Cycle #3 — Applications closed

Turn your workflow into a sellable product.

You get the internal tool in 8-12 weeks. We do the heavy lifting to make it market-ready and commercialize it.

2–3 Ventures tested per cycle
8-12 Week build window
100% Transparent access
Live Cycle #3

Current snapshot

Stage Portfolio discovery & triage
Focus EdTech
Portfolio 2–3 ventures tested, 1 primary build
Participants sponsor · 10–20 investor access seats

We test multiple ideas, kill the weak ones early, and give the strongest venture real build time.

No theatre.
Just traction.

Multiple solution paths tested. One internal product shipped. Spin-off only if the evidence is real.

01

Start with a painful workflow

Something that already costs time, money, errors, or risk.

02

Test multiple solutions fast.

We try a few credible approaches before committing to one build.

03

Ship the internal product

By week 10, you have a usable tool for your team.

04

Productize it for external buyers

If it’s repeatable, we position it and market it to similar companies.

See early-stage
without the theatre.

This is paid investor access during the cycle: the live experiment log, metrics, and decision memos. The fee is for access (not an investment). If we spin out a venture and open an investment round, you get invited first — and if you invest, we credit your access fees against your investment amount (up to what you paid), under separate terms.

Diligence-grade visibility

Live experiment log, weekly decision memos, and the numbers behind every pivot, kill, and double-down.

Inside assets (sanitized)

Interview summaries, landing pages, outreach scripts, and results. Enough detail to build conviction — or walk away.

Priority invite + fee credit

If a spin-off happens and we open an investment, you’re invited first. If you invest, your access fees are credited against your investment amount (up to fees paid). No guaranteed allocation.

Who this is for

Industry operators and investors who want evidence before writing cheques — not a pitch deck and vibes.

One focused build,
not another fuzzy project.

Sponsors leave the cycle with a working internal product shipped for real use. If the evidence shows repeatable demand outside your company, Variant Work takes the lead: we form the spin-off and handle the heavy lifting to commercialize it—product hardening, positioning, and outbound—so you get upside without building a startup team.

What you get
  • A usable internal product (not a deck, not a figma)
  • A fixed scope and timeline (no endless backlog)
  • A clear next-step decision backed by evidence
  • A handover pack (repo, architecture notes, backlog, metrics, learnings)
What we expect
  • Access to the people who feel the pain (users) so we can test fast
  • A problem owner who can say “yes” or “no” quickly
  • Willingness to focus on the smallest useful version (not a wishlist)
  • If viability is proven: permission to market the product to similar companies

Radical transparency
is not a slogan. It's a UI.

Every cycle lives inside a shared portal – sponsors and observers see the same experiments, metrics and decisions across all ventures.

spinoffengine.com/cycle-1
Live experiment log Hypotheses, tests & outcomes
Metrics that matter Leads, users, revenue, spend
Weekly decision memos What we did, learned, changed

How we go from 2–3 options to 1 build
in 10 weeks.

We test multiple solution paths early, then commit to the smallest useful product and ship it.

Weeks 1–2

Problem selection + solution map

Start with 3–5 workflow pains. Narrow to 2–3 with real cost. Map 3–4 solution approaches before we build.

Weeks 3–4

Parallel solution tests (kill fast)

Run fast tests: calls, landing pages, prototypes, concierge trials, pricing signals. Kill at least one path and pick one primary build.

Weeks 5–8

Build the smallest useful internal product

Ship the smallest useful tool for the sponsor’s team. Instrument it, rollout to pilot users, iterate quickly.

Weeks 9–10

Go/No-Go + spin-off trigger

Sponsors finish with a working internal product. If demand is repeatable, Variant Work leads spin-off execution. If not, we stop external push.

Built by people
who actually ship.

Spin-off Engine is the micro-venture arm of Variant Work. We've shipped multiple web products and single-feature tools for small businesses — from conversational CRMs and booking flows to education and referral tracking tools.

Our stack is boring on purpose: SvelteKit, MongoDB and a library of battle-tested modules we reuse across ventures. No pitch theatre. Just short cycles, clear gates and hard decisions.

Why do a cycle with us?

  • You want evidence, not opinions.
  • You prefer small, fast bets over one giant moonshot.
  • You're comfortable killing ideas when the data says so.
  • You care more about real users and revenue than slide decks.

Frequently asked
awkward questions.

If you're not sure whether Cycle #1 is for you, these cover most of the first calls we'd have anyway.

Simple, upfront pricing

Each cycle is a fixed-time build cycle. Sponsors fund the internal product build. Investor Access seats pay for inside visibility during the cycle — not equity.

Partner Sponsor

9,000 / cycle

Follow the build closely and use the product internally. If we spin it out, you can participate in the upside under pre-agreed commercial terms.

  • 2–3 slots per cycle
  • Full portal access
  • Perpetual internal use
  • Upside participation if spun out (terms agreed before external launch)
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Investor Access

750 / cycle

Paid access to the inside data: experiments, metrics, and decision memos. If we spin out and open an investment, you’re invited first — and if you invest, your access fees are credited against your investment amount (no guaranteed allocation).

  • 10–20 seats per cycle
  • Read-only portal access
  • Weekly updates + decision memos
  • Priority invite + fee credit if you invest (no guaranteed allocation)
Learn more

No surprise invoices. Prices are per cycle, agreed up front. Investment (if any) is separate.

Cycle #3 is the test.
Join it.

We're running a tightly scoped cycle. 2–3 ventures tested. One primary build. A limited number of investor access seats for people who want the inside data.

No spam, no hype. We'll send you the Cycle #3 one-pager and a short form.