Behind the Calendar: How 3 Bootstrapped Founders Actually Spend Their Week
What does a real founder week actually look like - meetings, deep work, distractions?
Most founder content is a highlight reel. This session is the opposite.
We've invited 3 hand-picked bootstrapped founders to share their real calendar from the past week.
No productivity showcase. No curated routines. Just the honest truth about where their time actually goes while building a company.
Together, we'll go through each calendar live and unpack:
Where deep focus actually happened (and where it didn't).
Why the week filled up with meetings, admin, and context-switches.
What was real work vs. performative busyness.
The focus patterns and anti-patterns hiding in plain sight.
Expect real stories, a few uncomfortable truths, and concrete strategies you can apply to your own week, grounded in the science of attention and focus.
Who it's for
European bootstrapped founders and solo operators building sustainable companies: the kind who want ambition without burnout.
Format
60 minutes · Live · 3 founder hot-seats + group discussion
Hosted by
Stephan Schmidbauer (Lemio)
& Fabiano Abreu Ott (40 Hour Entrepreneur Club)
A collaboration between Lemio and 40 Hour Entrepreneur. Helping founders build with focus, not just hustle.