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Operational Excellence
Improve every decision you make by integrating the experiences of your peers. Solve problems faster and achieve better operational results.
Connect, collaborate, and conquer business challenges together!
A COMMUNITY EXCLUSIVELY FOR VENTURE-
SCALE FOUNDERS
Where elite founders spend the most impactful hour of their week
FounderNexus connects you with other talented, experienced Founders in your area and around the world. Intended for ALL Founders, regardless of role. We help you build your team, get immediate advice on current challenges, and learn from other successful entrepreneurs.
This community is for established Founders looking to expand their business, as well as experienced Founders looking to start something new.
Our promise: TRIPLE your odds of success
Where experienced founders go to up their game
I can say with confidence that I get far more value from FounderNexus than the cost of the membership, and I'm not even taking full advantage! This community is going to be an important part of my journey as I continue building and growing my company.
Steve Tout
founder, Identient
I really loved how welcoming the vibe felt from the moment I arrived.
Katrina Romatowski
founder, reSpace
It was awesome
Edan Shahar
founder, Wild Zebra
The event was great! Highlight: Encouragement of diverse viewpoints and good founder mix
Darian Parrish
founder, PwrOn
I think the breakout sessions are a loose but useful way to get people talking about challenges and resolutions.
Mark Fiebig
founder, Payscore
I was initially hesitant to join yet another group as there is no shortage of people claiming to help entrepreneurs, but Court Lorenzini and FounderNexus are the real deal. Any serious founder will benefit immensely from joining FounderNexus.
Jasper Kuria
co-founder, ConversionMagic
Great event, I learned a lot! Looking forward to next one
Shama Keskar
founder, Mudita Studios
FounderNexus fills a gap for entrepreneurs by complementing traditional incubator and early investment programs with a high-quality peer founder network.
Bob Lach
founder, Lightbridge Solutions
I also felt a sense of real community for the first time as a founder. You're all onto something special here!
Elias DeFaria
co-founder, SDF Labs
This was a fast track to relevant experience/advice in a room where you hold nothing back.
Nicole Resch
Co-founder, Imperative
I have attended events nationwide and joined so-called “MasterMind” groups, but nothing comes close to the network and support I have experienced at FounderNexus.
Arthur Baranovskiy
co-founder, ARY Engineering
What is
FounderNexus?
FounderNexus is an engaged community of experienced Founders dedicated to helping each other excel throughout their Founder’s journey. We provide the opportunity and tools to connect, learn, and succeed together.
This community turns the entrepreneurial journey into a collective endeavor, where shared knowledge and experience become key drivers of individual and communal success.
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Challenge Validation
Being a founder is really hard! Find support and experience to make your own journey less challenging and lonely.
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concept Development
Improve your products, operations and management techniques by hearing the results of what others have tried.
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Team Building
Add founder-level talent to your existing team, or find the ideal co-founder for your next venture. FounderNexus makes sure you find the best possible fit.
Upcoming events
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expert event
Tax Strategies for Founders
12
March
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Zoom
Peter Buss, KBF Advisory, LLC
Most startup founders and early employees leave significant money on the table. Not because they earn too little, but because they don't plan around equity.
The difference between a well-timed 83(b) election and a missed one can be six figures. The wrong approach to ISO exercises can trigger a surprise AMT bill. And too many executives hold concentrated stock positions without a strategy for when (or if) to diversify.
In this session, you'll learn how to:
- Structure equity compensation to minimize your tax burden
- Time key decisions like 83(b) elections and ISO exercises
- Build a long-term wealth strategy that balances salary, equity, and risk
This sessonis for founders who want to stop guessing and start making informed decisions about their compensation and personal tax strategy.
Innovator's Edge
Peter focuses on serving public companies, private equity owned and venture-backed entities. Peter has built a niche in providing ASC 740 and purchase accounting consulting services. Additionally, Peter oversees the corporate tax compliance team, handling income tax preparation for both public and private companies.<br>Peter serves as the outsourced tax department for both public and large private companies, handling all tax-related matters for these companies. In many instances, Peter works as a liaison between the client and the audit firm on tax accounting matters. Working directly with dynamic corporate clients has allowed Peter to maintain and strengthen his technical proficiency in the area of ASC 740. With the heightened independence requirements required by the SEC and PCAOB, Peter has filled a necessary void for many public companies. Peter assists companies on a routine basis with their tax purchase accounting issues and has developed a strong focus in this area. Additional technical tax accounting topics Peter regularly consults on include stock based compensation, interim tax accounting, and uncertain tax position accounting.Peter was with Ernst & Young in San Francisco prior to joining the KBF team as a partner in 2004.
upgrade your approach with our community
Experience transformative knowledge exchange and problem-solving through our curated group discussions. We use proprietary algorithms to ensure you're matched with the perfect peers for maximum insight and impact.
expert event
Tax Strategies for Founders and Founding employees
17
March
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Zoom
Peter Buss, KBF Advisory, LLC
Most startup founders and early employees leave significant money on the table. Not because they earn too little, but because they don't plan around equity.
