Issued to
Nick Kringas
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Credential Verification
Issue date: April 1, 2026
ID: 4244960c-13ac-4d57-b121-5965c750b427
Issued by
Category Pirates
Category Pirates teaches entrepreneurs, executives, and marketers how to stop competing and start creating. We write, teach, and train on the principles of category design—the strategy behind the world's most legendary companies.
Type
Certification
Format
Online
Duration
5 months
Description
Earners of this credential have completed the Category Design Academy—a 5-month intensive where you don't just learn category design, you practice it. They've sparred with Pirate frameworks, pressure-tested their POV, priced for outcomes, and applied real strategy to their own business and clients. As a Certified Category Designer, they have the tools, frameworks, and real-world reps to help you design a category your competition can't touch. Most people learn category design. These pirates live it.
Skills
Category Design
Category Creation
Business Strategy
Market Strategy
Positioning Strategy
Creator Capitalism