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1000 Founder Challenge — meetups, support, action

Local clubs for founders who show up and ship together

BeFounders.Club is the on-the-ground layer of the Scaling Founders method — weekly meetups, peer accountability, and hands-on support to turn your Wheel assessment into real growth actions.

7 regional hubsWeekly meetupsPeer collaboration
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This week at the club

Meetups · Cohorts · Mentor hours

  • Tue — Taco Tuesday open meetup
  • Thu — 4×4 growth action sprint
  • Fri — Funding Friday office hours

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Weekly actions

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Local hubs

Club Activities

Support that happens in the room — not in a slide deck.

Every BeFounders hub runs the same weekly rhythm: assess your venture, commit to actions, meet your peers, ship together. This is how the Scaling Founders method becomes real.

Weekly Meetups

In-person rituals where founders share progress, blockers, and commit to growth actions together.

Taco Tuesdays · 4×4 Thursdays · Funding Fridays

Accountability Cohorts

Groups of 8–12 founders at a similar stage. Review Wheel scores, set weekly actions, hold each other to it.

Cohort check-ins every Thursday

Growth Actions on the Ground

Three weekly actions on your lowest-scoring Wheel domain — logged in Founder Bingo, reviewed at meetups.

Log → Ship → Debrief

Peer Collaboration

Warm intros, co-working sessions, skill swaps, and mentor office hours — support from people who are building too.

Club Slack · Co-work Fridays

Real founders, real rooms

Support happens face to face.

Meetups, cohort sessions, and mentor office hours — the club is where the Scaling Founders method gets executed on the ground.

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Weekly meetups

Team workshop with sticky notes on a glass wall
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Growth action sprints

Two founders high-fiving during a working session
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Peer accountability

Founder presenting to a small group at a meetup
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Mentor sessions

The Method + The Club

One method. Two layers. Built to work together.

Scaling Founders defines the framework and certification. BeFounders runs it locally — meetups, cohorts, and on-the-ground support so founders actually execute.

The Method

Scaling Founders

scalingfounders.eu

  • Wheel of Startup framework (8 domains × 64 sub-areas)
  • Founder Readiness Score & VentureID
  • Certification path (Navigator+)
  • Founder Index & global benchmarks
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The Club

BeFounders.Club

befounders.club

  • Weekly meetups & local rituals
  • Peer accountability cohorts
  • On-the-ground growth action support
  • Founder Bingo & weekly execution rhythm
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The weekly loop — method to action

1

Assess

Wheel of Startup → identify weakest domain

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Commit

Pick 3 growth actions for the week

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Meet

Show up at your local club ritual

4

Ship

Execute with peer accountability

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Review

Log progress, update VentureID, repeat

On-the-ground support

Founders don't need more content.
They need people in the room.

The Scaling Founders method gives you the framework — 8 domains, 64 sub-areas, a Readiness Score, and a certification path. Your local club gives you the crew to execute it.

Club mentors, peer founders, and weekly rituals make sure your growth actions don't die in a Notion doc. You show up, you report, you ship — together.

Two founders high-fiving during a working session
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What you get at the club

  • Facilitated weekly meetups at your local hub
  • Accountability cohort matched to your venture stage
  • Growth action reviews tied to your Wheel scores
  • Warm intros to mentors, investors & collaborators
  • Founder Bingo to track weekly momentum
Weekly Rituals

Meetups that move your venture forward

Every ritual is tied to the Scaling Founders method. Assess on the Wheel, commit to actions, show up, ship — then review with your club.

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Taco Tuesdays

Open meetup — founder intros, Wheel debriefs, and growth action commitments for the week.

Method: Wheel domain check-in

4×4 Thursdays

Cohort accountability — 4 hours, 4 growth actions, peer review before you leave the room.

Method: Growth action sprint

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Funding Fridays

Investor office hours and pitch practice — for founders executing, not just planning.

Method: Business dev domain

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Co-work & Collaborate

Shared workspace sessions, skill swaps, and warm intros between club members.

Method: Peer collaboration

Certification & the full method

Navigator+ certification and the complete Scaling Founders curriculum live at scalingfounders.eu. Your club helps you execute it — week by week, action by action.

Find your next meetup
Wheel of Startup

The method your club executes every week

8 domains, 64 sub-areas, one Readiness Score. Your club turns the assessment into three weekly growth actions — reviewed at meetups, tracked in Founder Bingo, supported by your cohort.

Three questions that drive progress:

1.What rating do you give it now?

2.Why is it not a 10 yet?

3.How does the ideal 10 look?

Take the AssessmentView your club dashboard →

Wheel Of Startup

CustomerBusinessMarketingFinanceLegalHRTechOperations0
Assess → Act → Meet

Your assessment drives your club week.

The Wheel assessment comes from the Scaling Founders method. Your club turns the scores into accountability — weakest domain identified, three actions committed, progress reviewed at your next meetup.

VentureID score64 sub-areasWeekly actionsClub review
Assess Your Venture

Your VentureID preview

Customer SuccessBusiness Develop…Marketing & Comm…Finance & Accoun…Legal & Regulati…HR & Team Develo…Tech Development…Operations & Sys…03610

Bring this to your next club meetup for a growth action review.

Support Levels

Three levels of founder support

Start with meetups. Level up to a cohort when you need tighter accountability. Add expert support when you're ready to scale. All grounded in the Scaling Founders method.

Get Club Support

1000 Founder Challenge

1,000 founders. Local clubs. Real support on the ground.

Take the Wheel assessment, join a regional hub, and start your weekly growth action rhythm. Invite 4 founders to unlock free membership.

Start this week

Your local club is ready to support you.

Take the Wheel assessment, pick your growth actions, and show up at your first meetup. The Scaling Founders method — executed together, on the ground.