Founder's Clinic

The Founder's Clinic is a live, in-person experience designed to give founders real help on real problems.

Think of it as urgent care for your startup.

When you arrive you will check in and fill out a simple intake form. What is going on? How long has it been bothering you? How urgent does it feel? What would make this visit worthwhile?

Based on your responses, our team will triage your situation and connect you with the right support. You will begin with a "primary care" coach, skilled at helping founders unpack a challenge, surface root causes, and clarify what is actually happening beneath the surface. Then, you'll meet with a subject matter "specialist" for a "second opinion" focused on your specific needs, whether that is product, sales, branding, finance, operations, legal, or more.

You'll receive high-impact, thoughtful support from experienced members of our startup community who want to improve the health of you and your startup.

So bring the real problem, that messy tangled one. Our goal is that you walk away with clarity on your challenge, and ideally a prescription for next steps you can take action on right away.

Whatever issue has been keeping you up at night googling symptoms and treatments, come get it checked out at the Founder's Clinic!

Founder's Clinic was originally created and developed by Shannon Varcoe and Dr. Valencia Hicks-Harris as part of Raleigh-Durham Startup Week.