📌 The Corkboard (Upcoming Events & Workshops)

  • Tuesday, August 25th – 'Cofounder Lab' Executive Coaching Session for Cofounders (Virtual | 1:00-2:30 PM PST) RSVP HERE
    • A 90-minute hands-on coaching session with Shane Metcalf designed for co-founding teams to strengthen how they work together. We’re creating a container where cofounders can work on communication patterns, decision-making friction, or get a general tune-up and identify what you can improve on.
  • Wednesday, August 26th — After Hours (San Francisco | 7:00-10:30 PM PST) RSVP HERE
    • The entire Long Journey office will be open for coworking from 7 PM - 10:30 PM! Come get some work done alongside magically weird Long Journey folks, wander the rooms for a spark of inspiration, and stay as long as the energy feels good. Feel free to share the invite with other founders or builders in your network!
  • Thursday, August 27th — How to Approach My Next Raise (Virtual | 10:00-11:00 AM PST) RSVP HERE
    • This session functions like an ‘office hours’ where you can ask questions, learn from the group and work with Lee and Venture Partner, John Bruck, on strategies to successfully approach your next raise.

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🐏 Joining the Flock?

  • Quentin (InPractice Health) is working to turn existing clinical data into non-patient revenue for clinics and real-world evidence for data partners. Previously, Quentin cofounded canned cocktail company, Ranch Rider Spirits.
  • Kirill and Tomas (Enot Labs) are making culturally-native software that fits local incomes, without stripping the product down. Both cofounders founded their first companies as teenagers: Kirill went on to become the youngest GP in Europe, and Tomas a Product Lead at Carbon Arc, shipping user-facing AI and data products before joining to found Enot Labs.
  • Natalie and Ethan (Regbase) are building a platform that tracks new and proposed regulations worldwide, including hard-to-find government sources, helping legal and compliance teams see relevant rule changes early. Previously, Natalie spent 3 years as a regulatory researcher at the law firm Paul, Weiss, which is where she got the idea for Regbase and Ethan worked as an engineer at Vercel and Citadel.

Until next time,

The Long Journey Team

Second Believers in the Magically Weird