Ship or Dieby Marc Lou & Jack Friks
The crew rejected Jake's startup Dwight HQ.
1 hour ago
0 users.
0 revenue.
Not because the idea is bad...
...but because nobody can actually use your app yet.
“I'm two weeks away.”
You've been two weeks away for four months 💀
Polishing in private isn't progress.
You don't need more time.
You need a different strategy.
step
You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Join a private crew of builders who ship, not productivity tourists.
Join our Discord community of pirates who ship
Hold each other accountable with daily check-ins
Feeling solo? Join the voice channels and cowork with others
step
Building a business is scary. Build one feature with a buy button instead. We break down the core of making small bets into a gamified startup roadmap.
One feature. A buy button. That's all you need to validate
Overthinking? Each step guides you to the next
Finally launch your idea — it's mandatory
step
This is the whole game. Ship or Die exists so quitting feels stupid and shipping feels fun. Keep building until you find the startup that changes your life.
Public mission profiles that keep you accountable
30-day deadlines and trophies that turn shipping into a game
Ship, launch, repeat is your new normal
Miss the deadline... and you're out
✕Hall of shame in the public Discord channel
✕Kicked out of the community
✕Publicly marked overboard
✕No refund
Spent 2 years building ambitious startups nobody wanted: 0 users, $0 revenue. So they changed strategy — build, launch, repeat — and have now shipped 30+ products, several past $20K MRR.
Quit a dead-end job to learn to code in a basement. First app hit 100,000 downloads, then shipped two more products now generating real monthly revenue. Proof the loop works.
pricing
$269
one-time payment
$249
sold out
$269
58 spots left
$299
next 100 users
Anything, as long as it can be shared with a link. SaaS, tool, directory, marketplace, AI wrapper, cursed little experiment. If the crew can click it, it counts.
Good. Bring it aboard and stop polishing the treasure map. The point is to ship the smallest version people can actually use.
You will pick one fast. No hiding in the fog for three weeks asking the wind for permission.
No. You need enough grit to get a link live. Code it, vibe code it, duct-tape it. The sea does not care how the boat floats.
After checkout, you choose the project you are committing to. Once that mission is created, the 30-day timer starts. After you ship and stay on board, you do not have to start another mission right away — start a new one whenever you want, and that starts a new 30-day timer.
You get marked overboard, lose community access, and become a warning tale for the next batch of pirates who thought they were special.
Yes, early and for a real reason. But once you've signed the oath, you're committed to the idea and the 30-day clock.
No. Courses let you feel productive while staying hidden. This is a deadline, an exclusive community, and a public launch waiting to judge your excuses.
Enough to move the ship daily. Some pirates have full-time jobs, kids, chaos, and bad Wi-Fi. The rule is progress, not perfect conditions.
If you genuinely asked this, blink twice and start over.
4 people thrown overboard
