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Your 12-Week Path to Professional Independence
Transform your career from corporate constraint to indie entrepreneurship with our systematic 12-week program designed for frustrated professionals.
Break Free From Your Career Constraints
Ready for an exit from your current professional path? Seeking a systematic approach to indie entrepreneurship with better work-life balance and more likely success than the VC grind?
EXIT delivers a structured 12-week program specifically designed for professionals looking to transform their expertise into sustainable, independent ventures.
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Strategic Escape
Create your personalized exit strategy from corporate limitations
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Proven System
Follow a methodical approach with higher success probability
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Life Balance
Build independence without sacrificing your wellbeing
The 5 Pillars of Indie Entrepreneurship

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Vocation
Align your business with your natural talents and passions

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Thought Leadership
Establish yourself as an authority in your field

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Product Portfolio
Create diverse revenue streams through multiple offerings

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Strategy
Develop clear paths to sustainable growth and profitability

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Good Capital
Build financial resources that provide growing leverage
These fundamental elements form the foundation of successful independent ventures. Our program helps you systematically develop each pillar for lasting success.
Recognize These Corporate Atrocities of Soul?
Value-Reward Mismatch
Earning fixed salaries while generating exponentially more value for your employer, watching founders cash out while you receive symbolic recognition.
Creative Suffocation
Witnessing your best ideas diluted by committees, following stagnant processes, and spending 30% of your week navigating bureaucracy instead of innovating.
False Security
Experiencing "family culture" platitudes before layoffs, training your AI replacement, and having your contributions buried under corporate anonymity.
Career Stagnation
Facing promotion blockades based on politics rather than merit, enduring micromanagement that undermines your expertise, and compromising values for quarterly targets.
Meet Your Instructor: Brian Hatano
I transformed from teacher to recruiter to successful indie entrepreneur. This program is what I wish I had 7.5 years ago—sharing both what worked for me and what I wish I'd known sooner.
You'll gain the benefits of tens of thousands of hours of entrepreneurial research and practice, helping you find your unique path to independence with insights, shortcuts, and principles.
Why I Created EXIT:
  • I really enjoy it
  • Mission to help others achieve vocational independence
  • (Building StarSoc Academy's broader vision)
Your Comprehensive Learning Experience
90 Quests, 15 Video Lessons
Choose the Quests that fit your goals. Do the work at your own pace.
Weekly Live Sessions
Interactive learning experiences throughout the 12-week program, providing real-time guidance and accountability
Lifelong Community Access
Ongoing connection to a network of like-minded professionals on similar journeys toward independence
Personal Feedback
Direct, asynchronous 1:1 feedback from Brian for 12 weeks, ensuring your strategy remains on track
This multi-dimensional approach creates the perfect environment for transformation—combining structured learning with personalized guidance and peer support.
Join Our Inaugural Classes
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Application Period
Enroll now to secure your spot in our first-ever cohort
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Program Launch
1st cohorts beginning April and May. Begin your journey of transformation as part of our founding class
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Graduation
June 28, 2025: Complete your program and join our alumni network as a pioneer
Being part of our inaugural class offers unique advantages—more direct access to founder Brian Hatano and the opportunity to help shape the program's future evolution.
Is This Program Right For You?
Professional Experience
5+ years in engineering or business operations (veterans with 40+ years experience especially welcomed!)
Ready Now
Ready to take immediate steps toward indie entrepreneurship (can begin as side projects)
Personal Investment
$5,500 investment (one-time payment or three-month payment plan available)
($4,900 for 1st 10 sign-ups before April 30 with Coupon Code: 1stClassEXIT)
This program is designed for experienced professionals who are serious about transformation. We're looking for committed participants ready to invest in their independent future.
Your Complete Success Package
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Weeks of Guidance
Structured program with live sessions and personalized feedback
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Lifetime Access
Ongoing access to all StarSoc Academy digital courses
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Signed Books
Complete collection of upcoming Indie Way books with author signatures and a collector's edition of The American Gazette (April cohort only)
Your investment extends far beyond the 12-week program, providing ongoing resources to support your entrepreneurial journey for years to come.
Take The First Step Toward Independence
Register Now
Secure your spot in our inaugural class before all positions are filled
Direct Message
Contact me directly with specific questions about your situation
Don't let another year pass building someone else's dream. Your journey to professional independence begins with a single decisive action.