Manual Override turns fractionals into independent entrepreneurs
You've built world-class skills inside tech companies. Now, you can build a business around them: fractional and consulting work, content, workshops, coaching, productized services, and more.
Manual Override helps you set a strong business foundation, scale with practical AI systems — and do it with real community support.
6-Week Remote Accelerator
April 6 – May 15
25 spots
Apply by Mar 27
Your smartest friends have figured this out already.
They're making more money than they did in their full-time jobs. They have freedom and flexibility they didn't have before. And they're having massive impact sharing their skills broadly.
They're entrepreneurs, but they didn't start a tech company — They've built a portfolio of services based on their core skills: offering fractional work with companies, building productized services, teaching workshops online, generating paid content, launching communities, and so much more.
Multiple revenue streams around their core expertise. Mostly bootstrapped, mostly solo, and genuinely enjoying it.
(Desire to be internet famous not required.)
You have the ambition, and you've probably even taken the first steps. But you're hitting hard questions:
- ?How do I position myself now that I'm not "VP at [Company]"?
- ?How do I actually use AI and stop feeling like I'm constantly behind?
- ?How do I price my work without undervaluing myself?
- ?How do I build multiple revenue streams without burning out?
- ?How do I sell my services without feeling desperate?
Most people figure this out through expensive trial and error — or they give up and go back to a full-time job.
We built Manual Override as the program we wished existed when we were sitting with these same questions.
Alumni
Meg Scheding
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Was:
Product Marketer at Brex
Now:
Writes on Substack, leads a community for fractionals, does marketing work for startups, and volunteers in her community
Greg Waechter
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Was:
HR leader at SnackNation and MedMen
Now:
Out-earns his past income with fractional HR work
Marwa Muhammad
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Was:
VC backed founder
Now:
Offers AI-first product work, also getting to spend more time with her young daughter
Candice Lewis-Steinman
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Was:
Marketing leader at Workrise and Expedia
Now:
Leads a community for working Moms and does fractional marketing work
Hogan Lee
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Was:
TikTok's first US employee
Now:
Fractional COO with startups
Vicki Yang
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Was:
People Ops leader at Bonusly and Google
Now:
Fractional People Ops for startups and travels the world with her husband
Kendall Crocker
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Was:
VC and startup exec
Now:
Fractional COO, helping startups before and after big fundraises
Sibi Murugesan
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Was:
2x former founder
Now:
Helps startups as their Founding Head of Growth
Not just another online course
We're an accelerator for your independent business, helping strengthen your foundation, develop an AI-first operating system, and do it in great company of 25 smart peers.
Learn from experts
Monday workshops on business fundamentals and practical AI skills, plus Guest Speakers sharing real-world tactics, and Mentors you can call on anytime.
Learn from peers
Peer coaching, accountability, and candid real talk in your weekly Small Group sessions of 5 peers.
Learn by doing
Wednesday Build Labs get your hands-on-keyboard, with time to develop real tools. And our "Ship it Fridays" drive the weekly accountability rhythm.
Lead by successful independent entrepreneurs
From our mentors, to guest speakers, to workshop leaders, everyone involved with Manual Override has turned their skills into businesses.
Read more about our team
What our alumni say
“I'm booked for the next year, and a lot of what I do now, from the brand, the positioning, the pricing, how I built AI to support my business, exists because of what I built in MO.”
Candice Lewis-Steinman
Fractional Product Marketing Leader
“Clearer, more confident, and much better equipped to talk about what I do and charge for it.”
Marwa Muhammad
AI-first Product Leader
“It doesn't matter what stage you're at in building your business, MO can help you gain clarity, develop a strategy, and give you encouragement to execute it.”
Vicki Yang
Fractional People Ops
“I appreciated the structure and accountability of Ship It Fridays, especially the way it encourages momentum without guilt when life or work gets busy.”
Katie Barnes
Fractional COO
Most people trying to go solo are sitting alone in their guest bedroom home office, wrestling without guidance or accountability.
They're figuring out positioning through trial and error. Undercharging because they don't know what to ask for. Dabbling with AI but never feeling confident. Wondering if they made a huge mistake.
We built this for you.
Read the letter from our foundersJoin a free info session
Meet the team and ask questions before applying.
Spring 2026 Cohort
April 6 – May 15, 2026 · Limited to 25 people