COHORT SESSION
Workshops for Cohorts
Live sessions for your full cohort, shaped to where they are in the program.
Half-day, full-day, or multi-session. In-person or remote.
Trusted by 24+ Startup Programs
A 4x founder, in front of your cohort.
One mentor for every stage of your cohort. Your founders leave clearer, and your team isn't lining up four different specialists. Workshops, mentoring, speaking, and judging.
4x
founder
24+
programs
worldwide
⚡ No sales pitch. I'll reply within 2 working days.
Working with startup programs and VC firms on five continents
What Your Cohort Gets
One mentor across the whole journey, from first idea to closing a round. Your founders get the same guide at every stage, and your team only books once.
Validation
Shaping the raw idea, viability, problem/customer fit, early discovery, pivot or persevere
Traction
Building the MVP, product scoping, first 10 customers, co-founder dynamics, equity splits
Fundraise
Growing past the first 10 customers, a pre-seed round, investor conversations, term sheets
Scale
Growth patterns, team hires, operational rhythm, after the raise, classic scaling mistakes
How I Show Up
Workshops, mentoring, speaking, and judging. Pick one or combine them across a cohort.
ONE-TO-ONE
1:1 Mentoring Hours
Office hours with founders in your cohort. Scheduled blocks, repeat cadence.
Virtual or hybrid. Hour allocations flex to how your program runs.
STAGE
Speaking & Presentations
Keynotes, panels, and fireside chats at demo days, kickoffs, graduations, or industry events.
Length: 20 to 90 minutes. Topic and format shaped to your audience.
FEEDBACK
Judging & Pitch Feedback
Selection panels, pitch practice, demo day judging, investor readiness reviews.
One-off judging or recurring feedback across a cohort. In-person or remote.
What Program Operators Say
From the people who booked me for their cohorts.
Charles Hope is, without question, one of the most practical and impactful startup mentors I’ve had the pleasure to work with.
What I value most is his ability to give founders the kind of straight, honest, immediately useful advice that helps them avoid costly mistakes and move forward with much more clarity.
He connects naturally with diverse founder audiences, challenges their thinking in exactly the right way, and leaves them feeling more focused, capable, and confident about what comes next. I would highly recommend Charles to any startup program looking for a mentor or speaker who brings real founder experience, authenticity, and genuine value to every session.
Jan Mrkous
Project Manager, BGI Sustainable Ventures
Charles is a pleasure to work with: responsive, friendly, and very easy to collaborate with. His workshops are engaging and highly practical. In fact, the feedback we received consistently included requests for one-to-one sessions with him, which says a lot about the value he brings.
Ilana Taub
Stakeholder Manager, Biotope
Want This for Your Cohort?
Send a few lines about your program and the dates you're looking at, and you'll have a straight answer within 2 working days.
Common Questions
What program operators usually ask before booking.
Fees depend on format, length, and location. Pro bono also possible. I'll quote specifically for what you're exploring.
Send a Brief
Tell me about your program and what you need for your cohort. I reply within 2 working days.
What to include in your brief
- Your program and where your cohort is in the journey
- The session or series you have in mind
- Format: workshop, mentoring, speaking, or judging
- Dates, location, or any constraints I should know
What happens next
- I read your brief and will reply within 2 working days
- If there's a fit, we have a call to talk format, dates, and fees
- If the timing or scope is off, I'll tell you straight
Track record
Founders I've guided have raised more than $200M between them, across 14 years in startups.