100% Independent Projects
Every builder keeps 100% of their own company, IP, and decisions. Zero shared ownership, zero equity or revenue share, zero membership dues ($0), and no agency or service pitching.
Hosted by Luminosity Studios LLC
The Indie Bench
A Private Peer Mastermind for Independent App Builders
A curated bench of about six founders and builders actively launching or growing independent apps, solo or with teams of one to five. You get candid eyes on product, growth, onboarding, and monetization, while every business stays 100% independent.
Core principles
Three rules keep every seat useful, and every company separate.
Cross-Functional Bench
Curated for complementary backgrounds — engineering and AI, UX and product design, growth and ASO, marketing and community, and monetization and operations — with zero direct competitors in the same cohort.
Inside-the-Room Confidentiality
Metrics, revenue numbers, unreleased roadmaps, and candid lessons shared in calls or Discord stay strictly inside the group.
How it runs
A monthly call, a private Discord server, and a 90-day season.
Every month
Monthly 75-Minute Virtual Call
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Minutes 0–15
Scorecard Check-Ins
Ship outcome on last month’s commitment, current headline metric, and biggest win or sharpest lesson.
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Minutes 15–65
Two Rotating 25-Minute Founder Hot Seats
- 5 minutes to frame a real product, launch, or growth bottleneck (screen share welcome).
- 15 minutes of direct peer teardown and recommendations.
- 5 minutes to lock a concrete action plan.
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Minutes 65–75
Measurable Monthly Ship Commitments
Every builder names one measurable deliverable they commit to shipping before the next call.
Between calls
Private Discord Server
Ongoing async teardowns of landing pages, onboarding flows, store listings, icons, paywalls, and pricing. Lightweight Monday 3-bullet standups, growth/ASO and product/tech channels, and peer unblocking between monthly sessions.
Each quarter
90-Day Seasons
Cohorts run in 3-month (90-day) seasonal commitments with explicit opt-in each quarter and a consistent show-up standard, so the bench stays high-signal and active.
Seat inquiry
Accepted members receive the private Discord invite and the session schedule.
Email support@luminositystudios.net with these four items:
- What app you’re building & current stage:
- Team size (1–5):
- Your strongest skillset / superpower:
- Link to your site, LinkedIn, or build:
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