day pass
$35/ day
try it before you commit
- a seat at the build table, 9am–9pm
- coffee, fast wifi, the courtyard, people
- open on non-sprint days
costa mesa, by the camp · cohort 01 forming
pre-revenue, or pre-the-revenue-you-want.
a house in orange county for people who ship. no first dollar yet, or nowhere near the number you're chasing. either way, you're early. come build.
always be launching. always be building.
5,151sq ft
44seats
24/7access
the five
what the house runs on.
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pre-revenue, or pre-the-revenue-you-want.
zero dollars or not-enough dollars. same room, same energy.
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ship it ugly, ship it now.
launch days and demo nights. not decks.
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any kind of founder.
software, hardware, a brand, a service. if you're building it, there's a seat.
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the room makes you faster.
24/7 access and people one desk over fighting the same fight.
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always be launching.
always be building.
always be building.
24/7
the room's open at 2am.
residents and team rooms get a key. every night, every weekend, every holiday.
who it's for
not only people at zero.
this isn't only for people at zero. it's for anyone who isn't at the number yet. first customer, first $10k month, first real raise: if you're still chasing it, you're pre-revenue in the way that matters.
not for: waiting on funding to start, or talking about the idea forever.
the space
two suites, 44 seats, a courtyard outside.
suites 102 and 103 at 660 baker, a creative office campus in costa mesa by the camp and the lab, combined into one ±5,151 sq ft ground-floor space. a big open studio, six private offices, a conference room, a breakroom, and a shared courtyard with outdoor desks, pergolas and grills. 50+ places to eat within a five-minute walk, five minutes to john wayne. open 24/7 to members.
what fits in 5,151 sq ft
| dedicated desks 24/7, yours · 18 in suite 102, 6 in the studio | 24 |
| build table sprint cohort, day passes off-sprint | 12 |
| team room seats 4 rooms for two, a door that closes | 8 |
| call rooms | 3 |
| meeting room 8 people | 1 |
| demo night capped at 49; 50+ makes it an assembly space | 49 |
| working seats | 44 |
about 117 sq ft a seat, roomier than most coworking floors (50–75), because the six offices, the conference room and the breakroom are already built and we're keeping them. restrooms and stairs are in the building's shared core, so none of the suites goes to them.
interior photos are placeholders until we're in the space.
the launch sprint
two weeks. one launch.
twelve people at one table, all shipping on the same clock. it ends in public.
- day 01
pick the thing
you leave day one with one idea, written down and said out loud.
- daily
standup, then build
15 minutes: what you did, what's next, what's stuck. then heads down.
- 2× a week
operator sessions
people who've launched things sit at the table. real questions, no panel.
- day 14
demo night
courtyard open, friends and locals in. it's live or it isn't.
every week, everyone:
mon · standupwed · office hoursthu · ship logmonthly · demo night
pricing
four ways in. keep 100% of your company.
we don't take equity. you pay for the room and the people.
most people
resident
$495/ month
your own desk, 24/7 · $425 founding rate
- a dedicated desk, any hour, every day
- meeting room and call rooms
- standups, office hours, ship log
- demo nights, plus a guest
- 24 desks. founding rate for the first 12.
team room
$1,250/ month
a private office for two, 24/7
- a door that closes, two desks
- everything a resident gets, for both
- 4 rooms
launch sprint
$1,500/ seat
two weeks, one cohort of 12
- 14 days of 24/7 access
- daily standups, 2 operator sessions a week
- public demo night at the end
- payment plan · 1 scholarship seat per cohort
the math how we got these numbers
the rent is an estimate. the listing doesn't publish one, so we used $2.75 a sq ft a month, full service (sensitivity $2.50–$3.00: $12,878–$15,453). it moves when there's a real quote.
what the room costs
| rent, 5,151 sq ft est. | $14,165 |
| fiber + internet | $500 |
| coffee + demo nights | $1,500 |
| furniture + call booths, over 2 yrs | $1,900 |
| cleaning | $1,000 |
| signage + setup, over 2 yrs | $500 |
| software + misc | $535 |
| insurance | $400 |
| the room | $20,500 |
| part-time host | $3,500 |
| all-in, per month | $24,000 |
what a seat costs us
- $322 rent per seat a month ($14,165 ÷ 44)
- $466 the room per seat ($20,500 ÷ 44); $545 with a host
- $495 resident desk: covers its share of the room, not the host
- $625 a seat in a team room ($1,250 ÷ 2): you're paying for the door
- $107/day on the sprint ($1,500 ÷ 14) against $16.50/day as a resident: the gap is the program, the operators and demo night
- $18,280 is every desk, every team room and 40 day passes. that doesn't cover the room on its own, so sprints carry the margin
break-even
| room only ($20,500) | 57% full · every membership + 2 sprint seats |
| with a host ($24,000) | 66% full · every membership + 4 sprint seats |
| at 80% memberships | 5 sprint seats (room), 7 (with host) |
a normal month
| 19 of 24 residents × $495 | $9,405 |
| 3 of 4 team rooms × $1,250 | $3,750 |
| 9 of 12 sprint seats × $1,500 | $13,500 |
| 30 day passes × $35 | $1,050 |
| in | $27,705 |
| out, with a host | −$24,000 |
| left over | +$3,705 |
full house (every desk and room, a full 12-seat sprint, 40 day passes) is $36,280 in. desks pay for most of the room; sprints pay for the rest and the people. the founding rate is $70 off a desk a month, for the first 12 residents.
faq
questions.
do i have to be pre-revenue?
no. you're either pre-revenue or pre-the-revenue-you-want. if you've got a number you're not hitting yet, you fit.
do you take equity?
no. never. you pay for a seat or a sprint, and the company stays 100% yours.
what's the difference between resident and the sprint?
resident is a desk that's yours, 24/7, month to month; a team room is the same with a door, for two. the sprint is two weeks at the build table with a cohort, daily standups, operators and a demo night at the end. lots of people do a sprint, then stay on as a resident.
why $495 a month?
because that's about what a seat costs to run, with coffee and demo nights. the math is right there on the page. the first 12 residents get $425. it's under what dedicated desks go for in irvine.
do i need to code?
no. "launch" means real people can see it, use it or buy it. an app, a store, a channel, a service, a thing in a box.
can i pay over time?
yes. the sprint has a payment plan, and every cohort holds one scholarship seat.
is it live-in?
no. it's a workspace, open 24/7 to residents. nobody sleeps there.
where is it?
costa mesa, by the camp and the lab, five minutes from john wayne. the exact address goes to people who apply.
apply
get a seat.
tell us what you're building and the number you're chasing. short answers are fine.