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If anyone is looking for adventure and connection, I run a group called Founders Hike, which is what it sounds like. Founders get together to mastermind, hike

by ada1981 8y ago

If anyone is looking for adventure and connection, I run a group called Founders Hike, which is what it sounds like. Founders get together to mastermind, hike and support each other about once a month. We have some really successful and amazing Founders. Nature is it’s own medicine, the community is great, and the wisdom runs deep. NYC / SF and chapters forming in other cities. Email me if you’d like to join, and I’ll gift you a ticket. A@175g.com

mkoryak 8y ago
How many non founders do you have?
- ada1981 8y ago
  Everyone is running their own show in some capacity. Startups to billion dollar brands.
  - travisjungroth 8y ago
    I think they were going for an absolute number, not a percent.
    - ada1981 8y ago
      0.
      - travisjungroth 8y ago
        I thought the comment above asked how many founders, not how many non founders. Thank you for your simple answer to by dumb comment.
compcoffee 8y ago
>Founders get together to mastermind, hike and support each other about once a month. Maybe the world "mastermind" is throwing me off, but how do you prevent something like this from devolving into "yet another networking activity"? There's value in stepping out of the always-on, startup culture and interacting with the other half.
- ada1981 8y ago
  A typical hike is that we hike, stop along the way to do some deeper intimacy and connection work (I coach some of the top tech company founders on empathy, spirituality and leadership), we share what we’ve learned recently and what we are working on, we offer support. We do some meditation. These are hand curated and I’ve been building communities for over 20 years across a variety of disciplines. We also have our own Island to adventure and co create on! Majagual.org
  - refurb 8y ago
    This reminds of the saying “During the gold rush, it wasn’t the prospectors who got wealthy, but rather the people selling shovels.”
0x4f3759df 8y ago
I keep thinking along these lines. Like Friday night run and beer. You do a 5k run and then you all get a beer and you can bond over the run.
- matwood 8y ago
  This is basically what everyone is doing at these kickball/softball/whatever leagues.
dclowd9901 8y ago
I can think of nothing more insufferable than being surrounded by wealthy people who are business-driven. Why does it have to be a “founders” hike? Why can’t people just fucking get together and hike?
- rgrieselhuber 8y ago
  I would be very surprised if anyone who would join a Founders Hike is wealthy as a founder, especially if they are suffering from loneliness.
  - ada1981 8y ago
    You’d be surprised how many of the billion dollar company founders I coach come in the door with deep loneliness.
    - claydavisss 8y ago
      You're right, we would be. Well, I don't doubt that some rich people are very lonely....I doubt you actually come into contact with them. Feel like you're just a wannabe Bill Campbell. I went to your site - you sell Ultimate T-shirts.
      - dang 8y ago
        Personal attacks will get you banned here, regardless of how right you are (or feel) about an underlying point. Please don't be a jerk on HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
      - ada1981 8y ago
        Lol. This was the first domain I bought back in 2001 when I was running an ultimate frisbee clothing brand in college. Those were the original designs and are there for friends / fans from college and as a nod to my first online business. I was also the founding cohost of Summit.co I created The Love Game (PlayTheLoveGame.com) AnthonyDavidAdams.com has a video of me coaching the founder of Ben & Jerries, but most of my work is of course confidential. What I find interesting is that a free offering to help someone that is feeling lonely is met with such vitriol and projection.
prolikewh0a 8y ago
Do you dance around a giant wooden owl wearing still warm severed sheep heads while 1998 Alex Jones records on VHS in the woods?
- ada1981 8y ago
  Dude. You know the first rule of Founders Hike is not to talk about Founders Hike.

mkoryak 8y ago

How many non founders do you have?

ada1981 8y ago
Everyone is running their own show in some capacity. Startups to billion dollar brands.
- travisjungroth 8y ago
  I think they were going for an absolute number, not a percent.
  - ada1981 8y ago
    0.
    - travisjungroth 8y ago
      I thought the comment above asked how many founders, not how many non founders. Thank you for your simple answer to by dumb comment.

compcoffee 8y ago

>Founders get together to mastermind, hike and support each other about once a month. Maybe the world "mastermind" is throwing me off, but how do you prevent something like this from devolving into "yet another networking activity"? There's value in stepping out of the always-on, startup culture and interacting with the other half.

ada1981 8y ago
A typical hike is that we hike, stop along the way to do some deeper intimacy and connection work (I coach some of the top tech company founders on empathy, spirituality and leadership), we share what we’ve learned recently and what we are working on, we offer support. We do some meditation. These are hand curated and I’ve been building communities for over 20 years across a variety of disciplines. We also have our own Island to adventure and co create on! Majagual.org
- refurb 8y ago
  This reminds of the saying “During the gold rush, it wasn’t the prospectors who got wealthy, but rather the people selling shovels.”

0x4f3759df 8y ago

I keep thinking along these lines. Like Friday night run and beer. You do a 5k run and then you all get a beer and you can bond over the run.

matwood 8y ago
This is basically what everyone is doing at these kickball/softball/whatever leagues.

dclowd9901 8y ago

I can think of nothing more insufferable than being surrounded by wealthy people who are business-driven. Why does it have to be a “founders” hike? Why can’t people just fucking get together and hike?

rgrieselhuber 8y ago
I would be very surprised if anyone who would join a Founders Hike is wealthy as a founder, especially if they are suffering from loneliness.
- ada1981 8y ago
  You’d be surprised how many of the billion dollar company founders I coach come in the door with deep loneliness.
  - claydavisss 8y ago
    You're right, we would be. Well, I don't doubt that some rich people are very lonely....I doubt you actually come into contact with them. Feel like you're just a wannabe Bill Campbell. I went to your site - you sell Ultimate T-shirts.
    - dang 8y ago
      Personal attacks will get you banned here, regardless of how right you are (or feel) about an underlying point. Please don't be a jerk on HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - ada1981 8y ago
      Lol. This was the first domain I bought back in 2001 when I was running an ultimate frisbee clothing brand in college. Those were the original designs and are there for friends / fans from college and as a nod to my first online business. I was also the founding cohost of Summit.co I created The Love Game (PlayTheLoveGame.com) AnthonyDavidAdams.com has a video of me coaching the founder of Ben & Jerries, but most of my work is of course confidential. What I find interesting is that a free offering to help someone that is feeling lonely is met with such vitriol and projection.

prolikewh0a 8y ago

Do you dance around a giant wooden owl wearing still warm severed sheep heads while 1998 Alex Jones records on VHS in the woods?

ada1981 8y ago
Dude. You know the first rule of Founders Hike is not to talk about Founders Hike.