Yorkseed Expert Session: Managing Yourself as a Founder
Join us for a tactical session on managing yourself as a founder—covering everything from navigating burnout and building emotional resilience to setting boundaries and leading with clarity. Whether you're in the early grind or scaling fast, this session will equip you with the mental tools to lead sustainably and stay grounded through the startup journey.
Our expert (Casey Rosengren, Founder and Executive Coach from No Small Plans) built and bootstrapped a travel startup to a successful exit in the 2010s. Today, he coaches founders and is building a therapy practice tailored specifically to their unique challenges.
In this 90-minute, you will learn how to deploy the ACT Matrix—a science-backed, four-quadrant tool—to:
Pinpoint the values and long-term bets that power your best work.
Spot the “away-moves” (procrastination, doom-scrolling, endless scenario-planning) that hijack focus.
Map the hidden thought-and-feeling chains that fuel those behaviors.
Re-route in real time toward high-leverage actions.
What to expect
Mini-primer on behavioral psychology: how this evidence-based framework differs from pop-psych “mindset hacks.”
Live demo: watch Casey break down a real founder dilemma inside the Matrix.
Build your own Matrix: guided worksheet + breakout coaching so you leave with a personal decision dashboard.
Founder-specific playbook: tactics for fundraising jitters, team tough-talks, and protecting deep-work time.
You’ll walk away with
A one-page self-management map you can revisit whenever avoidance strikes.
A repeatable process for aligning daily tasks with your north-star vision.
Practical language to coach your co-founders or team through the same tool.
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About Casey Rosengren:
Casey founded Hacker Paradise in the mid-2010s and bootstrapped it to an exit. He now coaches founders and execs on the inner game of work, and is building out a therapy practice specifically for founders.
You can find out more about his coaching here:
Or you can read more about his approach in his column for Every: