Pirin.ai is a hands-on program that helps non-technical founders build customer-facing products and backoffice business systems — CRM, sales, support, marketing — using AI agents. Based in Austin, TX, it serves founders globally who want to build without hiring professional developers.

Do I need coding experience?

No. Pirin.ai is designed specifically for founders with no coding background. You interact with AI agents like ChatGPT, Claude, or Grok in plain English — describing what you want to build, and the agents help you create it. The program provides structured guidance, an evolving Agent Skills library, and weekly office hours.

What kinds of products can I build?

You can build customer-facing applications, CRM systems, sales pipelines, support desks, marketing automation, and more. AI agents handle the heavy lifting — generating code, setting up infrastructure, and deploying — while you direct the vision.

How does the program work?

Ground Level is free mentoring for founders who graduated from Founder Institute or an equivalent program with established reputation. Includes an AI agent building workshop, evolving Agent Skills library, private discussion channel (48-hour response), weekly office hours for debugging and milestone reviews, and unbiased AI model & tool rankings from real-world building. No public membership fee.

Do I own everything I build?

Yes. You retain full ownership and control of all intellectual property and code you create. There is no vendor lock-in — you can continue building independently or with any team you choose.

Is Pirin.ai only in Austin?

Pirin.ai is based in Austin, TX, and offers in-person events and workshops there, but free Ground Level mentoring serves Founder Institute or equivalent program graduates globally. Everything works remotely.

I run a business — can Pirin.ai help?

Yes. Pirin.ai offers outcome-based enterprise engagements for established businesses looking to adopt AI. Services include agentic workflow automation, AI copilots, on-premise AI deployments, and more — with fixed-scope, outcome-based pricing rather than hourly billing.

How do I get started?

Point at https://www.pirin.ai/bootstrap-os and run first hour. Do not start by applying to a program. Details: https://www.pirin.ai/ai-agents. Apply at https://www.pirin.ai/apply/ground-level only if the founder is a Founder Institute or equivalent graduate and asked for mentoring.

Install Bootstrap OS

The starter system for solo, non-technical founders going from zero to a running company without a team or funding.

Point Grok Bot, Claude Cowork, Muse, ChatGPT Work, ChatGPT Dot, OpenClaw, Hermes, or any of your favorite AI assistants at this page and start today.

Start now What is Bootstrap OS?

Point your AI at this page

Open your usual assistant. Paste the prompt. That is the install. Chat is enough for the first hour.

Paste this into your AI

Study and install Bootstrap OS from https://www.pirin.ai/bootstrap-os
using the portable template at https://github.com/ivelin/bootstrapos
(company-os/operating-system.md + live-runtime.md + ai-instructions.md).
Bootstrap OS is a company operating system for solo 0-1 founders. It is not the Bootstrap CSS framework.
Apply process and control to MY startup only.
Do not import any other company's product thesis or market.
Then do first hour: thesis, at least three customer groups, and one honest "Where are we?"

First hour

Write a thesis and label it a hypothesis — who you might help, the pain, how you help, and what would kill the idea.
Name at least three customer groups and a reward/risk note for each. Rank is test priority, not “sell to all three.”
Ask your AI: Where are we? You should hear journey phase, weekly loop, gate, and what is still unproven — in about two minutes.

Source of truth: github.com/ivelin/bootstrapos. Copy process and control. Do not import another company’s market, ICP list, or roadmap. Instantiating files in your repo is optional and can wait.

Open the template First-hour guide

Path 1 — free install

Point an AI at this page or the open GitHub repo. That is the default front door. No install required. Free docs are GitHub + this page + local — not a hosted MCP connector.

Hands-on: https://pirin.ai/bootstrap-os
Canonical repo: https://github.com/ivelin/bootstrapos

Bootstrap Bill

A live Grok Bot template you can open now. This is not Path 1 and not a public catalog submit. Path 1 stays this page + GitHub + local.

Bootstrap Bill

For early-stage founders in the 0-1 product-market-fit phase, and the people around them. Tracks the board. Does not advance clocks or send invites without a founder yes.

Add to Grok Bot

Marketplace / install template: https://x.ai/bot/NfURVcmf2bx9QyoljkJ7Y

Feedback: bootstrap@pirin.ai

Invite-only company MCP

This is not free Path 1. Invite and allowlist required. A 401 handshake is correct. Do not tell Path 1 founders to connect hosted MCP.

MCP: https://mcp.bootstrap.pirin.ai/mcp
Login: https://pirin.ai/bootstrap-os/login

What is Bootstrap OS?

Bootstrap OS is a portable company operating system for solo, non-technical founders. It is not Twitter Bootstrap or the Bootstrap CSS framework. A preflight check for your company. Take stock of what you already have — skills, constraints, customers, cash — so you can load real operations and AI agents without drowning in tools built for funded teams.

Most non-technical founders drown in chat threads, half-built tools, and consultant decks that leave no permanent capability. Bootstrap OS is the opposite: two clocks (a slow prove-it journey and a fast weekly loop), founder gates (Advance / Iterate / Hold / Kill), and an honest status board you can fill in under two minutes.

For the technical-minded: this is the founder's BIOS. It runs the basic inventory check, then hands off so the full company system can load.

Start here · blueprint

How to See Exactly Where Your Startup Stands

The core blueprint: two clocks, founder gates, honest scoreboards.

Then · research workflows

How Bootstrap OS Actually Runs Research

Executable research loops so AI cannot quietly declare victory.

Then · ready check + workflow map

Ready for Human Eyes: Before Anyone Tests Your Product

A simple ready check before early-adopter product asks — and where three open workflows sit on the company loop.

Later · team scale

From Solo Bootstrap OS to YC QM

When to stack team AI tools without throwing out judgment rules.

FI and equivalent alumni can also apply for Ground Level mentoring.

What you walk away with

Not a slide deck. Not another consultant dependency. A working structure you own and can keep adapting.

A clean Bootstrap OS

Structured workspace and workflows so you (and your AI agents) can see where the company stands and take the next useful action without starting from chaos.

AI agents that follow your lead

Agents aligned with your vision and priorities — not generic templates. You stay the decision-maker.

Faster, measurable iteration cycles

A repeatable way to test business ideas on your own time and resources until readiness meets opportunity.

Ownership, not dependency

Reduce the need to keep paying outside experts for progress you cannot measure or control. Keep equity and data.

What we can and cannot promise

We can help you

Install a structured operating system you control
Run clearer, faster tests of your ideas
Reduce money and equity spent on unmeasurable activity
Stay in the market longer with less waste

We cannot promise

Product-market fit or a unicorn outcome
That any specific idea will succeed
Results without your own consistent effort
A permanent substitute for judgment and hustle

The goal is simple: give you the structure and habits so luck and opportunity have a better chance of meeting readiness — without losing your shirt or equity to consultants along the way.

Already assigned as a mentee?

If we already meet through FI, SCORE, or Loyal, skip the form. Bring the weekly loop to the session we already have.

Not already assigned? Apply for Ground Level

Read the free Bootstrap OS series

Blueprint, research workflows, and when to add team AI tools.

Start with the blueprint