Resources · VCs and accelerator teams
A portfolio workshop format for spotting whether a founder needs positioning, acquisition, team, or reporting help first.
Free. No autoresponder funnel. Reply by email, usually within a working day.
What you get
Portfolio workshop guide · 90-minute session format
How to use it
Run as a 90-minute workshop with one or more founders. The prompts are designed to be answered in real-time so the diagnosis happens in the room. Use the output to brief whichever support route makes sense.
Best fit
Investors, accelerators, and venture studios supporting founder growth decisions.
Not for: Pure follow-on investors with no operating support model. The template assumes the firm has the bandwidth to actually engage with founder growth decisions.
FAQ
Yes — works well as a small-group session (3–6 founders). The cross-pollination between founders often surfaces patterns nobody saw alone.
Yes — we run portfolio diagnosis workshops as a paid engagement. Useful when the firm wants an outside operator's read on which founders are stuck on what.
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Last updated: 4 May 2026
