Cheer the wins
First customer, first hire, the launch nobody else noticed. Your circle notices, and says so out loud.
A private club for early-stage founders
Every founder needs a few people in their corner.
Early Days Club puts you in a small circle of founders from different worlds: healthcare, agencies, software, services. You cheer each other on, help each other through the hard weeks, and do each other real favours.
Membership is by application. A person reviews every one. We open in November.
What a circle is for
Small enough to know each other. Mixed enough to be useful.
A circle is a handful of founders who get to know each other’s businesses properly, then keep turning up for each other. Four things happen in a good one.
Carry the hard weeks
A lost deal, a cash crunch, a co-founder wobble. Say it to people who have been there and won’t judge.
Do real favours
An intro, a second pair of eyes on a proposal, the template you spent a week building. Small asks, answered fast.
Lend what you know
The clinic owner knows cautious buyers. The agency founder knows how to keep clients for years. Everyone brings something the others lack.
Why we mix backgrounds
Different industries. Same early days.
The people who can help you most are rarely in your own field. They don’t compete with you, they see your problem with fresh eyes, and they know people you don’t. So we build every circle from founders at a similar stage who work in different worlds.
Healthcareknows how to earn trust from careful buyers.
Agenciesknow how to win clients and keep them.
Softwareknows how to ship something small this week.
Servicesknow how to price your time without apologising.
Built for founders in
- Healthcare and clinics
- Agencies
- SaaS and software
- Consulting and services
- Coaching and education
- Ecommerce
- Creative studios
- Local businesses
How it works
How you join a circle.
1
Apply
Tell us a little about you and your work. It takes about two minutes, and you only pay if you’re approved.
2
We find your circle
A person reviews every application within 2 to 5 business days and places you with founders at a similar stage, from fields that complement yours.
3
Show up for each other
Share the wins, bring the hard questions, and help when you can. Most favours take ten minutes and save someone a week.
House rules
Four rules keep every circle warm.
i
Give before you ask
The best circles start with someone offering help nobody asked for yet.
ii
No pitching each other
Everyone here is a founder trying to get through the same years. Leave the sales deck at the door.
iii
What’s shared stays here
Numbers, worries and half-finished ideas are safe in the circle. That is what makes honesty possible.
iv
Small on purpose
We would rather grow slowly than let a circle go cold. Quality of people beats quantity every time.
The early days are the loneliest part of building something. They don’t have to be.
Why Early Days Club exists
Who is Early Days Club for?
Founders and owner-operators in the first years of a business: clinics and health practices, agencies, software, consulting, services and more. If you're building something and would rather not do it alone, you'll fit.
How big is a circle?
Small enough that everyone knows everyone's business by name. We keep circles small on purpose, because that is what makes people show up for each other.
What do members actually do for each other?
Celebrate wins, talk through hard decisions, make introductions, review each other's work, and share what has worked for them. Most favours take ten minutes and save someone a week.
Why do you review every application?
The whole thing works only if people show up for each other. A person reads every application and replies within 2 to 5 business days, and we'd rather grow slowly with the right people than quickly with the wrong ones.
Is this a networking group?
Not the business-card kind. There's no pitching and no cold selling to each other. You get a few people who know your business and want you to win.
What does it cost?
Membership is a monthly subscription you can cancel any time. You only pay if you're approved, you'll see the price before you pay anything, and our refund and cancellation policies are linked at the bottom of this page.
Pull up a chair.
Tell us what you’re building. If it’s a fit, we’ll find you a circle.
Apply to join