Application required for every tier. A deposit holds your place; the balance is due on confirmation. Payment plans available. Fully refundable up to 30 days before departure.
Questions, answered.
Cohort 01 · the founding 24
Find your clue.
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