SNCP Founding Cohort

Join the founding
cohort.

We're credentialing the first generation of AI-native enterprise practitioners. If you've shipped, you belong here.

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Economics at a glance

20%

Platform take rate

Premium

Default day rate (Master tier higher)

High-value

Effective rate per residency

90 days

Per engagement

Who we're looking for

Elite independent practitioners who have shipped real AI work — not titled-up managers with certifications and a deck. We gate on artifacts, not résumés.

  • 01Senior IC or independent practitioner
  • 02Shipped at least one AI feature to production — own SaaS, OSS with measurable usage, or attestable enterprise deploy
  • 03Public engineering reputation: GitHub, OSS, YouTube, writing, or talks
  • 04Hands-on. We’re not recruiting managers or slideware consultants

What you get

The platform exists because elite practitioners kept telling us the same thing: the gigs exist, but the overhead of landing and running them isn't worth the rate. We absorbed the overhead.

  • 01Pre-qualified enterprise engagements — you don't chase leads
  • 02Procurement, legal, NDA, MSA, and invoicing all handled
  • 03A published methodology and curriculum framework — you're not starting from scratch
  • 0420% take rate (vs Toptal 40–60%, Reforge ~50%)
  • 05A credential that lives on your LinkedIn forever, backed by a transparent blueprint

The certification path

Three tiers, all gated by shipped proof — not paper credentials. SNCP-A (Associate) is for senior ICs and solopreneurs with 3+ years hands-on and at least one shipped AI feature. SNCP (Practitioner) is the default instructor tier — delivered inside a regulated or large enterprise environment, cleared a five-stage funnel including live enterprise simulation and mock training delivery. SNCP-M (Master) is principal-grade, a lead architect on multi-vendor programs, credentialed by panel defense of a real engagement. Recertification windows are 18–24 months and tied to live delivery, not seat time.

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What we expect

From the Instructor Operating Standard (IOS-v1). Non-negotiable.

≥60% hands-on
Lab time and live coding in the client's actual stack
≤15% slideware cap
Hard cap. Every module ends with a shippable commit
Pre-engagement scope doc
Two pages, named success metrics, signed before day one
5-day reporting SLA
Capability heatmap, shipped-artifacts index, next-90-days plan
360 feedback loop
Every engagement feeds directly into recertification

Apply to the founding cohort

We read every submission. Expect a response within 5 business days.

GitHub, LinkedIn, YouTube, X, personal site
Competency domains

Select the domains where you've shipped. You'll be assessed on shipped artifacts, not theory.

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Frequently asked

Ship real work. Get credentialed for it.

The window to define this category is 12–18 months. We'd rather you helped us define it than watch Accenture absorb it.

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