Free Lesson
How to Find Your Founder's Story
30 min
Sep 23, 2024 12:00 PM
Virtual (Zoom)
What you'll learn
A founder's story is a vital marketing tool for a startup
Every startup has a founder's story - it shapes how investors, customers and the media perceive your business
Use the seven basic plots to help you choose your story
One of the seven basic plots will help you frame your story in a way that captures the imagination of your audience
Examples of great founder's stories
From Eric Yuan at Zoom to Teun van de Keuken of Tony's Chocolonely and Simon Griffiths of Who Gives A Crap
Why this topic matters
Your founder's story is something you can have that your competitors can’t have because they’re too established for their founder’s story to matter.
Your founder's story can be more interesting than the product itself, especially to journalists.
And if you don't have a 'natural' founder's story, don't worry, you can always make one up using a PR stunt.
You'll learn from

Dino Myers-Lamptey
An award-winning marketing strategist

Lee Henshaw
A customer-centred entrepreneur
