We Launched a Long Journey Founder Slack!

Think of it as home base for everything Long Journey founder related: events, workshops, founder resources and the one space to connect directly with fellow Long Journey founders, co-founders and the team.

 Join the Long Journey Founder Slack here - hop in, drop a quick intro, and post your first ask or offer. 

Once you're in, three quick things to get started:

  1. Introduce yourself in #welcome-to-the-flock to build a searchable, personal founder directory (intro template pinned in channel)
  2. Post your first ask or offer in #asks-and-offers (ex: share your favorite vendor) and check out the Long Journey Team Offerings and Founder Resources tabs there
  3. Check out #announcements to RSVP to September experiences, workshops and dinners. We have new monthly office hours with Bijan and two mastermind dinners coming up at the Long Journey house in SF!

Here's how to make the most of this space:

  • Ask for help: from complex problems to a warm intro, this is the place to get peer advice. Founders told us again and again they'd show up to offer help, so please, ask.
  • Offer what you know: advice, network, feedback. Generosity and giving back is the whole point.
  • Spiritual Center: we have a channel dedicated to company culture. Share any culture questions you have, we'd love to support you there.
  • Bring the community together: reconnect with founders you've met, post open invites to events you're hosting, organize meetups, and facilitate spin-off gatherings.

📌 The Corkboard (Upcoming Events & Workshops) To RSVP go to #announcements channel in the Long Journey Founder Slack

Virtual Workshops

  • 🎯 Founder Group Office Hours with Bijan — Fri, September 11 | 4:00–5:00 PM PST
    A 1 hour working session with Venture Partner, Bijan Marashi. Bring your toughest open question (GTM strategy, traction, product roadmap) whatever's keeping you up at night and work through it live with a small group of founder peers.
  • 🧭 Founder Group Executive Coaching — Tues, September 15 | 1:00–2:30 PM PST
    A 90-minute small-group coaching session with Shane Metcalf where you bring a current challenge and work through it with expert coaching and peer feedback from Long Journey founders at similar stages.
  • 💰 How to Approach My Next Raise — Thurs, September 24 | 10:00–11:00 AM PST
    An office-hours-style session 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.
  • 📖 Founder Group Storytelling Workshop with Bijan — Thurs, September 24 | 4:00–5:00 PM PST
    A hands-on workshop with Venture Partner, Bijan Marashi, where you'll come with your company's story as it stands today and leave with a sharper version of where you are, where you're going, and what's next, ready to leverage in your next fundraise conversation.
  • 🤝 'Cofounder Lab' Executive Coaching Session for Cofounders — Tues, September 29 | 1:00–2:30 PM PST
    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 simply get a general tune-up and identify what to improve.

In Person Workshops, Dinners & Experiences

  • 🍽️ Long Journey Founders Sunday Supper — Brooklyn, NY | Sun, September 20 | 6:30–9:00 PM EST
    We're gathering at the Nectir House in Brooklyn for a Sunday supper among fellow Long Journey founders based in NYC. Expect delicious food by a private chef and quality connection time.
  • 🌙 After Hours @ Long Journey — San Francisco | Wed, September 23 | 7:00–10:30 PM PST
    The entire Long Journey office will be open for coworking from 7:00–10:30 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!
  • 🚀 Long Journey Founder-Led Sales Mastermind Dinner — San Francisco | Thurs, September 24 | 6:30–9:00 PM PST
    An intimate working dinner for Long Journey B2B founders. Olivia Leavengood will join us to work live with each founder on their most pressing go-to-market or sales challenge — group discussion, clarifying questions, and practical feedback.
  • 🎶 Long Journey Listening Party: Songs & Stories — San Francisco | Weds, September 30 | 6:30–9:00 PM PST
    For the rest of the year, we're taking over one Wednesday a month to gather our favorite founders, operators, and investors for a connective experience — one that hopefully leaves you with a new perspective and appreciation for life. On September 30th, we're gathering at Capitol Arts for a Listening Party: an evening of songs, stories, and shared experiences.
  • 📈 Long Journey Product Growth Mastermind Dinner with Adam Fishman — San Francisco | Mon, October 5 | 6:30–9:00 PM PST
    For this Mastermind Dinner, we're delighted to sit down with product and growth leader Adam Fishman. Adam was one of the early growth hires at Lyft, leading growth as the company expanded across ~20 US cities. He then ran product and growth as VP at Patreon and served as Chief Product Officer at Imperfect Foods. Today he's a Partner at Reforge and the author of the popular FishmanAF Newsletter, where he breaks down product, growth, and career-building. He also hosts the Webby Award–honored Startup Dad podcast on fatherhood and startups. Bring your growth, product, and scaling challenges for direct feedback from Adam and your Long Journey peers.

🏕️ Founder Field Guide (save these pages!)

🐏 Joining the Flock?

  • Soy (Dentronic) is the co-founder and CEO of Dentronic, maker of Dexor - a robotic chairside assistant that gives dental teams an extra pair of hands for suction, retraction, and procedural support, part of a broader vision to build the physical AI layer for healthcare. She's a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford, researching tactile sensing and robotic hands in Mark Cutkosky's lab. A Hertz, NSF, and Stanford Graduate Fellow, she previously studied Mechanical Engineering at Harvard.

Until next time,

The Long Journey Team

Second Believers in the Magically Weird