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Turn your idea into a real product.

Build your business with Draper, one step at a time. Designed so one person can operate like ten.

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Brand
Product
Website
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From Idea, you get
A business plan
Your target customer
A business model

Idea to first customers, in order.

Most tools hand you a blank box. Draper works in order.

  1. Test your idea first

    Have an interview with Draper, find out what people are already saying about your idea.

  2. Then build the foundations

    Build your brand, shape your product, and make your website.

  3. Then go after your first customers

    Run live ads to see who actually wants it, and get your first signups.

“I’ve made more progress in two days than I have in the last three years.”
Tim, Australia
Draper

Built for people starting something around a full‑time job.

Time is the real constraint

Each step fits into the gaps in your day: a bus ride, a lunch break, the hour after work.

You want proof

You’d rather find out now than in six months. Use Draper to pressure test your idea against what people are already saying.

You want to know what’s next

Use Draper to find out what to do, in what order, and why it matters.

“It is helping me solidify my ideas and giving me things to think about that I hadn’t considered.”
April, Australia
“I was using it and got hooked on it the entire day last Saturday.”
Akash, India
“I’ve had an idea for a business seven years ago, but saw too many hurdles to get started. Draper helped me tackle those hurdles with ease and gave me the confidence to move forward wholeheartedly.”
Brett, United States

Priced so anyone can start.

Draper

$9/ month

Your first two workshops are free

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What is Draper?

Draper is an app that starts a business with you. Tell it your idea. It gives you an honest, sourced verdict, then works through what comes next: plan, brand, product, landing page, first customers. It covers idea validation, branding, your website and your first ads — all in one place. It’s built for people starting something around a full-time job, with no startup experience and nobody in tech to ask.

Do I need to have a business idea already?

No. You can begin with an idea, a skill, an interest, a problem you have noticed, or simply the goal of exploring what you could build. If nothing comes to mind yet, there’s a free tool for that: paste it into the AI you already use, and it interviews you about your life and comes back with a few ideas to choose from. Draper helps you turn a rough starting point into something specific enough to test.

Do I need to quit my job to build a business in Draper?

No, Draper is designed to help you keep your job. The process is broken into steps, so you can make meaningful progress in short sessions that suit your existing commitments.

What kinds of businesses can Draper help me build?

Draper is designed to enable product-based businesses. While it is purpose-built for physical goods, it can also help with digital products.

What do I end up with?

Draper helps you develop and test a business idea, shape your brand and offer, decide what to build first, create a website and mailing list, and run live ads to bring in your first sign-ups.

Can I trust Draper with an idea I haven’t told anyone about?

Yes. What you ask Draper is confidential — visible only to you, never sold, never shared. Plenty of people use it to think through an idea before they’ve told a single other person.

Built in Sydney, Australia.

Three people on a mission to make it easier to build a business than to get a job.

  • Oliver BaginCTO
  • Dexter ToddCPO
  • Benny AbbatangeloCEO
Draper founders — Oliver Bagin, Dexter Todd, and Benny Abbatangelo
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You’ve had the idea long enough.

Find out if it holds up. Then build it, one step at a time.

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