Cohort 1 starts in 7 days. Week 12 you arrive locked in: hardware ready, schedule cleared, three goals written, intro post drafted.
No new content. Week 12 is calibration. You verify the eleven prior weeks landed: you have a working laptop, your environment is set, your calendar has the kickoff and weekly office hours blocked, you've drafted a three-line intro post for the cohort Discord, and you've named your three Stage-1 goals so other members can hold you to them.
Calibration checklist: (1) laptop charges 8+ hours, (2) Cohort 1 kickoff Wed July 29 6:30 PM PT on calendar, (3) recurring weekly Wednesday slot blocked, (4) three Stage-1 goals written, (5) intro post drafted, (6) member dashboard logged in.
Format: Screenshot of completed checklist + intro post draft
Once Cohort 1 starts, your member dashboard accepts file uploads against this artifact slot. Until then, save the file locally and email it to cohort@culturesilicon.com with subject line Pre-Cohort W12 · Calibration Checklist.
“What are you most afraid will go wrong in Week 1 of the cohort? That's the first conversation we have on Day 1.”
Bring your answer to Cohort 1, Day 1. We open with everyone's 12 prompts.
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