The Roote Fellowship

Let’s make an Earth we’re proud of.

Spend 10 weeks to accelerate the next 10 years of your life.

Live up to your potential.
Join us.

Learn more below 👇

Fellows come from and go to schools like:

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And programs like:

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Fellows feel accelerated in Roote:

“RF pushed me down the loops I would have gone down, but faster.”
Kush

“Roote was like a personal growth rocketship.”
Noemie

“If I didn't have Roote I would honestly feel directionless.”
Alex

Get mentorship. Build your network.

Previous guest speakers:

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Fellows love the extended network:

“The personal stories from guest speakers were especially valuable. Everything just clicked for me.”
- JP

“Rhys introed me to a lot of people, which made me reach out to more on my own. This opened up a bunch of cool opportunities.”
Abhi

“RF nudged me to move to London and join clusters of ambitious people.”
Jasmin

Join the Roote Network

100+
alumni

25+
countries

ages
15-55


For a full list of Roote Fellows, see who we’re following on Twitter.

To dive deeper on another fellow’s experience, see our Roote profile of Igor.

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Rooties love Rooties:

“In Roote I was surrounded by the most incredible, kind, and sincere people I’ve ever met.”
Kemi

“RF is a talent pool for any organization.”
Simon

“I am a nerd for deep thought and hard problems. Roote is a place where people like me hang out and grow together.”
Julie

Fellows love the program.

In post-RF surveys, ___% of fellows
agree or strongly agree with the following statements:

RF helped me
achieve my next big milestone: 78%

1:1 office hours with Rhys were extremely valuable: 81%

RF
increased my
self-awareness: 85%

RF expanded my network: 89%

RF increased my
self-belief: 93%

RF accelerated my trajectory: 93%

Live up to your potential.

Apply to the next RF cohort.

10 weeks. 5-10 hrs/wk

There is no fee to join RF. Just curiosity & hard work.

RF8 begins soon.

What is Roote?

Core Outcomes

Roote sparks your success spiral, changing your trajectory into an exponential curve 📈.

By the end of the program, you’ll have:

  1. 2x’ed your agency & awareness

  2. Built dozens of new relationships

  3. Achieved your next big milestone

  • 10 weeks today

  • for 10 months’ worth of progress

  • massively compounded in the next 10 years

Who’s a fit?

We believe that putting ambitious people together is like giving water to dying plants.

Roote Fellows tend to be:

  • Information sponges who love learning

  • Community connectors who cultivate each others’ talents

  • Serious, curious frontier people who build

What vision do we have for the future?

Start with any of these three pieces:

What should I expect?

10 months of progress in 10 weeks

Fellows typically spend 5-10 hours per week on the following:

  • Weekly 60min Class

  • Weekly Content

  • 30min 1:1s with Rhys, other fellows, and new connections

  • Personal Project Development

RF can be done in high school, college, while working part-time, or with a full-time job. Example schedule here 👉

Weekly Class Topics

Week 1
Introduction

Week 2
Guest Speaker #1

Week 4
Guest Speaker #2

Week 6
Guest Speaker #2

Week 8
Guest Speaker #4

Week 9
Mystery Week

Week 10:
Demo Day

After the fellowship you’ll be a part of the broader Roote community

Participate in monthly meetups, a supportive online community, and more.

Meet Your Instructor

Hi! My name is Rhys.

I’ve spent my professional life being “glue” between niches of ambitious frontier people. I’ve taught for more than 10 years to 1000s of students around the world, including a class on Blockchain Ethics at MIT. My podcast, The Rhys Show, has more than 200,000 plays and my essays have been read over 100,000 times.

I’m currently writing a book.

I’d love to meet you. Please reach out!

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Fellows feel supported and challenged by Rhys:

“I am walking out as a better human.”
Muhammad

“Rhys truly wishes the best for his mentees. He's such a bright ray of sunshine that can light up even the darkest places.”
Shifa

“Rhys helped me connect with my own self-worth.”
Tim

Join the next Roote Cohort

10 weeks. 5-10 hrs/wk.

There is no fee to join RF. Just curiosity & hard work.

RF8 begins soon.

Still unsure?

Start by self-teaching yourself with this resource:

What kinds of frontiers are we currently excited by?

Mostly, we’re excited by what excites you.

Work on things that change the world if they succeed. Aim high.

This could be technology entrepreneurship, policy entrepreneurship, charity entrepreneurship, or memetic entrepreneurship.

Here are some examples of areas we’re excited by:

Talent is evenly distributed. Opportunity is not.


The Global South is the future.


Vetocracy is a main blocker to progress.


We’re moving to a world of abundant intelligence, clean energy, and decentralization.


Systems thinkers will rule the world.

FAQ

+ Is this Fellowship right for me?

If you've made it this far, likely yes.

But yes, RF is a "weird" fellowship. Given the nature of humanity's struggles, the Fellowship is interdisciplinary, multi-perspective, and systems-focused. RF is right for you if you're immensely curious, comfortable with abstraction, ambitious, and can get things done.

RF is not right for you if you're looking for a program that teaches one specific skill, or if you're looking to build an incremental solution. Finally, RF is a fit for people who align with our values. See our About page for more.

+ What kinds of professions is this course geared towards?

As noted above, this course is extremely wide in scope. We've found it fits best for professions who have a stake in the future.

+ What stage are Fellows typically at?

There are two general types of Fellows:

  • Explorers who are just starting their journey into the frontier and are looking to transition into this kind of work.
  • Builders who are already creating an aligned organization.

We have lots of high school students, college students, and working professionals.

+ How do you assess candidates?

Are they serious & curious? Do they align with the Roote Values?

+ Where is the Fellowship located?

The course is digital but we'll meet in-person if you're in SF, and you will meet fellows if they're in your part of the world.

+ How many people will be part of the Fellowship cohort?

10-40

+ What happens every week? How much time can I expect to spend on coursework each week?

You should commit 5-10 hours per week for each of the 10 weeks in the course.

The workload is intense, but you don’t need to take time off school or work to participate. The program is designed to slot into your current life and schedule. With that said, you’ll need to block off time each week for the class time, content, and your project.

Most online courses don’t lead to results because they ask for too little from their students. RF is the opposite. It offers a proven roadmap for sparking your success spiral. But that requires time and discipline.

+ What happens on the live group calls?

We use a flipped classroom. You consume content on your own, and we use the group time for interactive exercises to synthesize learnings. Expect lots of breakout rooms and discussion.

+ How do you make money?

Roote is a nonprofit funded by philanthropic donations. See the bottom of the page here: https://www.roote.co/about

We are not an incubator and do not get equity in the fellows' projects. Some fellows have given back in the years after they have graduated but there is no expectation.

Roote helps you clarify root-level systems to help humanity find our route.