From idea to 10,000 customers, one stage at a time.
Ascends is a step-by-step plan for solo makers. It checks your idea against the competition, then takes you to your first 100 users, then 1,000 and 10,000. It writes your posts and creator messages from your own facts. You check them, fix them and send them.
Start your plan Three questions to start. No account.
45 steps in ten stages
You move on when a step is done, not on a date. Ascends always shows the next step, and holds back steps that make no sense yet, like the deal call before anyone has replied.
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Check your idea
See who else does this, what they offer and whether your idea has a clear difference, before you spend months on it.
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Start sharing
Works before your app is finished. Get attention from the day you begin, so people are waiting when you launch.
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Learn from your niche
Study creators who already sell products like yours, and copy what works.
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Get ready
A clear pitch, real visuals and your first public posts, in the style that works.
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Find your creators
Build a list of 10 creators of the right size.
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Reach out
Send your first 10 messages and see who replies.
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Make deals
Follow up, talk price, agree the brief and give creators a script to start from.
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Learn and repeat
Talk to users, repeat what worked and plan what comes next.
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Reach 1,000 users
Find the one channel that works, make the first minute better and turn users into word of mouth.
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Reach 10,000 customers
Keep the customers you win, work out the money, and test paid growth only when the numbers allow it.
What a draft looks like
An example for a made-up swim app called Tidepool. Ascends only writes from the facts you give it, then flags anything it cannot find in them.
To send, you press one button. Email opens with the message filled in. For a DM, a comment or a video message, Ascends copies the text and opens the creator's page. Nothing is sent for you.
Subject Free codes for your open-water audience
Hi Lena, I watched your "5 drills for open water" video, the part about sighting every 10 strokes. I built Tidepool, a lap counter that logs every swim from your watch, and I think your swimmers would use it. I'd like to give you and your audience free promo codes, no strings. If you like it, a post would be welcome, and I'd label it as gifted. Want me to send the codes? [Your name]
Plans
Start free and finish your first posts and messages. Paid plans open soon. Prices may change before they do.
Free
$0
- First 7 steps
- 3 AI drafts a day
- 3 creators
- 1 app
- Hook, Proof, Ask framework
Plus
$4.99 a month
or $39.99 a year
- All 45 steps
- 5 AI drafts a day
- 5 creators
- Several apps
- Save across devices when sign-in opens
Pro
$14.99 a month
or $119.99 a year
- Everything in Plus
- 25 AI drafts a day
- Unlimited creators
- Results and profit per creator
- Price planner, page and store review, launch-day checklist
- All frameworks
Ultra
$29.99 a month
or $199.99 a year
- Everything in Pro
- 100 AI drafts a day
- A stronger AI model
What it does, and what it does not
It will
- Write your pitch lines, launch posts and creator messages.
- Offer email, DM, public comment and video message versions.
- Track each creator and tell you when a follow-up is due.
- Draft replies and deal briefs when creators answer.
- Flag numbers, prices and links it cannot find in your facts.
It will not
- Send or post anything for you.
- Find creators' email addresses. It gives you search phrases and tells you where to look.
- Promise a number of users. It gives you the steps.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes, there is a free plan with the first 7 steps. Paid plans open soon. During this early test you may need an access code from whoever shared the link.
Do I need an account?
No. Your plan, creators and scores are saved in your browser on this device. Use the backup button in Settings before you clear your browser data or change device.
Where does my text go?
When you press a button that writes text, your product details and anything you paste, such as a creator's public bio, go to this site's server and on to an AI service to write the answer. Free AI models may keep what they receive, so do not paste anything private.
Can I trust the drafts?
Read every draft before you send it. Ascends tells the AI to use only your facts and checks the result for numbers, prices, links and handles that you never gave it. That catches invented figures, not every kind of mistake, so each draft comes with a short checklist.