Founder Mastermind Retreat Network

A structured, recurring off-site mastermind program for early-stage founders with professional facilitation, curated cohorts, and experiential activities.

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01 THE IDEA

Greg describes a years-long practice of renting a house in LA with 6-7 entrepreneurs, hiring a professional moderator and chef, and running structured sessions alongside fun bonding activities (shooting guns, dinners, etc.). The format combined ~50% structured peer advisory time with unstructured bonding, and he credits it with spawning real companies like Breather and Flow Water. He explicitly says he wants to bring it back and invites listeners to reach out if interested.

The business model is a premium retreat operator for founders: curate cohorts of 6-10 high-trust builders, charge a per-event fee (or membership), handle logistics (venue, chef, facilitator, activities), and deliver the low-judgment peer environment that founders can't get from VCs, teams, or Twitter. Revenue comes from ticket sales, annual memberships, or corporate sponsorships. This is distinct from generic entrepreneur conferences because of small group size, professional moderation, and off-site immersive format.

02 THE NUMBERS

EXPECTED ARR

$150K – $800K

INITIAL INVESTMENT

$15K + 200h

MONTHLY BURN

$8K + 60h

AUTOMATION

2/10

COMPETITORS

15 · GROWING →

SKILLS

community curation, event logistics, facilitation or moderator management, sales/outreach to founders, brand building

03 THE VERDICT

There is clear, validated demand (Greg ran this for years and it generated real outcomes), the market is underserved at the intimate/experiential tier, and the unit economics can work well with even 3-4 retreats per year at $2,000-$4,000 per head. The main risk is operator credibility and network bootstrapping, but anyone with a modest founder network can launch a pilot with minimal capital.

Verdict: BUILD. Don't have the ~200 hours it takes? Get matched with a vetted builder who does — we review every brief by hand and intro you to up to 3 builders.

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INTROS ONLY — NO FEES, NO ESCROW. THE PROJECT IS YOURS.

ALREADY BUILT — BY THE COMMUNITY

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04 THE FIELD

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