Plenty of founders get stuck somewhere between having an idea and actually making money from it. You might stare at a blank canvas, unsure how to get started. Or maybe you spend weeks trying to get the right prompts to work, or you launch but do it quietly to an empty inbox and wonder why no one’s signing up.

The problem isn’t your idea, or even your execution. It’s trying to figure out the entire journey from scratch. 

Successful founders follow proven steps to go from a quick demo to paying customers. They move systematically through validation, building, and launch with clear milestones, structured support, and accountability from other founders doing the same thing. That's exactly what our Q1 Launch Program provides, which might be just the thing you need to turn your idea or unfinished project into reality this quarter.

Three months, three outcomes

We've designed the Q1 Launch Program as a guided journey with clear milestones and structured support. Each month has a specific focus and measurable outcome that builds toward real business results.

January: Join and get inspired

Onboard into the program, connect with your cohort, and see what's possible. You'll hear stories from real founders who've built successful businesses on Bubble through our showcases, learning about their journeys and the specific steps they took to go from idea to revenue.

You’ll also join a dedicated Slack community, where you can ask questions, share progress, and get feedback from both fellow founders and Bubble experts. This gives you practical accountability that keeps you moving when motivation dips. Plus, you can kick things off with the Bubble x Contra hackathon to jumpstart your building (more info below).

February: Validate and build

You’ll access educational resources designed specifically for program participants. Our step-by-step guidance will help you ship your MVP without getting stuck in perfectionism.

Validation tools like quizzes and tested frameworks will also help you answer the crucial question: “Will people actually pay for this?” before you invest months of building time. 

March: Launch and get customers

Launch month. We’ll walk you through how to talk about what you’ve built, where to find your first customers, and how to get traction. If you’re accepted into Launch Lab (our storytelling and co-marketing program), we’ll work directly with you to amplify your launch and help you reach the right audience.

Why this journey works on Bubble

Many founders today start with AI coding tools that generate impressive prototypes quickly. But when you need to customize a feature, fix a bug, or scale beyond the demo, you can quickly hit a wall. You’re stuck with code you can’t decipher, prompting over and over, hoping the AI eventually gets it right. Bubble breaks you free.

When you build on Bubble, you get apps you can understand, not code to dig through. Chat with the Bubble AI Agent when you want to build fast or to learn more about what you just created, and then edit visually when you want precision. You can switch between them anytime, and you’re never stuck when AI hits its limits.

Launch Lab: Professional launch support to scale with you

Select apps from the Q1 Launch Program get featured in Launch Lab, where we provide professional storytelling and amplification support that most founders can’t access on their own. We interview you about your journey and the problem you’re solving, then create video content, founder stories, and launch materials that showcase your app across Bubble’s blog, social media, newsletters, and Showcase.

All the content we create becomes yours to use for fundraising pitch decks, customer acquisition, or team recruitment. Launch Lab exists because your app deserves its moment, and professional launch support shouldn’t be something only well-funded startups can afford.

Community and support every founder needs

Every founder needs building support because you shouldn’t have to go alone. That’s why the Launch Program includes dedicated support structures for when building gets challenging. 

Join our dedicated Slack community, where you can connect with fellow program participants, ask questions, and get feedback from both other founders and Bubble experts. It’s your chance to connect with builders who understand exactly what you're going through.

We also provide community support, educational resources, Friday Acceleration and live building sessions, and more — with everything built specifically for founders ready to launch.

Founders already making it happen

This combination of AI speed and visual control enabled the co-founders behind BuyTicket to build an entire marketplace in just two months while still in high school. The platform handles identity verification, payment escrow, and complex integrations — features that would typically require a full development team. Within their first month, they broke even and became Brazil’s top ticket resale platform.

Jean-Emmanuel Losi and Simon Seroussi took a similar path, systematically building tools that replaced every expensive SaaS product their property management company used. What started as internal efficiency became SuiteOp, a comprehensive platform that raised $3M and now serves 30,000 daily users.

These are just a couple of stories from many other businesses featured on our Showcase. What brings them all together is the idea that founders who can build, understand, and iterate on their own applications move faster, spend less, and maintain the flexibility to pivot when they discover what customers actually want.

Ready to commit to launching this quarter?

The program welcomes founders who have an idea they want to turn into a real business, builders who already have unfinished projects they want to ship, and entrepreneurs who need extra support to go public. 

Whether you join the full program or not, you can also jump into our January Contra hackathon. The theme is "Build for Revenue with Bubble," focusing on designing and building a prototype that shows a real business idea worth pursuing. There's a $10,000 prize and it's the first of three monthly hackathons designed to keep you building with real deadlines and community accountability. Bonus: When you sign up you’ll receive $100 in Bubble credits to help you build. Keep an eye on your email inbox. 

Building something real takes structure, support, and accountability. This quarter, you don’t have to figure it out alone. Your idea deserves to become a real business — let’s make it happen.