The difference between a well-timed 83(b) election and a missed one can be six figures. The wrong approach to ISO exercises can trigger a surprise AMT bill. And too many executives hold concentrated stock positions without a strategy for when (or if) to diversify.
In this session, you'll learn how to:
- Structure equity compensation to minimize your tax burden
- Time key decisions like 83(b) elections and ISO exercises
- Build a long-term wealth strategy that balances salary, equity, and risk
This sessonis for founders who want to stop guessing and start making informed decisions about their compensation and personal tax strategy.
AI for Founders & CEOs: The Five Levels of Thought Partnership (In-Person only)
18
March
10:30 PM - 2:00 AM
San Francisco
Sam Keller
300+ Founders & CEOs have taken this workshop. Their verdict: 'Best one this year by far.
Now it's your turn.
FounderNexus is partnering with Gen AI Academy to bring you an exclusive, hands-on workshop that will change how you lead. This isn't another AI overview or hype session. It's a practical deep dive built around one core promise: you leave with tools and skills you'll use the very next day.
Led by Sam Keller, Co-Founder of Gen AI Academy, this session has already transformed how 300+ leaders think about and use AI — and now it's coming to San Francisco.
Before the workshop, you'll receive a personalized AI Self-Assessment so the session is calibrated to exactly where you are and where you want to go.
What You'll Walk Away With
In just three hours, you'll learn how to:
- Pressure-test your biggest decisions: use AI to challenge assumptions and stress-test strategy in real time
- Get dramatically better outputs: brief AI the way you'd brief your sharpest executive
- Build your AI Dream Team: specialized assistants working for you around the clock
- Automate with AI Agents: move beyond insights into real execution: research, workflows, and action
- Win in high-stakes moments: from strategic planning to major negotiations, have AI in your corner
What Leaders Are Saying
"Best one this year by far!! Immediately valuable."
"I was literally blown away - I will be utilizing the new tools immediately."
"This will take our company to the next level. We are already applying it."
"Now I have a much deeper understanding of how to use AI tools in my work."
About Gen AI Academy
Gen AI Academy has an origin story unlike most: in 2023, founder Sam Keller and his 12-year-old son Kaz sat down to explore the promise and pitfalls of ChatGPT. That father-son experiment quickly grew into something much bigger, as hundreds of leaders joined their workshops hungry to make sense of this powerful new technology.
What Sam kept hearing was the same thing: leaders didn't just want technical how-tos. They needed the mindsets, skills, tools, and habits to weave AI into strategy, culture, and daily work. Gen AI Academy was built to answer exactly that need. Today they've trained 1,000+ professionals, including 300+ Founders & CEOs, delivering hands-on training, custom-built AI tools, and governance frameworks that make adoption powerful and responsible.
Featured in Forbes. genaiacademy.ai
Seats are limited. Reserve yours now and show up ready to lead differently.
event attendance and Club admission
We select club members based on a number of different experiential aspects. Everyone must complete the application process to qualify for participation.
Application process:
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Submit your application.
We curate event attendance based on a standard application process. You must be selected to attend an event. Additional screening is required to join the organization.
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Qualify for attendance.
All applications will be reviewed for proper community fit. Applicants with no prior experience as Founders, and service providers (lawyers, accountants, etc.) will be deferred to a future date.
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Receive invitation.
You will receive an invitation to attend an event once your application has been reviewed. Event attendance does not guarantee future club admission.
Candidate requirements:
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1+ startup as a Founder
Co-Founded at least 1 company
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3+ years as a founder
Prior experience as a venture-scale founder
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Successfully raised outside capital
Prior experience raising capital from angels or VC
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Building a venture-scale business
Business targeting over $100M ARR
Interested in starting a FounderNexus chapter in your area?
If you're an experienced venture-scale founder that's passionate about growing your local entrepreneurial community and likes being at the center of things, we'd love to connect. We've got everything you need to get a local chapter started.