Twelve weeks to an investable venture.
A hybrid program of in-person and online sessions. Five modules, each ending in something real you can put in front of your family and outside investors.
Business Plan & Go-to-Market
Product, structure and go-to-market, built into a full plan.
Business planDigital Transformation & AI
AI for the family business and AI-first new ventures.
AI roadmapFinancial Fluency & Fundraising
Pro forma, term sheets, valuation and the raise.
Financial planWellness, Leadership & Legacy
Wellness, family charter, estate planning and legacy.
Family charterFinal Pitch Preparation
The final plan, public speaking and the pitch deck.
Investor pitchFive modules across twelve weeks.
Thirty-six cohort masterclasses. Each module closes with a presentation to the mentors, and the program closes with Family Pitch Day.
Business Plan & Go-to-Market Foundations
Business planning, product design, corporate structure and go-to-market.
Digital Transformation & AI
The reset: AI strategy, automation and governance for the family business, and AI-first ventures.
Financial Fluency & Fundraising Roadmap
Reporting, pro forma, tax, term sheets, capital markets, M&A and valuations.
Wellness, Leadership & Legacy
Physical and mental wellness, strong teams, wills, trusts, life insurance and long-term investing.
Final Pitch Preparation
Integrate the final plan, public speaking and the pitch deck.
Plus a Speaker Series every one to two weeks, including Immigration Pathways for Founders.
Every organization needs a reset: to rethink, innovate and adapt to a changing world.
AI is changing how companies are built, run and valued. Our board includes experts in AI and decision science, and Digital Transformation & AI puts that expertise to work on your venture. New founders design an AI-first company from the start; founders modernizing a family business map where AI creates the most value, and how to get there.
How the business works today
Processes, data, decisions and the customer experience, examined with fresh eyes.
With AI at the core
AI-powered products, services and business models, not just new tools added on top.
People, governance and family
Bring the team, the board and the family along, so the change actually lasts.
Delivers: an AI roadmap for the venture and the family business.
A weekly rhythm built for progress.
Cohort Masterclass
10:00am–12:00pm CT, 120 minutes. Cohort-wide, led by a professional mentor who assigns reading and independent or group work, building week by week toward the business plan presented at the final pitch during graduation.
Open day
No sessions: time for independent work and 1:1 sessions with mentors as needed.
Mentor Office Hours
10:00am–12:00pm CT. All mentors and founders meet. Module presentations close Weeks 4, 6, 9 and 11; Family Pitch Day closes Week 12.
Welcome Retreat
The official kickoff ahead of Week 1: a wellness and fitness experience plus a VIP social networking experience.
Speaker Series
Entrepreneurs, visionaries, academics and professionals presenting expertise in macroeconomics, individual industries, business practice and politics.
Five deliverables. One investor-ready story.
The plan
- A completed business plan with a clear go-to-market strategy
- An AI roadmap for the venture and the family business
- A family charter, so founders and sponsors decide together
The raise
- A financial plan and fundraising roadmap
- An investor pitch, delivered at Family Pitch Day
Business first, with the family in the room.
Most of the twelve weeks go to the work of building a company: the plan, the technology and the money. Weeks 10 and 11 cover what makes a family venture different, bringing together wellness, leadership and legacy so founders and sponsors can work well together for the long run.
Wellness, Leadership & Legacy
- Physical and mental wellness for founders
- Building strong, balanced teams
- Wills, trusts and life insurance
- Long-term investing
- A family charter for decisions across generations
Build it in twelve weeks.
Cohort I starts Winter 2026 and is limited to 20 projects.