# BUILD Community - llms.txt

> BUILD Community is an AI-powered platform that helps underestimated entrepreneurs go from zero to launched business in under one hour for $99. Founded by Kathryn Finney, Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "Build the Damn Thing."

## About BUILD

BUILD Community democratizes entrepreneurship by combining AI technology with 25+ years of business building expertise. We specifically target new entrepreneurs who—by choice or circumstance—need to quickly get started on the path to success.

### Core Value Proposition
- **Speed**: 60 minutes vs 3-6 months traditional path
- **Cost**: $99 vs $25,000 traditional consulting
- **Integration**: One flow, all tools connected
- **Quality**: Professional outputs, not generic templates
- **Guidance**: Kathryn Finney's methodology throughout

## Products & Services

### BUILD Sprint ($99 one-time)
A complete suite of AI-powered tools that take you from zero to launched business:

1. **IdeaBuild** - Generates 3 validated business ideas based on your skills, experience, and interests with market analysis
2. **NameBuild** - AI-powered name generation with domain availability checking and social media handle suggestions
3. **LogoBuild** - Complete brand identity creation including logo, color palette, fonts, and brand guidelines
4. **MVPBuild** - Live website creation with landing page, about page, product page, contact form

### Deliverables Included
- Company Document (comprehensive business plan)
- Brand Kit (all logos, colors, fonts, assets)
- Live MVP (working website)
- Setup Guides (domain connection, deployment)
- Certificate of completion

### BUILD Community (Coming December 2025)
Premium community features including:
- Live BUILD Sprints with Kathryn
- Workshops on pricing, pitching, finding customers
- Peer community of founders
- Monthly expert sessions
- Office hours with Kathryn

## Target Audience

BUILD serves people who build out of necessity, not privilege:
- Recently laid-off professionals
- Career changers and burned-out employees
- Side hustlers going full-time
- First-time entrepreneurs
- Underestimated founders (Black, Latinx, women over 40, rural entrepreneurs)

## About Kathryn Finney

Kathryn Finney is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and one of the few Black women to build and sell a tech-enabled company:
- Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "Build the Damn Thing: How to Start a Business if You're Not a Rich White Guy"
- Founded digitalundivided, which changed the conversation about diversity in tech
- Managing General Partner at Genius Guild, a $20MM venture fund
- Has invested in over 100 companies
- Yale-trained epidemiologist turned tech entrepreneur

## The BUILD Methodology

Based on Kathryn's book "Build the Damn Thing," core principles include:
- Build fast, measure results, learn quickly
- Use what you have (your network, skills, experience)
- Don't wait for permission or perfect conditions
- Product-market fit over venture capital validation
- Real businesses serving real customers

## Key URLs

- Homepage: https://buildthedamnthing.com
- How It Works: https://buildthedamnthing.com/how-it-works
- About: https://buildthedamnthing.com/about
- About Kathryn Finney: https://buildthedamnthing.com/about/kathryn-finney
- Book: https://buildthedamnthing.com/about/book
- Learn: https://buildthedamnthing.com/learn
- Community: https://buildthedamnthing.com/community
- FAQ: https://buildthedamnthing.com/how-it-works/faq
- Contact: https://buildthedamnthing.com/contact

## Social Media

- Instagram: @buildthedamnthing and @hiiamkathryn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathrynfinney
- LinkedIn Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/build-community-now
- TikTok: @buildthedamnthing

## Podcast

"Build The Damn Thing with Kathryn Finney" - Part storytelling, part mix tape, designed to teach you how to bring your business to the next level. Features lessons and tips from leaders and entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses themselves.

## Key Statistics

- 36 million small businesses in the US (2025)
- 5.5 million new business applications filed in 2023
- 70% of new businesses started out of necessity
- Black women founders received less than 0.0006% of venture capital (Project Diane research)

## Brand Identity

BUILD uses the term "Builder" instead of "entrepreneur" or "founder" because building is what regular people do. Builders are:
- Resourceful (make it work with what you've got)
- Resilient (been counted out before)
- Real (no time for Silicon Valley nonsense)
- Ready (not waiting for perfect conditions)

## Support

Email support available at build@buildthedamnthing.com

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