NAME CHANGE

The fayzl.ai community is now called the Grounded Labs Community

Same community, same people, same application. Only the name has changed.

MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

Before you begin.

The Grounded Labs Community is a private community of builders who are fully transparent with each other. Every application is read personally. Most forms want your time. This one wants the truth.

The bar. Grounded Labs is for builders: founders, CEOs and people seriously building something of their own.
Men's only. Currently the community is men only while we work on the idea of a parallel community for female founders led and moderated by women.
The culture. Members are open with each other and genuinely help each other win. Real answers, shared playbooks, intros and contacts passed around. A confidentiality policy makes it all possible: what is shared inside stays inside, and breaking it means removal.
The price. ~~$995 a year.~~ Founding members (you) join at $500 for 12 months. Pay it upfront, or split it: $250 now, $250 next month.
No auto-renewal. Your 12 months are 12 months. Nothing renews by itself and nothing charges you next year, so no surprises, ever. If you want year two, you renew it yourself, at your locked founding rate.
The refund. Payment is made with the application, and it is 100% refundable if you are not accepted, or you change your mind before you enter. It also keeps the applications serious.
The guarantee. If you join and change your mind within your first 7 days inside, you get every dollar back. No questions.

ABOUT FOUR MINUTES

Who you are

Full name

Email

Decisions land here within 48 hours.

Where the internet can find you

Instagram, X or a personal site. One link is enough. We will do our homework.

City and country

Your work

Your startup, and your role in itOptional

One line. Whatever you are building, or the role you play.

Link to your public projectOptional

If you have something out in the world, drop the link. If not yet, that is fine.

Where is it, honestly?

Wherever it truly is. Numbers welcome if you are happy to share them. Early is a real answer. We care that it is true, not that it is big.

Fit

Grounded Labs runs on openness and generosity, protected by confidentiality. Is that a culture you want to be part of?

Members speak freely, help each other win, and pass around what they know, because what is shared inside stays inside. Anyone who breaks that rule is removed from the community.

Yes. That is exactly what I am looking for. Not really for me.

What would make you a member other people are glad is in the room?

Short answers are fine. We are reading for judgment, not word count.

Commitment

$500 · 12 months

If you are not accepted, or you change your mind before you enter, it is 100% refundable. And nothing ever renews automatically: when your 12 months end, nothing charges. Pick how you want to pay:

$500 upfront. One payment, done. $250 × 2. $250 today, $250 in 30 days.

I understand and accept the confidentiality policy: what is shared inside stays inside, and breaking it means removal.

SECURE PAYMENT VIA STRIPE · REVIEWED PERSONALLY · DECISIONS WITHIN 48 HOURS

✓

Application received.

Every application is read personally. No scoring software, no outsourced review. You will hear from us within 48 hours, whatever the answer.

If it is a no, everything you paid is refunded in full before that email finishes sending.

One important thing: our reply can land in spam or junk, so please check there. If you have heard nothing after 48 hours, email hello@groundedlabs.io and we will sort it straight away.

NOTHING ELSE IS NEEDED FROM YOU. WE KNOW WHERE TO FIND YOU.

One step left.

Your application is saved, but it only enters review once the refundable membership payment is placed. That is the seriousness filter, and it applies to everyone.