Essence Founders Summit | San Francisco

​Hey founders!

​You’re invited to the 2025 Essence Founders Summit.

​Last year we hosted our first in-person Essence Founders event — we learned a ton from your feedback and are excited to bring it back bigger and better in 2025 🎉

​Join us at Bain Capital’s San Francisco office for coffee, tea, and bites starting at 1:30 PM PT, and take the opportunity to network with fellow Essence founders before we dive into programming.

​Our event programming will begin promptly at 2:00 PM PT, featuring:

• ​Keynote Discussion with the Cofounders of Mode: Benn Stancil, Derek Steer, and Josh Ferguson
  A candid conversation on the story of Mode: how it started, finding product-market fit, navigating acquisition by ThoughtSpot, and how their perspectives have evolved now that each is building something new.

• ​Tactical Founder Workshops, including:

  • ​🧩 OSS Developer Community Building led by Adam Frankl

  • ​🚀 B2B GTM Workshop led by Dakota McKenzie

  • ​⚙️ Scaling High-Performance Engineering Teams led by Kevin Rice

• ​Curated Founder Pairings for peer exchange and collaboration.

​At 5:00 PM, we’ll open things up to our broader network of technical advisors and investors for a happy hour filled with new connections, craft cocktails, and delicious catered bites 🍻

​Massive thanks to Essence LP, Bain Capital, for generously hosting this event in their beautiful office space!