On Deck Scale - Uplevelling founders from Seed to IPO

For over four years, On Deck has been a safe space for talented people to explore “what’s next” among a highly curated community of peers. On Deck has fast become a place where founders from around the world come to meet one another, start companies, raise funding, and build great products together. To date, more than 250 companies have been founded by On Deck Fellows. But founders have consistently shared they would benefit from better support structures, including meaningful connection with fellow founders, mentorship, and other resources. There’s a lot more we can do as an entrepreneurial community to support our fellow makers, reduce risk, and increase the odds that early-stage companies will find success. This is why today we’re launching a new fellowship, On Deck Scale. On Deck Scale (ODS) is a 6-month program designed to help talented founders scale as leaders – from seed stage to IPO – through executive coaching, mentorship, tactical sessions, and access to executive talent and investors. We hope you’ll check us out, and we’d love to have you apply and join us for the ride. The first cohort kicks off in January so let me know if you have any questions. :)

This is long overdue in the entrepreneur/venture worlds, and what a killer team to drive this vision.

For the past few, On Deck has been the place where founders meet and start a company. But what comes next – scaling – is even harder so I couldn't be more excited about launching this!

Can't wait for this, it's been a long time coming. :) Excited to connect these founders to OD50 which we just launched last week (talented builders looking to join breakout companies): www.beondeck.com/first-50

Every phase of company building is distinct and the usefulness of finding peers at your growth stage, not just in your industry or vertical, can’t be overstated. Excited to see this come to life!

This is going to help talented founders build incredible companies. So glad to see this!

So glad to see an awesome team continuing to help founders succeed!

This is awesome, and Ty is awesome! So stoked for Ty to join the On Deck team and to lead this new initiative. I was part of ODF5 and can honestly say there is no better and more welcoming community than On Deck. To see the organization grow to help founders of all stages is exciting and I can't think of a person who's better suited to lead Scale than this dude

Often overlooked, never regretted... helping founders scale their leadership skills is huge! Everyone on their teams will feel this. Awesome concept, @tywalrod + @eriktorenberg ...looking forward to watch it unfold.

If On Deck Scale is anything like the other fellowships, it's likely to be one of the major inflection points in a talented founder's career. Can't wait to see what @tywalrod does to support this scene.