If it ships from Cornell, it probably started here.
What we are
- A group of people who build side projects and businesses
- We meet weekly & ship
- Self-select for people who ship rather than yap
Our members' projects include BigRedBeds, Candytrail, Oasis of Ideas, GetMeHome, Samaritan Scout, What's that Course?, Spotlight Realty, Aunt Flo's Kitchen, Verdus Labs, Locadapt, Culture Visuals, Halo, Prysm, BearTrak, Astra, and many others.
Since forming
- We've swept hackathons: BigRedHacks, HackMIT, HackTheNorth, Cornell BOOM, etc.
- Had seven dropouts this semester
- Funneled 70% of Cornell YC Summer 2025 admits
- We don't like people who spend all day recruiting. We don't like people who largely yap and perpetually push off shipping. We love people who are obsessively passionate about making things and working on hard problems. If you're interested, find your way in.
- We accept treats, like books by Stripe Press, or Frosted Sugar Cookies
"Hurry up and fail" —John W. Gardner, Self-Renewal (1964)