Gatherings
Small rooms, two formats: an hour-long fireside with two guests, and a short morning coffee table where founders bring what is actually blocking the quarter. Both are recorded for the FVA podcast.
Upcoming
We are opening the 2027 calendar with one session and adding the rest as guests are confirmed. Members are sent the joining link the morning of the session; seats not claimed by then are released.
December 2026
17:00 – 18:00 ET
Virtual, members only
Recorded for the FVA podcast
40 live seats
No charge for members
One founder and one buyer-side operator on what a compliance review really asks of an early product, and where founders lose a year.
Format
Timings are from the start of the call.
00:00
Five minutes on why the topic matters this quarter and who is in the room. No slides.
00:05
Thirty-five minutes with two guests — usually one founder and one person on the other side of the table. Specifics, named constraints, real numbers where they can be shared.
00:40
Fifteen minutes, unmoderated. Questions are taken live rather than pre-screened.
00:55
Members who want an introduction from what they heard say so before the call ends; we make it in the following week.
Coffee chats
Forty-five minutes, twelve seats, early enough to be done before the day starts.
February 2027
08:30 – 09:15 ET
Virtual, members only
Recorded for the FVA podcast
12 seats
No charge for members
A short open table: three founders, one operator, and whatever is actually blocking the quarter. No agenda beyond the questions people bring.
Format
Timings are from the start of the call.
00:00
Everyone gets ninety seconds: what you are building and the one thing you are stuck on this month.
00:10
Thirty minutes on the two or three problems the table shares. Whoever has solved it before speaks first.
00:40
Anyone who needs a specific introduction asks for it before the call ends; we make it the same week.
Registration
Mark the sessions you want. We confirm by email and hold the seat until the morning of the call.