Forums for Accelerator Managing Directors

How it Works

Forums consist of groups of 8-10 members who meet regularly led by a trained moderator. A forum requires members to be fully engaged and vulnerable. Members commit to preparing for and sharing impactful stories, listening without judgement, challenging themselves, maintaining confidentiality, holding themselves and peers accountable, and fulfilling member responsibilities

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You guide the strategic direction of your accelerator. You develop founders, motivate teams, and cultivate partnerships. But to advance to the next level, you need a group of peers facing similar challenges.

To thrive and lead your organization to new heights, it’s important to stay connected, gain fresh insights, and forge valuable connections with your peers. Gain insights applicable the moment you return to your portfolio companies. To access a space where you can have high-integrity conversations that help tackle problems keeping you up at night. To connect with leaders who speak your language and intrinsically understand your world.

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The Four Cornerstones of a Forum

I. Mindset in a Forum

Forums foster a unique environment where accelerator leaders can share openly without fear of judgment. Members listen to each other with deep respect, avoiding giving unsolicited advice. The focus is on learning from shared experiences rather than problem-solving. This mindset enables authentic vulnerability and trust.

II. Confidentiality in a Forum

Everything discussed within Forum stays confidential. Members commit to never sharing others' stories or revealing sensitive details. Breaching confidentiality results in automatic removal. This allows complete openness in sharing challenges and private matters. Confidentiality is critical for building trust.

III. Responsibility in a Forum

Forum members take personal responsibility for fully engaging in and committing to the group. This means prioritizing attendance, arriving prepared, and participating with undivided attention. Members also take responsibility for raising any concerns directly so they can be addressed openly, rather than letting issues build up privately.

IV. Vulnerability in a Forum

Accelerator members are willing to share at a deeper level by exposing their real challenges, fears or weaknesses. Rather than maintaining a facade of having "everything together," they reveal their authentic selves. This requires leaving egos aside and sharing their 5% most impactful experiences. Vulnerability breeds more vulnerability, gradually creating an environment where meaningful sharing occurs.

Forums for Accelerator Managing Directors

To thrive and lead your organization to new heights, it’s important to stay connected, gain fresh insights, and forge valuable connections with your peers.

How it Works

By diving into real issues and experiences, the Forum becomes a transformational personal and professional development journey.

Forge Connections with Other Leaders

The Four Cornerstones of a Forum

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