Founder Council
Facilitated quarterly Peer Group Program
for early-stage startup founders
Next cohort runs: Q4 2024 - Q4 2025
BEcause you don’t have to
do it alone.
Why This?
enhance
decision Making
Get out of the silo. How might a new perspective influence what you think is possible? Move through your challenges faster by learning from the experiences of others.
GROW
YOUR network
Our personal and professional networks have shrunk by around 16% since the start of the pandemic. It’s time to rebuild, reconnect, and grow.
Level-up
Faster
Can we skip to the good part? At Founder Council, we don’t believe in the founder struggle as a rite of passage. Instead, we empower you to stand on the shoulders of giants and reach your goals faster.
Why Now?
Stand up if…
You’ve felt your network shrink over the last few years.
You’re feeling the pressures of being a founder and struggle to find people in your circle who can truly relate.
You’ve received advice from mentors but it has felt either one-size-fits-all, or out of date.
You have, at some point, wished there was a playbook for how to start and scale a company.
You know there are important deals, intros, and partnerships happening at dinner parties and in group chats but you don’t know how to get in.
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You are not alone.
Two paths
Virtual
$2750 USD/ Year
EOY Reflection + 2025 Goal Setting Workshops
1:1 Challenge Mapping Workshop
4 Quarterly Peer Group sessions with facilitator
12-month access to global community of founders
Access to team office hours
Virtual workshop series with industry experts focused on key business challenge areas
VIRTUAL + Q2 Retreat
$5800 USD/ Year
Everything in Virtual +
4-day, 3-night retreat at a castle in Ireland
April 28 - May 1, 2025
Bespoke agenda, where mentors and speakers are invited based on your cohort’s business challenges.
Meet your peer group and facilitators in person.
The Timeline
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Call for for startups will take place in September of 2024.
October we will select the startups for each track (Virtual and Virtual+Retreat)
November/December the selected startups will gather online for EOY reflection workshops, 2025 goal setting, and challenge mapping work.
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Your peer group is formed! We will place you in a group of 5-6 other founders with a dedicated facilitator. Matching is based on company stage, challenge, and expertise to ensure maximum value.
Once a quarter, we come together for four hours to tackle our challenges. Each founder gets the chance to share their challenge and receive valuable insights from the group. In turn, they also provide insights into their peers' challenges.
We kick off our quarterly meetings the first two weeks of January
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Virtual and Virtual + Retreat tracks will meet at the beginning of the quarter like always.
The + Retreat track will also be getting together in person April 29-May 2nd at a castle in Ireland for a bespoke program designed based on their challenges and business goals.
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Our virtual gatherings continue with 1:1 checkins for updated challenge mapping, webinars, and virtual 1:1s with experts and serial founders to help unlock your action plans.
We end the year with EOY reflections and 2026 goal setting sessions.
Why Us?
We've worked with companies and organizations across North America and Europe designing experiences for their teams and attendees.
Founder, Christina Hug, is an internationally respected community builder and marketer. She has over 10 years of experience building and growing global communities in both the tech and creative industries.
Some highlights:
Launched Virtual FieldTrips, for the CreativeMornings community and hosted 325 virtual workshops with 130,000 registrants from around the world.
Connector, advisor, and experience designer for Decelera, the world's first startup Decelerator since 2015.
Assisted in the development and facilitation of leadership and team retreats virtually as well as in San Francisco, Toronto, Las Vegas, New York, Barcelona, and Menorca.
Managed and hosted events and startup programs across North America and Europe with 80 to 1000 attendees.
Join Us
To ensure the best connections, Founder Council is application-only.
This allows us to meticulously curate each group based on business needs and compatibility.