of startups fail because building a company and keeping it running is hard.
Founders usually struggle when they fail to get the support that they need. At Betaworks we’ve spent much of the last for 13 years helping entrepreneurs learn and connect to succeed.
Circles harness the power of human connections and peer support to help you overcome hurdles and through hard times.
of CEOs acknowledge that, in hindsight, they weren’t fully prepared to take on the CEO role.
Founders often find themselves struggling with team issues, co-founder issues, runway issues, growth issues and can’t get the right advice.
Circles is the sounding board in a private environment to help CEOs learn on the job.
of CEOs are not comfortable asking their board chairman for honest feedback.
Sometimes boards help, but too often they are too formal. Advisors can help, but too often they aren't objective.
Circles is a safe place to have tough conversations to solve the real, pressing human and business challenges you are facing right now.
of startups fail because building a company and keeping it running is hard.
The power of human connections and peer support are key to overcome hurdles and through hard times.
of CEOs acknowledge that, in hindsight, they weren’t fully prepared to take on the CEO role.
Circles is the sounding board and safety net to help CEOs learn on the job.
of CEOs are not comfortable asking their board chairman for honest feedback.
We built a safe place to have tough conversations to solve the real human and business challenges you are facing.
we’re deeply invested in founder success and startup survival. Circles are designed to provide CEOs with a support system through the most challenging times of running a business and increase the odds of a company's survival, matching you with a group of peers whose experiences will compliment your own, providing both advice and connections.
Circles participants are held to a code of honor and everything shared in the group remains private. Additionally, your group will be filled with peers, but not competitors.
We develop additional tailored content and events to help leaders address challenges they face in building, pivoting and growing their business.
We’re deeply invested in founder success and startup survival. We are founders (we have co-built companies like GIPHY, Bitly, Tumblr), we get founders. That's why we designed Circles to provide CEOs with peer support in a trusted environment: a support system is the CEO's superpower to navigate through the most challenging times of running a business. Circles increase the odds of your company's survival, by matching you with a group of peers whose experiences will compliment your own, providing both advice and connections.
Circles participants are held to a code of honor and everything shared in the group remains private. Additionally, your group will be filled with peers, but not competitors.
We develop additional tailored content and events to help leaders address challenges they face in building, pivoting and growing their business.
Our Circles are tailored to you, your needs, expertise and skills. Get in touch with our team to learn more about the programs and how you can be matched with other accomplished peers.
Each curated group of seven participants is led by an experienced entrepreneur. Many of them are founders of our portfolio companies.
Former VC, WeWork
Executive, Beats by Dre/Apple
Founder, RDF° Report
Past founder, Firefly, Accelerator Group, Daylife
Director of Product Engineering, Pinterest
Former CEO, Instapaper
Former CEO, Bitly
CEO & Founder, Hello Walden
CEO, Katapult
Former Executive, Viacom
General Manager, WeTransfer
CEO & Co-Founder, FiftyThree (makers of Paper)
Director, YouTube Spaces
COO, Next New Networks
CEO, Dots
Head of Product, NurseFly
Advisor, YC Startup School
VP Product, IAC
Former CEO, Bloglovin'
Former CEO & Founder, Daro
Former CEO, Salon Media Group
Mentor/Advisor
Visiting Professor NYU
Former Microsoft Executive
Co-Founder & General Partner, BBG Ventures
Founder, BUILT BY GIRLS
Former Chief of Staff, AOL Brand Group
Founder Coach & Angel Investor
Former Head of Product & Engineering, Betaworks Studios