Workshop Series · Ed. ’26 Led by Greg Romhány 5 sessions · hands-on

Future Founder

AI has flipped the fundamental law of software. The question is when you’ll flip with it.

A camp-grown programme — community first, validate before you build, ship with AI, then decide with data.

Sessions
5 × 1.5h
Format
Workshop + live build
Audience
Mixed builders
Outcome
Validated prototype
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01 · The argument
  • 01 Cost collapse
  • 02 Scarcity shifts
  • 03 Market-first
  • 04 Access as moat
  • 05 Future Founder
  • 06 Core + shell
  • 07 Learning portfolio

AI doesn’t just make building cheaper. It inverts the order. Build first, find buyers later? That era is over.

When development cost approaches zero, the old moat — scale, complexity, proprietary code — disappears. Anyone can build. What remains scarce is direct, trusted access to an audience. Speed gets you in first; access keeps others out. The software that wins won’t be the most feature-rich. It will be the software built for a specific community, by someone that community already trusts.

This workshop series teaches you to operate in that new reality. Community first. Validate before you build. Ship with AI tools. Then decide with data: Build, Pivot, or Pause.

cost disappears → scarcity shifts → market-first → access = moat → Future Founder → core + shell → learning portfolio
02 · The programme

The
Curriculum

5 sessions · 7.5 hours total
one deliverable each
01 —
Cost disappears → scarcity shifts to demand

The Inversion

Why now, why you, why an idea alone is no longer enough. We introduce the full Future Founder thesis — from cost collapse to the learning portfolio — and the Build / Pivot / Pause decision framework that runs through the entire series. Everyone maps their existing community before the next session.

Mindset Framework intro Group discussion
You leave with
Your community map
02 —
Market-first → access as moat

The Market Comes First

Before building anything, you score your idea against a 21-criteria weighted matrix — covering market fit, pain depth, AI potential, and community fit. Live scoring session: everyone runs their own idea through it. We determine what score justifies moving forward — and what doesn’t.

Validation matrix Live scoring Decision criteria
You leave with
A validation score
03 —
Future Founder → build with AI

Vibe Coding: Ship in 90 Minutes

No developers needed. We compare the main AI-assisted build tools — then build a real prototype live. The fake door test: a single landing page that answers the only question that matters before you write a line of real code. One participant’s idea becomes a working prototype during the session, then it’s your turn.

AI build tools Fake door test Live demo Hands-on
You leave with
A live prototype
04 —
Core + shell → community as moat

Community Is the Moat

Code is copyable. A community relationship is not. We cover the difference between encouraging feedback and real purchase intent — and how to get the latter systematically. Your prototype goes live for structured community validation, and you learn how feedback translates into a score that grows the asset’s value over time.

Feedback systems Community building Validation in practice
You leave with
5 structured reviews
05 —
Learning portfolio → the portfolio is a multiplier

Build / Pivot / Pause

Mini demo day. Everyone presents their idea, their score, and the feedback they collected. Together we make the call: Build, Pivot, or Pause. The session closes with the portfolio logic — why running multiple ideas in parallel isn’t scattered, it’s structural — and your personal 90-day roadmap.

Decision framework Mini demo day Portfolio thinking 90-day roadmap
You leave with
90-day roadmap + decision
03 · The arc

One
straight line

from cost collapse
to portfolio
Session 01
Cost disappears
The old moat is gone. Scarcity moves to the demand side.
→
Session 02
Market-first
Score your idea against your community — not the other way.
→
Session 03
Future Founder
Ship a prototype with AI. No dev budget needed.
→
Session 04
Access as moat
Your community validates. The prototype gains real value.
→
Session 05
Learning portfolio
Build, Pivot, or Pause — with data. The portfolio multiplies.
→
04 · Who leads the series

Greg
Romhány.

Builder, traveller, co-founder. Greg has spent years at the intersection of corporate finance, startup strategy, and community-led growth — and has been building with AI tools since before it was obvious that everyone should be. The Future Founder thesis grew out of his own practice: validating ideas against real communities before writing a line of code.

  • Co-founder of Droppa, a platform for vibe-coder founders in CEE
  • Corporate & financial background — M&A, venture strategy, governance
  • Vienna Institute for Global Studies workshop network (2024)
  • Writes & speaks on the agent-native entrepreneurship paradigm
Greg Romhány speaking on a panel
Greg · on the mic

“In the future, there will be billion-dollar companies run by a single person. One person with AI will be able to create that much value.”

Robert Wuebker — MIT Sloan School of Management

05 · Who it’s built for

Mixed room,
one framework

three builders,
same method
01
The Overwhelmed Builder

You have too many ideas and no system for choosing. You’ve started things that went nowhere. You want a repeatable process, not another brainstorm session.

02
The Early-Stage Founder

You have an idea — maybe a rough MVP. But you’re not sure the market wants it, or whether you’re building for the right audience at all.

03
The Corporate Innovator

You work inside a company but want to build something of your own. You already have domain expertise and a community. You need the method and the tools.

06 · What to expect

Format

five sessions,
one decision
5
Sessions
90 minutes each. Each tied to one node in the Future Founder thesis.
1
Live build
Session 3 is a live AI-assisted prototype build. You watch, then you replicate.
5
Real reviews
By session 5 you’ll have 5 structured, external reviews of your prototype.
1
Decision
Session 5 ends with a Build / Pivot / Pause call — backed by data, not gut feeling.
Ready to flip the order?

Build for a community.
Not for an idea.

5 sessions. A validated prototype. A 90-day roadmap. And a framework you’ll use for every project after this.

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