What Is Founder Jump Start?
Founder Jump Start is a small peer cohort for early stage-founders who are ready to build what's next.
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It gives you a clear place to slow down, sort through what is actually forming, and make cleaner decisions with other founders doing similar work.
You'll explore:
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What do you really want?
Not the success you inherited from your last job, your industry, or your LinkedIn feed
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What are you built for?
The strengths, experiences, and assumptions shaping your idea
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Who do you want to help?
Turning "lots of people could use this" into an audience and problem worth building around
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What business actually achieves your goals?
Define your role, your business model, and the next steps that create a business that's uniquely yours
By the end of the cohort, you'll have a clearer direction and a practical path forward that you are excited to build.
Who Is This For?
This isn't for people who have it all figured out. If that's you, congratulations, you don't need us!
This is for people who know whatever's next probably won't look like what they just left, and are terrified of building another version of the same trap with a nicer title.
You might be here if you're:
Dreaming
You don't want to go back to corporate, and you know this is the chance to build something uniquely yours.
Frustrated
You started a business, that somehow turned into a job you can't escape.
Tangled
You're stuck in your own head, and you need a way to step back and get out of your own way.
You don't need to have it all figured out. You need a room full of people doing the same hard thinking, and a process that actually moves you forward instead of in circles. This is a working cohort with a destination.
Format & Schedule
These sessions combine formal instruction, peer collaboration, and individualized homework to help you define and build the business that is uniquely yours.
Format
Virtual cohort-based live instruction
Cadence
4 sessions every other week for 8 weeks
Group Size
Limited to 12 participants per cohort
Investment
$800
Genius Network Solutions
Phenomenal, Beth's incredible ability to dive to the root cause of an issue and then develop a new possible solution is unmatched.
Mitchell B.
Cause-Cart
I found it incredibly helpful, especially in the early stage we are in, to get past my own roadblocks and assumptions. I highly recommend having a session
Tiffany SG.
AmazeWorks
I walked away from our session feeling a thousand times lighter and genuinely more equipped to handle not only the challenge I brought to her but any future obstacles as well.
Jennifer B.
Recently Laid Off?
This series may be fundable through Self-Employment Assistance Programs (SEAP).
These programs let you collect unemployment while receiving additional funds for training to build a business.
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Check with your program representative to confirm eligibility and funding.
Ready to Build Something You Don't Need an Exit Plan From?
Not sure if this is right for you?