Founder Real Talk: Hiring, Firing, and Building Culture
Founder Social Club x Sway x Wisdom Partners
Founder Real Talk: Hiring, Firing and Building Culture
Panel and Community Gathering — July 8 in San Francisco
Building a team is one of the most exciting and challenging parts of being a founder. The early hires. The hard calls. The moments that shape your culture.
Join us for an evening focused on honest stories and real conversations around what it means to grow and lead a team.
We are bringing together founders, operators, and investors for a panel and community gathering centered on the people side of building.
What to Expect
• A fast-paced panel on hiring, firing, and company culture
• Real stories from the field — the wins, the mistakes, the lessons
• Open Q & A
• A room full of thoughtful founders and builders
• Hosted in partnership with Sway and Wisdom Partners
Confirmed Speaker
• Charles Jolley, 3 major exits with AI-tech that is now part of iCloud and Meta's glasses and active angel investor
• Abbie Stabala, Jr. Partner at Outlander VC, a generalist pre-seed fund backing transformative founders, and the Co-Founder of Queer VC, a growing network connecting queer investors across major U.S. cities.
• Alex Caveny, former founder with a product-led startup exit, advisor at Berkeley SkyDeck, and active mentor helping early-stage teams build focused products, find PMF, and scale with AI.
This is for you if
• You are a founder or early team member who is building something real
• You care about team, culture and leadership
• You want to be around others who are on the same path
Thanks to our sponsor, Trinet.
TriNet supports SMBs in their mission to scale their company with our extensive offerings, including HR, payroll, benefits, multi-state compliance, risk management, operational consultation, and more. On average, we are 20-30% savings on benefits from competitors in the open market because of our economies of scale. We have partnered with Yelp, Snapchat, Ring, Airbnb, Snowflake, Netflix and many more at their early stage.
Contact: Adam Cesana
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