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Founding Fathers

Present Fathers. Ambitious Founders.

Being a founder and a father comes with similar, often compounding challenges. Founding Fathers is where we come together to become better at both.

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Real Life Events

Events built for both sides of your life.

Founding Fathers brings fathers who are founders together in ways that strengthen the person, the business, and the relationships around both.

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Father-First Events.

Experiences built around camaraderie, friendship, and spending real time with other fathers who understand the life you’re living.

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Founder-Forward Events.

Conversations, speakers, and experiences designed to make you a better founder and help you grow what you’re building.

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Family Events.

Opportunities to bring the whole family together, so the people who matter most can be part of the community too.

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Dads on the water, chapter meet
Support

The pressure comes from every angle at once.

Your investors don’t want to hear about the nap schedule. The dads at school don’t want to hear about the raise. Here, both halves of your life are allowed in the same conversation.

  1. 01Nobody to ask. Here you get both halves in one room.
  2. 02Time that isn’t yours. A community built by people who understand the competing demands of company and family.
  3. 03The long game. Companies exit. Kids don’t.
Empowering Community

Your network is big enough. Build your circle.

There’s a difference between knowing more people and having people in your corner.

Founding Fathers is about building real relationships with men who understand the ambition, responsibility, and tension of being both a father and a founder.

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People who show up.

Ask for help when you need it. Give it when you can.

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Challenge and champion each other.

Push each other to grow as founders without losing sight of who comes first.

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Protect the room.

Trust makes the honest conversations possible.

Enjoy It

Make room for the good stuff.

There will always be another problem to solve, another goal to hit, and another thing asking for your attention.

This community is also a reminder to enjoy the life you’re working so hard to build.

  1. 01Have some fun. Trips, dinners, experiences, and moments that have nothing to do with the next milestone.
  2. 02Bring the people you love. Some of the best parts of this community should be shared with our families.
  3. 03Be where you are. Build ambitiously. Be present enough to enjoy it.
Chapters

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Austin 8 seats left

Where it started.

The original Founding Fathers chapter. A community of fathers who are founders, coming together to build stronger relationships, stronger companies, and better lives around both.

42 members · 2 meets a month View Austin chapter →
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We’re growing Founding Fathers one city at a time.

If you want to bring together a community of present fathers and ambitious founders where you live, we want to hear from you.

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Small on purpose.

This works because people actually know each other. Chapters stay intentionally small so relationships can become real, conversations can stay honest, and the community can actually show up for one another.

How it works
  1. 01Read what we ask of every member.
  2. 02Answer a short application. About four minutes.
  3. 03Hear back within a week, either way.
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