—We are going to hear a little bit from all of them and then give you the opportunity to get mentorship from all of these over the course of an …
How Failure to Communicate Nearly Killed My Startup
Nathan has been a member of Founders Network since September 2011. He’s been a prominent FN member in our San Francisco chapter.To receive peer mentorship from Nathan and over 600 …
3 Ways Founders Can be Comfortably Uncomfortable
Jarie Bolander has been a member of Founders Network since May 2017. He’s also been a prominent FN member in our San Francisco Chapter. To receive peer mentorship from Jarie and …
Mentorship with Princeton Review Founder, John Katzman
If your company is perfect, John Katzman wants to hear all about it. “Everybody has warts, everybody farts, every one of your competitors has a CEO that’s tearing his or …
Self-Care for Tech Startup Founders
About Dr. Alexandra Greenhill Alexandra Greenhill, M.D., member of our March ’15 Cohort and founder of careteam.tech, is an award winning physician, health leader, tech CEO and one of WXN’s …
The Importance of Peer Mentorship for Tech Founders
About Zach Coelius Zach Coelius, member of our fnInvestor Program, is a successful four time entrepreneur and now an independent angel investor in early stage technology companies including Branch Metrics, …
Why Founders Should Find Peer Mentors
About Kevin Holmes Kevin Holmes started Founders Network in April 2011 to ensure lifelong success for founders through peer mentorship. Prior, he relaunched the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship …
Key Considerations for Scaling Up Your Startup from Expert Founders
Achieving scale is the holy grail for any tech startup founder, but transitioning from barely scraping by to scaling up effectively can be difficult and unpredictable. So, we rounded up …
10 Fundraising Tips With Howard Hartenbaum
Founders Network had the pleasure of hosting 1-1 Investor Office Hours with Forbes Midas List of Top Venture Capitalists, Howard Hartenbaum of August Capital. As an [fn]Investor, Howard has been a regular …
Built-in trust helps founders form lightning-fast partnership
A few months ago, Dan Uyemura sent a public request for advice to the Founders Network community. Almost immediately he received an email from James Romeo. Soon after, despite having …
Are Connections the ‘Secret Sauce’ of Successful Founders?
We all know Thomas Edison’s quote about perspiration versus inspiration, but in talking with successful founders, we’ve discovered another important factor for success: commiseration. Regularly connecting with colleagues is the …
From Peers to Partners: How two founders’ friendship helped them sidestep serious setbacks
When Dan McGuire and Andrew Jones first met, each was working on his own startup. Through the South Bay peer mentorship group, they became good friends. Then shit got real. …
fnMentoring with Vanessa Pestritto of The New York Angels
fnMentorings accelerate your startup and expand your high-tech network through sessions with founders and featured guest experts. Functions require an advanced RSVP and are for members only. If you are not a member you …
Access and strategy: How to Find the AngelList Syndicate Fit
AngelList’s syndicates have changed early stage fundraising, joining rounds that once were filled only by individual investors or VCs. Keeping up with what syndicates can offer — and how to …
Announcing the [fn] Investor Program
At Founders Network, we’ve seen a tremendous amount of growth in our community that now numbers over 500+ full-time tech founders. Our core values focus on a spirit of peer …
