FrameworkAN INVITATION-ONLY FOUNDERS' CIRCLE · WASHINGTON, DC AREA
Five to ten entrepreneurial men. Independent companies. Shared insight, honest challenge, and the commitment to turn bold ideas into businesses.
Membership by personal invitation
THE AMBITION
The Foundry brings faith, brotherhood, and entrepreneurial action into a sustained commitment to build. This is our shared home for the purpose, standards, and framework that guide the work.
Valuation or exit. A three-year ambition.
Our aim is to develop one to three companies capable of reaching this scale. Each man pursues his own venture, supported by the circle. Customer demand and practical evidence guide the work.
THE FIRST THREE WEEKS
A short, focused launch. One week for ideas. Two weeks to challenge them and commit to one direction per founder.
Each man brings one to three ideas rooted in problems he understands, opportunities he sees, and capabilities he can put to work.
From week four, bring the work back to the circle: what you built, what customers said, what you learned, and the next commitment.
HOW WE WORK
The founding circle consists of personally invited men committed to taking initiative and executing. Each member brings an idea, an existing venture, or a problem he understands deeply.
Meet in person at least twice a month in the Washington, DC area. Work consistently between meetings, with additional Zoom sessions when useful.
Each founder builds an independent venture. Membership, advice, and introductions create no automatic equity or partnership. A member may step away from his own venture to join another member's company, with their roles and ownership agreed separately.
Share progress, decisions, and setbacks within the circle. Challenge assumptions, offer useful help, and keep sensitive information within the circle, and treat another man's work with care and respect.
Bring your experience, relationships, and resourcefulness. Share what you learn about customers, AI, hiring, fundraising, and building a business.
WHY NOW
AI gives founders new ways to prototype, automate, and test ideas with smaller initial teams and budgets.
Inside the Foundry, we share the workflows that prove useful. Your industry knowledge, customer relationships, and judgment give those tools direction.
OUR WORKING FRAMEWORK
A starting framework for the founding circle. We refine it together as customer evidence and experience sharpen the work.
Bring up to three ideas in week one. For each, prepare a concise brief that the circle can challenge.
Use the same short update at each working session so the circle can see what is moving and where help matters.
THE MEETING RHYTHM
Meet in person at least twice monthly, with Zoom sessions as needed. Review progress, work through the most pressing decisions, share useful lessons, and agree on each founder's next commitment. The founder retains responsibility for his venture's decisions.