My hypotheses for FoundersAround failed. What would you do next?

Hey PH 👋

I spent last month testing some assumptions like: founders want to meet others in-person. These assumptions failed as it's not as simple as that. There are some intricacies.

Well, I think will come back to the original asusmption that sort of worked. People liked being on the map, sharing their profile, and getting discovered.

But growth has slowed, as I was expectingl.

I’m now asking myself:

• Should I double down on self-promotion as the core use case?

• Should I add companies to the map (e.g., Vercel in SF, Deliveroo in London) to make the map more of a “startup ecosystem view”?

• How could I reach more founders without spamming cold DMs?

If you were me:

• Would you focus on individual founders only, or mix in companies?

• How would you grow the base of active, visible profiles?

• Any clever growth suggestions or outreach strategies you’ve seen work in niche founder communities?

Would love to hear your brutally honest feedback.

I want to make this map something founders must be on.