This Week @ Founders Common

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What we’re building

Founders Common began as a group of friends running through the streets of New York City. We weren’t looking for funding, we weren’t pitching our ideas. We were founders, looking for like-minded friends who wanted to run, support each other, and build momentum as a group.

For us, the world of tech and entrepreneurship felt like that question — transactional, and utilitarian. We decided to change that.

27 people came to last week’s run. 25 were returners. That put a smile on my face.

It may not be “hockey stick growth,” but I’m okay with that — I was way more excited to see so many people coming back to run with each other.

The cool thing is almost everyone shows up knowing no one. The friendships are built on the runs and community events. We’ve realized this is more than a run club; it’s a community.

I feel there are a few reasons for any success we’ve had so far:

• Consistency builds community. It’s hard to develop a real relationship at one-time networking events. When you do the same thing every week, with the same people, relationships form naturally.

• The 7AM barrier-to-entry. It takes a certain type of person to get up before 7 am and run 4 miles. We want more of those people.

• Shared values connect us. The people like you who show up, value their health and wellness just as much as their passion for building new things.

• Sweating together makes connecting easier. It’s hard to wear a mask when you’re sweating; that’s the point!

• Our name is who we are. It’s in the name “Founders” Common. We’re not here to pitch our start-ups. We’re here to meet other founders and like-minded people.

Those are the values that inform what we’re building: a community-first wellness club for founders and creators.

Last week at Founders Common

Founders Run and Coffee! Every Tuesday at 7 am we gather at Bandit in West Village to run and share coffee and conversations after.

And something new… how do you develop people you see weekly into actual friends?

Last week I think we were on to something— smaller, intimate gatherings.

Sunset Wellness event: Wednesday night we hosted a yoga flow to sauna + cold plunge session. This was an awesome collab with Louisa from Shanti House and ShervinShares.

Brand building discussion: We also had an amazing talk on brand building with Micki Boas & Evelyn Frison of Boas Agency on Friday afternoon. Evelyn is a regular on our Tuesday runs!

That’s all for this week. See you on Tuesday!

-Damian

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