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The founder independence programme

Build the plan. Then prove it.

Two days in Dubai lock the priorities. The following ninety days put the signed 90-Day Card to work through founder actions, Board touchpoints and documented decisions.

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Retreat

27–28 Nov 2026

VIP day

29 Nov 2026

Day 1

30 Nov 2026

Day 90

27 Feb 2027

01 / The operating contract

Everything traces to one card.

The signed 90-Day Card is the reference point for the priorities, owners and Scoreboard agreed in the room, and for every checkpoint through Day 90.

Lock it in → Prove it → Own it → Restart

02 / Day 0 to Day 90

The complete route.

Every step traces to the signed 90-Day Card. Board touchpoints land where founders usually drift.

Founder action
Board touchpoint or decision
Phase proof

Day 0 · Sat 28 Nov · Session 11

90-Day Card signed

3–5 priorities. Partner countersigned.

01 · Days 1–30 · 30 Nov–29 Dec

Lock it in

Something changes on Monday.

Day 1

First action done

Logged before end of day.

Day 5

Board Plan returned

Plan and Scoreboard ready.

Days 3–7

Team briefed

Owners confirmed. One Stop executed.

Days 8–12

1:1 Lock-In Call

Owners and milestones tested.

Days 8–20

AI pilot live

Baseline recorded on one workflow.

Day 30

Written Board Note

On track, drifting, one question.

Phase proof

Team briefed · One Stop done · Scoreboard running

02 · Days 31–60 · 30 Dec–28 Jan

Prove it

Assumptions get replaced by evidence.

Days 31–45

Three Moves executed

Driver Tree levers tracked.

Day 45

Cohort Board Meeting

One win, miss and decision each.

Days 46–55

Capital + people

Decisions executed.

By Day 60

Pilot verdict

Go · Scale · Kill

Day 60

1:1 Board Review

Keep · Change · Prove · Kill

Phase proof

Pilot verdict · decision made · card re-cut

03 · Days 61–90 · 29 Jan–27 Feb

Own it

The plan leaves the founder’s desk.

Days 61–75

Governance meeting

Scoreboard is item one.

Days 61–80

Owners run reviews

Founder attends, but does not chair.

Days 76–85

Pre-mortem refreshed

Board Brief questions asked again.

Days 85–89

Verdict Session

Delivered · Slipped · Killed

Phase proof

Governance working · owners in charge · verdict on record

Day 90 · Sat 27 Feb 2027

Next 90-Day Card signed

The cycle restarts at Day 0.

03 / The weekly rhythm

The Monday loop.

Five Scoreboard KPIs keep the signed priorities visible between formal checkpoints.

Runs throughout all 90 days

One reading. One decision. Every Monday.

Every Monday

Submit 5 KPIs

Baseline · target · owner · threshold

Threshold check

Two missed weeks or one critical miss?

Within 48 hours

Partner contact

Decision made. Card adjusted.

No threshold missed

Keep executing. Read again next Monday.

Every fortnight

Board Pods · 4–5 founders · private channel

04 / Level of support

Same route. Different depth.

Founder

The complete retreat-to-Day-90 route.

  • Checkpoints on Days 10, 30, 45, 60 and 90
  • 45-minute one-to-ones
  • Written Day 30 Board Note
  • Monday loop
  • Fortnightly Board Pods
  • Private channel

VIP Board

For larger or more complex businesses.

  • Limited to 4–5 founders
  • For larger or more complex businesses
  • Everything in Founder
  • Third retreat day worked live with all three partners
  • Monthly 90-minute partner board meetings
  • Partner at the first governance meeting
  • Longer one-to-ones
  • 24-hour flag response
  • Direct partner line

Build work and any retainer after Day 90 are quoted separately. We commit to the process, not to a revenue result.

05 / Apply

The retreat creates the plan. The next ninety days prove it.

Every priority traces to the signed 90-Day Card. Every place is by application.

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