Velocity84 is where people who ship build together — run by James Rooney, a delivery lead who has rescued high-stakes programmes inside Microsoft, HSBC and Discovery+.
The Community
Most communities are noise. V84 is a working room. Join builders who ship, get direct access to James, and stop building alone.
No spectators. Everyone inside is shipping something. Share what you're working on, get sharp feedback, and borrow momentum from people moving at the same pace.
Bring the thing that's actually blocking you. Ten years of turning around high-stakes delivery at global enterprises and startups, applied to your problem — not generic advice.
Frameworks, playbooks, and accountability that move you from "thinking about it" to shipped. Plus first access to everything we build — podcasts, cohort, and more.
Membership is open to builders anywhere. See what's inside and what it costs.
Join the V84 CommunityWhy Listen to James
When critical, high-stakes software programmes are on fire, James is the person companies bring in to put them out — then he builds.
Founder & Managing Partner, Velocity84
For over a decade, James has stepped into complex, high-stakes programmes at global enterprises and fast-moving startups, turned them around, and shipped. He started Velocity84 to give ambitious builders the structure, accountability and speed he's spent his career installing inside billion-pound organisations — without the funding gatekeeping.
Connect on LinkedInProgram Manager, EMEA Data Centre Operations — orchestrated priority programmes for the EMEA senior leadership team.
Advised the CIO on operating models impacting 150+ teams and a $102M budget. Led an AI Voice Insights Platform projected to save 1.5M admin hours.
Built a centralised PMO from the ground up across 18 client accounts, managing a £35M budget and mentoring delivery teams.
Managed the delivery and launch of the Discovery+ EMEA rebrand across all platforms.
Lead Technical Delivery Manager — stood up the digital delivery function for an internal hydrogen energy startup, from zero.
Now lead builder across the studio's portfolio — validating, shipping and iterating early-stage products alongside the founders he backs.
Podcasts & Newsletter
Two podcasts and a weekly newsletter — unfiltered conversations and playbooks from people who actually ship. Launching soon. Get on the list first.
The five things that actually matter today, in five minutes. A fast daily briefing for builders who don't have time to scroll.
The AI news that's worth your attention — what shipped, what it means, and what to do about it. Signal over hype, once a week.
The Cohort
For the few who want more than a community. A 17-week sprint with structure, pressure and direct mentorship — engineered around one number.
We're transparent about what it takes so you can decide if this is right for you. Cohorts are small by design to keep the intensity and the attention high.
This runs alongside your day job. Evenings, weekends, early mornings — serious hours on your startup every single week.
Tools, operations, marketing. This isn't a fee to V84 — it's the cost of running a startup. You invest in your own venture.
£84,000 in monthly recurring revenue in 17 weeks. Ambitious by design — that's why V84 exists.
Who V84 Is For
You don't need a perfect pitch deck or a technical background. You need the right mindset. Here's what we value — in the community and the cohort.
You find a way when others find excuses. Setbacks are data points, not stop signs. You ship on Friday night because the work matters.
You see angles others miss. A novel go-to-market, an unconventional product approach, a scrappy growth hack — creativity is your edge.
The best builders come from everywhere. We don't care where you went to school — we care about what you've done and where you're going.
You're not exploring entrepreneurship — you're compelled by it. Building is what you do, and V84 is the fuel.
FAQ
Join the community today, or apply for the next cohort if you're going all-in.