Nights & Weekends: A 4-Week Builder Batch to Finally Ship

We’ve all had ideas we care about that have never moved past the “maybe one day” list. Work ran late, school got heavy, and the week disappeared. That’s the problem we want to help with at Heirloom: keeping ideas alive long enough to become a real thing. The Builders Batch is our way to make that practical on a busy schedule.

The promise is simple. Give this four weeks of nights and weekends and you’ll leave with something you can show in under a minute, plus a clear next-steps plan. It’s not magic. It’s a little structure, a small room of people who are also building, and steady pressure.

Here’s how it works. We meet once a week for 45 minutes. We open with quick wins, have a quick workshop, and then a couple people show what they’ve got so far. We close by stating what we’ll do next. Mid-week there’s an optional 30-minute office hour for folks who are stuck and want a fast unblock on screenshare. Everything else happens building in public on the site: three short updates a week - what moved, what you learned, and what you’re doing next.

The weeks stack on purpose. In orientation you’ll pick a small target and block your after-hours. Week one is about getting the first version of what you are creating. Week two is taking it to the next level, talking to a couple real people, and learning from your mistakes. Week three is putting it somewhere public and watching one metric that matters. Week four is demo day: 90 seconds of problem, what you built, what changed, and what’s next.

Who tends to do well here? Solo builders and tiny teams who like momentum over polish. Whether you are working on a tech startup, a creative project, or a community idea, this is for you if you want to ship something real in a short time. You don’t need to be a full-time maker, you just need to be able to stick to the process. If you can give this six to ten hours a week outside your day job, you’ll fit. If you miss a live call, no panic - post your log and keep going. The point is progress.

If this sounds like the push you’ve been looking for, hop into the next cohort. Bring your laptop and the idea you keep thinking about at midnight.

Keywords: nights and weekends, builder batch, ship logs, lightning demos, demo day, momentum, side project, 30/60/90 plan

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Written by Brandon R.

Late nights. Small wins. Real demos.