​The Founder's Clinic is a live, in-person experience designed to give founders real help on real problems.

​Think of it as urgent care for your startup.

​When you arrive you will check in and fill out a simple intake form. What is going on? How long has it been bothering you? How urgent does it feel? What would make this visit worthwhile?

​Based on your responses, our team will triage your situation and connect you with the right support. You will begin with a “primary care” coach, skilled at helping founders unpack a challenge, surface root causes, and clarify what is actually happening beneath the surface. Then, you’ll meet with a subject matter “specialist” for a “second opinion” focused on your specific needs, whether that is product, sales, branding, finance, operations, legal, or more.

​You'll receive high-impact, thoughtful support from experienced members of our startup community who want to improve the health of you and your startup.

​So bring the real problem, that messy tangled one. Our goal is that you walk away with clarity on your challenge, and ideally a prescription for next steps you can take action on right away.

​Whatever issue has been keeping you up at night googling symptoms and treatments, come get it checked out at the Founder’s Clinic!

​Founder’s Clinic was originally created and developed by Shannon Varcoe and Dr. Valencia Hicks-Harris as part of Raleigh-Durham Startup Week.

​​LOCATION

​​American Underground

​📍 324 Blackwell Street #900, Durham, NC 27701
🚗 Parking is available at the American Tobacco Campus visitor spaces. Learn more here: https://americantobacco.co/your-visit/

​RALEIGH-DURHAM STARTUP CO.

​The Founder's Clinic is part of the Raleigh-Durham Startup Co. (RDSCo) Startup Series — a free, year-round series of events that meet Triangle founders at "I'm curious" and helps them move toward "I'm building." Learn more at raleighdurhamstartup.co.

​Thank you to our Contributing Members for supporting the RDSCo Startup Series!

​Founder’s Clinic Concept & Framework: Created and developed by Shannon Varcoe and Dr. Valencia Hicks-Harris.