Frequently Asked Questions

A business partnership, by application. You bring a way in: a relationship with an organisation or an industry that would pay for something useful. We build, host and run a web-based business with you, and the net revenue is shared 50/50. We accept a small number of partners.

A decision-maker who already knows and trusts you, inside an organisation or industry with a problem worth paying to fix. Examples include working with or for the organisation, a long-standing supplier or client relationship, a board or committee seat, or years of standing in a trade. Interest in an industry, or a social media following on its own, is not the same thing.

No. There is no application fee and no joining fee, and Archieboy pays for building and hosting the business. You never owe us money.

50/50 of net revenue. Net revenue is what customers actually pay, less refunds and chargebacks, sales tax, card-processing fees, usage-based third-party costs such as AI and messaging services, cost of goods and shipping when physical products are sold, and any paid advertising we choose to run. Hosting, the build, maintenance and our team's time are never deducted. The full summary is at /partnership-terms.

We do not promise paid advertising. Promotion is expected to come through you and your connections, which is why we choose partners who have a way in. We may run paid advertising at our discretion. If we do, we tell you before it starts and its cost is deducted before the split.

You never owe us anything. A shortfall carries forward and is recovered from future revenue before the split.

Make introductions, attend the key early meetings, put your name to the business, and promote it through your network. We do everything else: the build, hosting, billing, customer support and day-to-day operations. You do not need to leave your job.

We read every application and reply from hello@pickyourventure.com within three business days. Promising applications move to a conversation. Before we build anything, a first customer commits in writing, for example with a letter of intent, a paid pilot or a deposit. Then we sign a partnership agreement and build.

A real first customer is the best evidence that your way in works. It protects your time and ours, and it means the business starts with revenue rather than hope.

Yes, but please tell us in the application. We will not ask you to break an employment contract, a non-compete or a confidentiality obligation, or to use information that is not yours to share. Some opportunities cannot go ahead for that reason.

Yes. Describe the connection and the problems you see. The application suggests a few directions, and we work out the idea with you.

Archieboy builds, owns and operates the software, which is how we can afford to build it at no cost to you and keep it running. Your relationships remain yours. Each partnership agreement names the market and the customers the partnership covers.

No. We accept a small number of partners, and a new business has no guaranteed customers or income.

Yes. Our case studies show eight websites built by our team: a client project and seven businesses from the Archieboy portfolio. Our team has built more than 50 live websites.

Yes. Email hello@pickyourventure.com, or ask Riley, our AI assistant, on any page.

Yes. We also build for hire: $999 for an approved first version of a website or web app, with a written scope before you pay and two rounds of revisions. You own the business and keep all of its revenue; there is no revenue share. Hosting, maintenance and support are optional and quoted separately. Start at /build-for-hire.

Applying opens a free account at the email you give, or uses the account you are signed in with. The acknowledgement email has a link to set your password. Sign in and open My account to see where your application stands; we also reply by email from hello@pickyourventure.com.

We tell you why and what would change our view, and you are welcome to apply again. If you would rather build the business yourself, we can build it for hire instead.

A person replies from hello@pickyourventure.com within one business day with questions or a written scope for a first version. The scope appears on your account, and you pay the $999 by card only after you accept it. We then build it, with two rounds of in-scope revisions.