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May 31, 2026
Eras
“We launch you into a new 90-day eraevery quarter. New wardrobe. New playlist. New vague Instagram caption. Last era: Quiet Power. This era: Feral Accountant.”
The Problem
Days since your last personality change
42
Becky
78
Mia
121
Jordan
188
Sam
240
Priya
311
Alex
387
YOU
Danger zone (240+ days): friends start saying you seem “the same.”
The Solution
A subscription that ships you a new Era every 90 days — fully cast, art-directed, and ready to soft-launch on a Sunday.
ERA · Q3 2026
now casting
Feral Accountant
Aesthetic
Patagonia, but mean
Signature scent
Toner & resentment
Hero song
Phoebe Bridgers (live)
Dating archetype
Reads on the train
Vague caption
“closing the books”
Permitted hobby
One (1) only
How It Works
Audit
we read your camera roll
Cast
AI picks your next era
Rollout kit
3 outfits, 1 playlist, 1 grudge
Soft launch
we post the blurry pic
canon-enforced · prior era files burned on day 91
Pricing
Indie Era
$49/mo
- ✓1 era per quarter
- ✓Mood board (Pinterest tier)
- ✓One (1) signature item
- ✓Caption: “new chapter”
Main Character
$149/mo · most popular
- ✓Era + B-roll plan
- ✓Stylist + playlist curator
- ✓One pre-licensed nemesis
- ✓Soft launch coordinated to a Sunday
Cinematic Universe
$899/mo · 12 eras locked
- ✓Full-year story arc
- ✓Cameo from a friend’s era
- ✓Pre-approved redemption beat in Q4
- ✓Bible delivered in leather binder
TAM
Total addressable rebrand
2.1B people on Instagram × 4 eras/yr × $149
= $1.25T
(excludes the “getting back to my roots” reboot, which we charge full price for)
The Ask
$6M seed for: 3 engineers, 2 stylists poached from A24, and a lawyer to determine which of our customers’ ex-friends count as “canon antagonists” under California law.
Series A pitch:“We’re Notion for personalities — but the templates are aspirational and the data model is your friend group.”