BRING CLARITY & PROCESS TO YOUR STARTUP 

6-Week Founder Foundations Challenge

Validate your idea, build a clear offer, and leave with a 90-day execution plan, using AI as leverage, not overwhelm. Real frameworks. Real feedback. A cohort of smart women building alongside you. This is your shortcut to clarity.

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Applications are reviewed within 24 hours. Small, curated cohort. Live sessions plus replays.

THE PROBLEM WE ARE SOLVING

Overthinking is not a strategy.
Bring clarity to your vision.

Most early-stage women founders are not lacking motivation or intelligence.
They are lacking structure, clarity, and support that treats the founder as a whole human.

You might feel:
● Overwhelmed by advice and unsure what actually matters right now
● Stuck refining ideas instead of testing them
● Curious about AI but unsure how to use it in a grounded, ethical way
● Alone in decision-making, with no clear feedback loop

This sprint is designed to break that cycle.

STARTS FEBRUARY 3RD

What you will walk away with

This is your launchpad. Six weeks of virtual expert-led sessions, proven frameworks, and a community of women building AI powered businesses. At the end of the challenge you will have:

A clearly articulated business or offer concept
Defined early customer and problem clarity
A simple business model you understand and can explain
Practical AI workflows you can actually use
A realistic 90-day execution plan
Increased confidence in your decisions and next steps

How the challenge works

Sprint Structure

●Weekly live sessions focused on clarity, execution, and applied learning
● Office hours for real-time questions and feedback
● Small cohort to ensure support and accountability
● Community space for connection and progress tracking

Time Commitment

● 3 to 5 hours per week total
● Live sessions plus optional replays if you miss a week
● Additional time for outside work

Weekly Schedule

● Live sessions: Thursdays from 11am-1pm CST

● Office hours: Tuesdays from 11am-12pm CST

● Replays available for all live sessions

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

A series of curated, expert-led sessions

We built this virtual challenge around the exact tools, frameworks, and support early-stage founders need to lay solid foundations using AI to build scalable businesses. Each session will be led by one of our experts seasoned in growing and scaling startups across industries.

WEEK 1
Life Operating System

Before you build a business, you need a foundation that sets you up for efficiency and success. We'll help you get clear on your goals, intro you to an AI system that works, and build the structure you need to make real progress.

WEEK 2
Customer Modeling

Understand who you are serving and what they need. This week covers early-stage startup terminology, the importance of the early adopter, and the role of the offer as an organizing principle. You will learn a basic offer framework, identify gaps in customer understanding, and distinguish assumptions from validation using AI-supported research.

WEEK 3
Business Modeling

Learn the fundamentals of business modeling using the Lean Canvas. This week covers problem and solution definition, unique value, unfair advantage, and key metrics. You will focus on understanding what to track at a macro level and map your business within existing customer segments and alternatives.

WEEK 4
Experiments + Testing

Learn how to design experiments and conduct different types of interviews. This week covers problem, solution, JTBD interviews, and how to use AI tools to support research and analysis. You will focus on structuring experiments and understanding the limits of AI versus real interviews.

WEEK 5
Operational Efficiency

Develop operational thinking for founders. This week covers core business systems, workflows, tech stack design principles, automation fundamentals, and practical AI implementation. You will focus on designing for scale, simplicity, and avoiding common early-stage tool and process mistakes.

WEEK 6
Financial Modeling 101

Build a framework for clarity and predictability in cash flow and decision making. This week introduces financial modeling fundamentals using a practical tool to support business planning.

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Meet the Experts

Decades of combined experience in startups, operations, sales, and business development. Get expert guidance from women who've led startups, scaled operations, and helped founders just like you turn ideas into real businesses.

Ada Ryland
Founder of KeyChange & Founder Performance Specialist
Ada Ryland is a founder performance coach empowering purpose-driven startup founders to build well-designed companies that create lasting impact. With a background spanning engineering, consulting, and coaching, Ada specializes in enhancing founder effectiveness through her KeyChange Venture Design Framework, which integrates insights from design thinking, systems thinking, and behavioral science.
Breeanna Whitehead
Founder of Just Bree K & Strategic Consultant
Bree Whitehead is a strategic leader and creative systems thinker who helps founders, creatives, and impact-driven brands design emotionally intelligent AI tools that align with how they actually live. From leading regional wellness teams to advising multimillion-dollar capital campaigns, Bree’s superpower is simplifying complexity. Her current focus? Helping people build AI-powered systems that bring more peace, presence, and purpose into their lives.
Emily Skeen
Co-Founder of Maiven Collective & Fractional COO
Emily is a Co-Founder of Maiven Collective, a Co-Founder and COO of Lynx Ventures, and serves as a fractional COO, partnering with businesses across industries to integrate AI tools that reduce bottlenecks and improve workflows. With a background in scaling consumer brands, Emily specialized in operational efficiency, Amazon marketplace sales, and marketing growth strategies for CPG companies.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Let's clear up any doubts

We know signing up for something like this takes trust. Here are the answers to the questions we hear most. If something's still holding you back, send us a message. We'd rather you ask than wonder.

What's the time commitment?
Can I do this while working full-time?
What will I walk away with after 6 weeks?
Do I need to have my legal entity set up before starting?
Is there a refund policy?
I'm still in the idea phase. Is this too early for me?
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Starts: February 3, 2026
Ends: March 13, 2026

Time Commitment:
3-5 hours per week

Live sessions plus optional replays if you miss a week
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Founder Success

Hear how our members are building AI literacy, validating business ideas, and navigating the founder journey with grounded support.
"I’ve felt encouraged to ask questions, experiment, and even dream bigger."
"Being part of the Maiven community has been one of the most energizing and empowering experiences I've had in the AI space. It's rare to find a place that's both deeply curious and supportive, but Maiven gets that balance just right.  

I'm inspired by what’s possible when women come together to shape the future of tech. The Maiven team has created something truly special here. This isn’t just another online community. It’s a launchpad, a think tank, and a support system all rolled into one."
Dia W.
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"Being part of Maiven has been a confidence boost I didn't know I needed."
"Not only in the world of AI usage, but in the everyday work I do and connecting to others, Maiven has provided the opportunity for growth in such a manageable way.

I have already told so many folks about this and can't wait to have more folks join. You do not want to miss this collective. It's more than you could even imagine it to be.."
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"Navigating this new world of AI can be intimidating, and it’s hard to know how to use it, how to get your questions answered, and think about new ways to use it.  

AI is the future so I want to learn how to use it to my advantage rather than fall behind in my career. I feel like Maiven helps me do that in a judgement free zone!"
Jen S.
"Maiven Collective makes everything very accessible and easy to understand."
"The Maiven Collective was just what I needed to start moving forward with my use and implementation of AI tools in work and in my life.  I didn’t know how much I didn’t know, but the Maiven Collective makes everything very accessible and easy to understand.  

I left feeling inspired and excited to see where these tools can take me!!"
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"I love Maiven!! I work in marketing and social media, and I am constantly (desperately) trying to keep up with all the ways I can use AI to streamline my content creation and workflows.

This community introduced me to so many valuable AI tools that I wouldn't have known about or found, and I up-leveled the way I use AI based on others' prompt suggestions and workflow recs.  Thank you Maiven!"
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