Read this before you dismiss the pitch
“I don't want to join
another mastermind.”
You're right to be skeptical. Most of them waste your time and money. Here's the seven-part answer to why this one is different — from an operator who has run 25+ of them, been part of 100+, and written two bestsellers on the model.
50-seat cap · $25K to join · your renewal drops 10% every year you stay
The receipts, counted — not claimed
None of that came from a bigger team working harder. It came from one architectdeciding what's worth building while a fleet of agents ships it — the job description members leave with.
Reason 1 of 7
The most cost-effective way to get what you need, fast.
A great mastermind delivers three things — the 3 R's: Results, Relationships, and Recreation. Shitty ones miss at least one, and it's the same pattern every time:
Proof isn't a claim, it's a body of work: buildamastermind.com, 8minutemastermind.com, and milliondollarmasterminds.com.
Reason 2 of 7
Brad is at peak — this is the best access there is.
Fifteen years in. Sharpest he's ever been. Youngest he'll ever be. The free content at Optimus University is already substantial — the paid layer is that much better.
Hiring Brad 1-on-1 costs six figures a year, and he doesn't want more of those clients — they're chaotic and eat time. The mastermind is his best delivery mechanism: three in-person events per year, weekly calls, and a full team — CSMs, developers — building for you and with you.
Reason 3 of 7
The one-on-one myth.
Most 1-on-1 coaches are less qualified than their client, know less about business, and make less money than them. Brad has run the model, tested it, put hundreds of people through it. The finding is uncomfortable and consistent:
Founders in a group setting with 1-on-1 attention get better results than founders paying 4× for weekly private meetings.
Why? Delegated attention — spread yourself across a coach's calendar and the room fills with internal politics instead of pattern-matching. In a room of smart operators, someone else has already made your next mistake.
Reason 4 of 7
Your price is capped — and drops every year you stay.
Two ways to pay. Pay in full: $25K for the year — and it includes a 1:1 VIP session with Brad. Payment plan: $30K total for the same year, no VIP session. Commitment gets rewarded the same way staying does.
Brad's math is 5-year. If he makes $5M in five years, he lost. If he makes $5B, he won. The mastermind pays the bills while he builds the real upside. That's why he can — and will — keep cutting your renewal every year you stay.
→ What a great mastermind actually costs (and why)·→ The math of a 50-seat room
Reason 5 of 7
1 + 1 = 11. Group learning beats 1-on-1 for ideas.
A room of smarter people ask sharper questions, take better notes, and offer different ideas. The best conversations Brad has ever had — and every product, framework, and app that came out of them — trace back to mastermind synthesis. Members see that first and can plug their team in early.
Reason 6 of 7
What Brad does with his other 10 months.
Brad spends 8 weeks a year on the mastermind — one week before, one week after, three events, plus weekly calls. That's it. The rest of the year he's building never-been-built things: material-science patents, agentic frameworks, apps, wild stuff.
Members ride that upside because they're plugged into it before anyone else sees it.
Reason 7 of 7
You just need to be tall enough to ride.
The cost is a fixed floor. The upside is uncapped. Serious operators 10× the fee in a single year. Brad literally cannot charge less than $25K — but the loyalty-pricing model — your renewal drops 10% every year you stay — with a 50-seat cap is the most-reasonable-thing-a-founder-can-do.
Still reading? Then you're not actually against masterminds. You're against wasting money on bad ones.
Frequently asked (before applying)
Is a mastermind worth it?+
A great one is the fastest, cheapest way to get Results, Relationships, and Recreation. A bad one costs you all three. The trick is knowing how to evaluate the operator, not the marketing.
How do I know if this mastermind is different?+
Three tests: (1) The operator has actually built and sold what they teach — Brad's ran 25+ masterminds, is part of 100+, wrote two bestsellers on it. (2) Pricing rewards loyalty — $25K when you join, and your renewal drops 10% every year you stay. (3) Delivery mechanism is real — three in-person events plus weekly calls plus a full CSM/dev team building alongside you.
Why not just hire Brad 1-on-1?+
You can. It's six figures a year and Brad doesn't want more of those clients — they're chaotic and time-sinks. The mastermind is his best delivery mechanism because group synthesis outperforms 1-on-1 attention for founders.
What does the mastermind cost?+
$25,000 for the year if you pay in full — and pay-in-full includes a 1:1 VIP session with Brad. Prefer a payment plan? $30,000 total for the same year. Either way, every year you renew your price drops 10% — loyalty compounds in your favor. Fifty-seat maximum. No other mastermind in the market prices this way.
What if I'm not ready?+
You need to be tall enough to ride. The cost is a floor, not a ceiling — serious operators 10x the fee in a single year. If a $25K floor is scary, this isn't the room.
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