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Boss Tank is a 5-week business growth competition — not a pitch contest.
Selected founders work directly with Arnell Milhouse in weekly office hours on growth, customers, revenue, and execution. Every week, yconic — the AI judge — reads the numbers and tracks who is actually moving. The businesses that grow the most earn the stage at the Boss Level Awards & Gala.
You have a business with customers or revenue. Over five weeks, you'll work the levers that actually move it — and prove measurable growth against your own baseline.
You have an idea worth building. Over five weeks, you'll prove people want it — interviews, waitlists, pre-orders, a prototype. One winner takes it all.
Five minutes, one form, either track. Every application is read and scored by both judges — not skimmed.
8–10 founders are selected across both tracks. Each locks in a baseline: one primary metric and two commitments to ship.
Weekly working sessions with Arnell. Weekly check-ins read by yconic, which produces a progress leaderboard as the weeks unfold.
The founders who demonstrate the strongest measurable growth earn a live pitch slot.
Finalists pitch on stage at the Boss Level Awards & Gala, Rhode Island Convention Center. Winners crowned in both tracks.
Every business in Boss Tank is evaluated by two judges: a human who has built companies, and an AI that has read every number. Arnell Milhouse — founder and former Entrepreneur in Residence at Brown University — brings the judgment. yconic scores every application, tracks every weekly check-in, and delivers its own on-stage read of each finalist before the human verdict.
Each track has its own leaderboard and its own winner — the two tracks never compete against each other. Baselines and results are lightly verified for finalists.
Applications are open now. The cohort is announced in mid-September.
Your application has been received — both judges will read it. Check your inbox for a confirmation, and watch for the cohort announcement in mid-September.
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