The business starts with you.
1:1 coaching for startup founders designed to support the person behind the company.
The work beneath the work.
The “work” is not about doing more, but about finding steadiness, perspective, and alignment so you can keep building without losing yourself in the process.
What Foundwell 1:1 Coaching is
✓ Space to untangle tough decisions
✓ A look at your patterns as a leader
✓ Someone to ask the questions your team or investors won’t
What Foundwell 1:1 Coaching is not
✗ Therapy or clinical treatment
✗ Advice on which growth hack to try next
✗ A venting session that leaves you exactly where you started
Where 1:1 sessions have actually started
"I don’t know where I end and the business starts — every win or loss feels like it’s about me personally."
"I don’t know where I end and the business starts — every win or loss feels like it’s about me personally."
"We closed the round. I should feel great, but instead I’m secretly anxious."
"We closed the round. I should feel great, but instead I’m secretly anxious."
"I keep magnifying my shortcomings and minimizing progress — it’s hard to trust that I actually know what I’m doing."
"I keep magnifying my shortcomings and minimizing progress — it’s hard to trust that I actually know what I’m doing."
"I delay hard feedback until it explodes. I want to handle conflict without burning people or myself."
"I delay hard feedback until it explodes. I want to handle conflict without burning people or myself."
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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Our 1:1 coaching sessions are for startup C-suite leaders (CEO, CTO, CPO, etc.) who want space to think more clearly about themselves and their leadership, especially in high-pressure, post-raise, or scaling phases.
Most clients are leading companies between Seed Stage and Series C (though that isn’t a hard and fast rule).
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We talk through what’s happening for you right now – whether that’s a decision you’re stuck on, a pattern you’re repeating, or a conflict you’re avoiding – and work together on practical steps how you want to show up differently.
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No.
While it may feel therapeutic (some of us are even therapists and therapists-in-training), coaching isn’t clinical care. It’s focused on reflection, clarity, and practical shifts in how you lead.
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Most founders meet with us every week or every other week for 60 minutes. We’ll set a cadence that fits your needs and energy.
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Yes, absolutely.
We promise strict confidentiality. Nothing you share will ever be repeated to your investors, team, or anyone else. We don’t record sessions, we don’t take notes to circulate, and if it matters to you, we’ll even sign an NDA.
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That’s normal. The best next step is to reach out and explore it together. A quick conversation usually makes the fit clear on both ends.
Get Started
Leave us some basic information about what brings you to Foundwell, and we’ll get in touch with you as soon as possible. You can usually expect to hear from us within 24 hours.
“Founders tend to pretend they’re bulletproof. The truth is that we are all carrying things we don’t say out loud.”— Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn Co-Founder