Rushlight for business and professional groups

A structured reading group for professionals, with the billing handled.

Leaders, coaches, and communities of practice read together to think together. Rushlight gives the group a paid, private space where the discussion follows the book's structure and the billing runs itself.

We'll email you when founding spots open and when Rushlight launches. Nothing else.

The problem today

Most professional book clubs run on a calendar invite, a shared document, and an invoice someone chases. Half the group is behind, and the people who are ahead can't say why chapter four matters without spoiling it.

Discussion mapped to the book.
Sections open on your schedule. Members mark what they've read and see only that far, so discussion stays on the same page.
Live sessions on the calendar.
Each section can carry a meeting link and time. The monthly call is right where the reading is.
Membership billing without invoices.
Members pay monthly or annually through Stripe. Lapsed members lose access automatically.
Members vote on the next book.
Put a shortlist to a poll and let the group decide. One vote each, results visible after voting.

What it could look like

A leadership coach runs a $30 a month reading group, one book a month with a live call. Sixty members is $1,800 a month, with no invoicing and no spreadsheet of who's paid.

The leader view of a next-book poll with live results and a close button

What's inside a club

The details, for anyone deciding whether this fits how they already run things. Screens are from the working prototype.

Your club page

  • Your own address, like yourclub.rushlight.club, with your name, photo, description, and accent color.
  • The current book's cover, title, and author, the price, the member count, and the section list. Visitors see what they're joining before they pay.
  • A copy-link button and a proper preview image for the link in your bio.
A club page at slowburn.rushlight.club showing the leader, the current book, the section list, and the join button

Joining and paying

  • Readers tap join and pay through Stripe Checkout on your club page. Signing up and paying are the same form: an email and a card. Their account is created from that email when the payment goes through.
  • You set the monthly price and an optional annual price. Payments go to your own Stripe account, connected in about five minutes as the last step of setup.
  • Readers cancel themselves through Stripe's customer portal. When a subscription ends or lapses, access ends with it.
  • Readers sign in later with a link we email them. No passwords, ever.
Stripe checkout for a $5 a month club membership, asking only for an email and a card

Spoiler-safe discussion

  • You split the book into sections and open each one when you're ready. Members get an email when a section opens.
  • Each member marks how far they've read. Sections past that point show only their title, with no previews, counts, or excerpts.
  • Posts and replies inside a section, appearing live. Your posts carry a Host badge.
  • Progress is saved per book, so a member who leaves and rejoins picks up where they were.
A locked section inside a club, explaining that it stays hidden until the reader marks it finished

Running the club

  • Search for books by title and add one with its cover in a click. Finished books move to the club's archive.
  • Add a Zoom or Google Meet link and a time to any section for a live discussion.
  • Run a next-book poll with two to six options. One vote per member, live results, and one click to make the winner the current book.
  • Delete any post and remove any member. Removing a member cancels their subscription and blocks rejoining.
The leader dashboard listing a book's sections, with buttons to open each one, rename it, add a live call, or delete it

Founding Creators

10 founding spots. Never offered again.

  • Lifetime access for one payment. No monthly fee, ever.
  • Every core feature, now and in the future.
  • 30% of every creator you refer, for as long as they stay.

In return, a short monthly feedback call and an honest testimonial. The price is announced to the list first, and spots go in order of signup.

We'll email you when founding spots open and when Rushlight launches. Nothing else.

Questions

The ones every club leader asks first. Anything else, email hello@rushlight.club.

Do you take a cut of what I earn?

No. You pay Rushlight a flat monthly fee, and Founding Creators pay once. Every subscriber payment goes to your own Stripe account.

What fees will I pay?

Only Stripe’s standard processing fees on each subscriber payment, the same as any Stripe account. Rushlight adds nothing on top.

How do I get paid, and how long does setup take?

You connect a Stripe account inside Rushlight, as the last step of setting up your club. If you already have one, it takes a minute. If not, Stripe’s onboarding takes about five. Subscriber payments land in that account, and you manage payouts in Stripe.

What do my readers need to join?

An email address and a card. They pay once on your club page and are inside immediately. No app to download, no password to make. They sign in later with a link we email them.

Do readers buy the book through Rushlight?

No. Everyone uses their own copy, in whatever format they like. Rushlight is the discussion, not the bookstore.

Can I use it if I'm outside the US?

Yes, wherever Stripe is available. Your readers can pay from anywhere Stripe accepts cards.

When does it launch?

Founding Creators get in first, then everyone on the list. Add your email above and we’ll tell you the moment either happens.

Rushlight for other clubs

  • Book creators On TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, with followers who already read along.
  • Authors With reader communities who want to talk about the book, and your backlist.
  • Newsletter writers Running clubs on Substack, where discussion is an afterthought.