Making Your First Product Hire: A Founders Breakfast

​An intimate roundtable for 15 Series A founders hosted by Elaine Tyler, CEO & Founder of Venatrix, and Riana Butler, Head of Product at Venatrix.

​Hiring your first product leader is one of the most pivotal - and often painful - steps in scaling. Beyond shipping faster, it raises deeper questions around ownership of product strategy, how decisions are made, and when founders should start letting go.

​Join fellow Series A founders for a candid, invite‑only breakfast as we unpack:

• ​When it's actually the right time to hire product

• ​Who should own and curate product strategy at each stage

• ​How founders transition strategic control without losing the vision

• ​What profiles work (and which ones don’t) for the very first product hire

• ​The classic mistakes to avoid

• ​How to set your first product leader up to succeed in months, not years

​No pitches. No panels. Just honest stories, shared lessons, and practical guidance you can apply immediately.

​Ideal for founders who are:
• actively hiring product
• starting to feel the strain of founder‑led product
• or navigating the shift from vision-holder to strategic partner.