Our new way to search for purposeful work

Issue 835, Mon 16 March, 2026

Dear Escapees,

Sometimes, alongside the search for a new job, another thought appears: what if the next thing you built was your own? You might not have a fully formed plan, but perhaps an idea, or half an idea, or a list of ideas hidden in your notes app.

That’s where the Startup Accelerator comes in. And we’re bringing it back for 2026.

1081 people have been through the programme. Alumni have gone on to build Pip & Nut, Moju, Oddbox and Stashbee. Others have built things you may not have heard of: consultancies, coaching practices, food businesses, creative studios, ventures that are paying someone’s rent today because someone decided to start before they felt ready.

We’ve spent the last few months rebuilding it. The focus hasn’t changed: helping people move from an idea to something real. Pressure-testing the idea, getting it in front of real people, and making a first version instead of endlessly planning. What’s new is that you’ll also be working with tools that have changed what’s possible to build, and how quickly you can test an idea. 

The aim is simple: take an idea and see what happens when you actually try to build it.

Eight weeks this summer. Remote. A group of people in the same position as you. If you’re interested, get on the list now.

Register your interest here, and be first to know when applications open.

Happy escaping,

Team Escape

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