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This package is designed for entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs aiming to accelerate their path to building a successful business. The coaching will be tailored to your individual needs and situation, covering topics such as building a product, developing a go-to market strategy, fundraising, recruiting and more.
Develop and refine your business strategy
Figure out how to build a successful MVP
Identify path to finding product-market-fit
Determining how to fund the business, including pitching potential investors
Creating a hiring plan tailored to your business goals
Deepening your understanding of everything it takes to win as an entrepreneur
Coaching delivered via live sessions and .
Services included:
Ideation
Compensation Strategy
Hiring
Fundraising
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Get help with Ideation, Compensation Strategy, and .

Joined March 2026
Grow your startup with a Duke Professor/Former-Founder & 125+ Advising Wins
I have been a founder, advisor, and educator at the highest levels, giving me insights – that no one else has! – on the decisions and actions that allow founders to win. Since joining Duke's faculty, I've worked 1:1 with 125 founders across all stages and industries. I've taught award-winning MBA courses ("The Favorite Course of MBAs," Poets&Quants), led investment accelerators (Melissa & Doug Entrepreneurs), and have helped founders start, scale, exit, and pivot their careers in startups. Before teaching, I bootstrapped Closure – a funeral industry software company – and went from "startup idea" to a 25-employee, 8-figure exit in 5 years.
20h of coaching