Founder Society

An invitation-only organization of entrepreneurs

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An invitation-only organization of entrepreneurs

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Founder Society

Maker

Hey Product Hunters, I'd like to offer something special to any of you who apply to join FounderSociety. Please leave a comment on this thread and let me know if you have requested an application on our site (foundersociety.co) so I can make sure my team takes good care of you during the application process.

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11yr ago

@ryanpaugh Had a related quick Q--can we move to Twitter DM?

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

@nafisto Sure!

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11yr ago

Denarri

@ryanpaugh I applied!

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

@ghobs91 Thanks. Looks like you have a call w/ Jess on Wednesday. I let her know you found us via Product Hunt.

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11yr ago

Travel with Makers

@ryanpaugh let me in please

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10yr ago

SandStorm

Hunter

From the founders of YEC (@ryanpaugh and @scottgerber), Founder Society is dedicated to connecting, accelerating, spotlighting and mentoring the next generation of rising stars in entrepreneurship.

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11yr ago

Paint the Cameras Dead

@ryanpaugh @scottgerber @stvmcg How is this different from the rest similar closed groups for entrepreneurs?

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

@bogomep Great question! There are many great entrepreneurship orgs out there that have been around for decades that we respect and admire (EO, YPO, Vistage), but we believe the entire org model needs a re-boot. There are a lot of things we do differently, but the main idea is that we take a more concierge-level approach to helping our members. For example, every member has a concierge team that helps provide on-demand access to resources based on current business challenges. Another example, is the editorial concierge team who helps our members craft well-written content that we help them publish on media outlets (Forbes as an example) to position themselves as an expert in their industry. Also, our business services concierge is a vertical of our team that helps members save $ on things from accounting/finance needs to office supplies and everything in between. It's a very personal experience for every member. Feel free to email me at ryan@foundersociety.co and I can connect you to a member of my team for a quick phone call to ask more questions. Hope this helps!

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11yr ago

@ryanpaugh congrats on this! I love how you and @scottgerber have created excellent communities for entrepreneurs—and I'm honored to be a part of it through the YEC. :)

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

@bkparikh Thanks! We're glad to have you as a YEC member and appreciate all of the support you have given to us throughout the years.

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11yr ago

Domino Spot

Yet another one... as if it's not disappointing enough I didn't get on Quibb. But sure, pile them up. :D

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

@v4violetta Feel free to email me at ryan@foundersociety.co. Maybe we have something in the works that would be a great community for you to be a part of :)

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

Just wanted to extend a thank you to @stvmcg for sharing FounderSociety today. If anyone has any questions feel free to reach out to me at ryan@foundersociety.co.

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11yr ago

SandStorm

Hunter

@ryanpaugh You're welcome Ryan. Great product!

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11yr ago

World Cup Next

I can understand some of the "qualification" criteria, but what does age have to do with anything?

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

@mubashariqbal Good question that I get a lot. It's difficult to answer without coming off as ageist (which we genuinely are not trying to be). The best answer I can give you is that when we started FounderSociety and its sibling YEC (yec.co) we were trying to connect with our peers to make being a young entrepreneur a less lonely place. People in our same age group seemed to have similar life challenges as us so that became our focus. I do believe that depending on your age you experience different challenges as an entrepreneur. That said, we are also building new professional organizations as we speak without the 40 and under age requirement. I hope that's a good answer :)

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11yr ago

SeenHunt for Chrome

@mubashariqbal @ryanpaugh You realise people over 40 may have already been through the challenges the younger ones are facing and know well how to handle them?

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

@drcongo I don't disagree with anything you're saying. This is something we discuss regularly as a team. Who knows... one day we might lift the age requirement. That said, in the meantime we do offer our members access to experiences businesspeople that are not members through our community. For example, we have the founder of Kiva doing a discussion with our members next month.

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11yr ago

World Cup Next

@ryanpaugh @drcongo Yes I understand that. But to say that everyone over 40 has all the answers, and doesn't need help seems strange to me. Why exclude people just because of their age. Many people come to entrepreneurship later in life, and could do with just as much help as they youngsters getting out of school.

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11yr ago

World Cup Next

@ryanpaugh Thanks for the reply. I can see where you're coming from and maybe adding some of this explanation to the website would nice. "Next generation" to me doesn't mean young, and I guess was just a little surprised to see the age limits.

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11yr ago

iOSStash

Sounds interesting, would be great to get something similar started in Europe.

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

@ott_max Where are you based in Europe? We plan on heading your way in a few years, but in the meantime maybe I can connect you with some great entrepreneur groups in my network.

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11yr ago

iOSStash

@ryanpaugh Munich, Germany. Maybe you have something in your network.

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11yr ago

Startup Stash

@ott_max @ryanpaugh Yes you should come to Amsterdam :)

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11yr ago

Founder Society

Maker

@bramk @ott_max Do you guys know about WeWork? They just opened up locations in both cities. I set up our offices out of their Boston building and it has been great. Even if you don't need physical space they're a great community to get to know. They have regular events that are open to the public. I'll send some more suggestions later today.

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11yr ago

Startup Stash

@ott_max @ryanpaugh mehh, the place in Amsterdam is like a claustrophobic fishtank haha ;)

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11yr ago

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