Founders
Founders Think Tank
One hour, online, with other founders. Bring one real problem and leave with either an answer, a person who has the answer, or a next step you did not have an hour ago.
What it is
Not a webinar, and not a pitch.
The thing a founder cannot get alone is other people who are actually in it — who will tell you the truth, and who have already solved the thing that is currently stopping you. Most founders are surrounded by people who are either working for them, selling to them, or politely impressed by them. None of those can help with the decision you are stuck on.
A think tank is a room of peers with a structure. The structure is what makes people willing to say the difficult thing out loud, and it is why this is not simply a call.
The four questions
Every session runs on the same four. They are the spine of the hour, and they are also the beginning of your Founders Futures diagnostic — so nothing you say here has to be said twice.
What challenges are you facing?
What resources do you need?
Who do you need to be connected to right now?
What advice are you seeking?
How the hour is structured
It runs the same way every time, because a predictable shape is what makes people willing to say the difficult thing.
10 min
Where everyone is
One sentence each. Not introductions — position.
15 min
What is actually stopping you
The four questions, worked live.
20 min
The room answers
The part that matters. Other founders have solved this — some of them solved it last month. This is where a think tank stops being a meeting.
10 min
Guest input, when the room has earned it
Specialists brought in to speak to the issues actually raised — not a slot booked in advance for someone with something to sell.
5 min
One commitment each
What you will have done before the next one.
What you leave with
- Your Founders profile — your place in the network, not just a session you attended.
- A peer group chat you start yourselves — so the conversation keeps going between sessions.
- Your four answers on record, which is where the Founders Futures diagnostic begins.
- Help from people who have already solved it — the whole reason the room exists.
The sessions
Founders Think Tank
One hour, on Zoom. Three sessions every fortnight — pick whichever suits you.
Monday
2:00–3:00pm
Every second week.
Wednesday
5:30–6:30pm
Every second week.
Friday
11:00am–12:00pm
Every second week.
All times Sydney. Each day runs on a fortnightly basis, so there are three sessions to choose from every fortnight. The booking page shows the next available date for each.
See the times and book →
Three free sessions with Stuart Black
Weekly, an hour, one to one. A separate calendar, run by Stuart himself.
If you would rather start with one conversation than a room, start here.
Book with Stuart →
Come to the next one
Answer the four questions now and the room starts working before you arrive — the session is built around what people actually raise, and your answers carry into your diagnostic.
Checking whether you are signed in…
What it asks of you
- One hour, and actually being in it. A think tank with people half-listening is just a meeting.
- One real problem, said plainly. The room can only help with what you are willing to put in front of it.
- Answering for someone else, not only asking. You will know the answer to somebody else’s question. Say so — that is the whole mechanism.
- One commitment, kept. You leave with something to have done by the next one.
Where this leads
The think tank is the front door to Founders Futures — sixteen workshops across four modules, where a diagnostic works out which ones you actually need, how many you sit, and how many hours a week you can realistically give it. Your four answers are where that diagnostic starts.
Learn more about ARC’s Founders Futures programme →