Why AlphaForge exists
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GTM Engineering is brand new.

There are unlimited YouTube videos, LinkedIn carousels and how‑to guides where you can sit back, relax, and maybe take some notes. That's not where learning happens.

Learning is about what you do and what you try to do. We built AlphaForge because the skills that make someone great at GTM Engineering — systems thinking, business judgment, technical creativity — can't be absorbed passively. They have to be practiced. Questioned. Shipped.

What we try to do is help people learn to think like a GTM engineer: to build real systems, make better decisions about architecture, and develop the instincts no tutorial can teach.

How it works
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Expect to teach yourself — with people who push you.

AlphaForge is a 4‑week virtual program with coaching and feedback on every project. You'll be in live Zoom sessions with a small learning group of 2–3 other students three times a week — building, brainstorming, pushing each other.

It's not just building Clay tables. It's 12 projects in 4 weeks, each one designed to stretch a different part of your GTM thinking. You'll take feedback and turn it into something you can ship. Then ship it. Then do it again.

August 2026 cohort runs August 10 – September 8, ending with a graduation call on Tuesday, September 8. Live sessions meet Tuesdays & Thursdays 6–9 PM, plus Sundays 12–5 PM (EST · PST).

A typical week — June cohort
MondayDay 1
Weekly prompts drop at 9 AM. Review what's ahead and start thinking.
TuesdayDay 2
Ship Reflective Script by 6 PM. Live Learning Group 6–9 PM. Ship Prompt 1 by midnight.
WednesdayDay 3
Substantive feedback on three peers' posts by 5 PM.
ThursdayDay 4
Ship Reflective Script by 6 PM. Live Learning Group 6–9 PM. Ship Prompt 2 by midnight.
FridayDay 5
Three more pieces of peer feedback by 5 PM.
SaturdayDay 6
Ship Reflective Script by 6 PM.
SundayDay 7
Live Learning Group 12–5 PM. Ship Prompt 3 by midnight.
Fireside chats
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Real conversations with people building the field.

Each week we invite a working GTM Engineer or GTME hiring manager to speak directly with the cohort — not a panel, not a recording. A real conversation where you can ask anything. Past guests include:

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Austin Solomon
GTM Engineer · Airbnb
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Shashank Khanna
GTME Hiring Mgr · Vanta
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Varun Anand
Co‑founder · Clay
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Yurii Orlov
First PhD in GTM Engineering
Who it's for
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We're looking for builders with a Clay foundation.

AlphaForge is for people with backgrounds in operations, software engineering, solutions engineering and sales who want to learn to build. People who don't need a piece of paper to prove they're capable. People who want to make an impact and build revenue systems that actually work.

Whether you're coming from RevOps, strategy or a closing role, what matters is your willingness to push yourself and ship real work. We're accepting 50 participants for the June cohort.

Great fit

RevOps and BizOps pros ready to go deeper on the technical side. Solutions engineers who want to build, not just demo. Sellers curious about the systems behind the close.

Also a great fit

Software engineers and data scientists who want to apply their skills to GTM. Career changers who've been learning on their own and want a structured way to accelerate. Anyone Clay‑curious.

Tools & access
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Full access to Clay.

All accepted participants receive 60 days of Clay Growth plan access. Everything you need to complete the projects is included. You'll also have a dedicated Slack channel for peer support, async questions, and feedback throughout the program.

60 days
Clay Growth plan access for every accepted student
20,000
Data credits — enough to enrich your way through 12 projects
10,000
Action credits — for outreach, CRM updates, workflows

Sounds like you? Apply.

Applications for the June cohort close July 22.