Founder Circles

Founder Circles

The Strongest Companies Are
Built by Connected Founders

Join a circle of founders who challenge, support, and sharpen you and your business

Being a founder can be hard. Long hours. Constant demands. The work never lets up.

And then there's the part no one talks about:

  • The weight you carry.

  • The pressure to always know the right next move.

  • The responsibility to hold it all together, no matter what is happening behind the scenes.

It gets lonely.

You can’t vent to your team.
You can’t be real with your investors.
Friends and family try to understand, but they don’t fully get it.

So most founders do what they’ve always done: Push through. Carry the weight alone. Pretend they’re fine.

But what if you didn’t have to?

What if instead, you had a circle of other founders on a similar journey?

Each one ready to have your back, challenge your thinking, and help you see what you can’t see alone.

A private space for the conversations that don’t happen anywhere else:

  • The leadership challenges that AI can't solve for you.

  • The fears you don’t say out loud.

  • The big decisions that keep you up at night.

Not random advice.
Not surface-level networking.
Just real allies, committed to helping you win (both inside and outside the business).

Founder Circles are private, curated peer groups for startup founders ready for something more honest, more powerful.

This isn't a course.
This isn't coaching.
It’s a trusted group where you can:

  1. Say what’s really going on.

  2. Get clarity on the hard decisions.

  3. Be held accountable by people who understand the stakes.

Every founder applies.
Every group is carefully curated.
Spots are limited.

How Founder Circles Work:

  • Apply & Interview: A highly-selective process ensures a perfect fit for each member of a circle.

  • In-Person Kickoff: A full-day, in-person kickoff to quickly build connection, trust, and real business impact.

  • Bi-Weekly Sessions: Your circle meets for 80 minutes every two weeks.

    All sessions are professionally facilitated to ensure that time is well spent.

Pricing: $5k for 6 months

Apply & Learn More

I'm currently enrolling a circle for Seed-stage founders kicking off in late-October or early-November.
Spots in this cohort are limited.

To apply or learn more, email me at hi@toddemaus.com


© Todd XO. 2025
© Todd XO. 2025
© Todd XO. 2025