Research, founder stories and method notes.
Launching the Impact Founder Circles
Together with Achmea Impact Ventures and 4impact capital, we launched the Impact Founder Circles. Open to impact founders across the country.
Launching the Upstream Founder Circles
From 50 applications we formed two Founder Circles with Upstream: one for early stage founders and one for advanced stage founders.
Theme 1. Maintaining your sense of purpose
The founders who keep going all share one thing. A clear why. Here is how to check in on yours.
Theme 2. Your changing role in a fast growing company
Your role shifts as the company grows. Here is how to tell whether it still fits you.
Theme 3. Personal effectiveness: routines, focus and priorities
Time is your most valuable asset. How you handle it decides between thriving, surviving and burning out.
Theme 4. Team leadership: keeping your founder team strong and aligned
Team trouble is one of the top reasons startups fail. It is also the part you have most control over.
Theme 5. Navigating tough decisions
Founders carry big decisions for months. Once made, every one of them says the same thing. I should have done it earlier.
Theme 6. Life happens: managing unexpected change
A kid, an illness, a world that shifts. Every founder gets one. Thriving through it takes planning.
Theme 7. Growth mindset and continuous learning
You can train your brain. Here is how founders keep their mindset pointed at what is possible.
Theme 8. Dealing with stress: avoiding it becomes too much
Founders who hit a wall could name the early signs afterward. They ignored them at the time.