Founders500

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This is our new monthly event series in partnership with Create Communities. This intimate and inspiring gathering is designed for creative founders who are shaping industries, challenging norms, and redefining success.

Each month, we’ll bring together visionary founders for candid fireside chats and in-depth interviews, uncovering the real stories behind their journeys – the highs, the hard lessons, and the game-changing insights they wish they knew from the start. Expect honest conversations covering everything from securing funding to hiring your first employee, navigating failure, and what truly happens when you reach success.

Beyond inspiration, you’ll leave with practical advice and actionable takeaways to help you grow, adapt, and thrive in your own entrepreneurial journey. Whether you’re a startup founder, creative entrepreneur, or future leader, this series is your opportunity to connect, learn, and level up alongside a dynamic community.

About Us

Founders500 is the place for creative founders to come together, share cutting edge ideas and level up their skills. We run monthly events, meetups and festivals in the UK!
At Founders500, our name embodies the essence of community transformation and momentum. We recognise that the journey from a small gathering to a thriving, impactful community hinges on reaching key thresholds of engagement.

Founders500 is a safe space where new and established founders, as well as future founders, come together to collaborate, support one another, and learn. Around 50–150 participants often marks the moment when a group begins to formalise its identity, shared purpose, and collective energy.

At 500 members, a critical mass is reached where diversity flourishes, sub-communities emerge, and real change becomes possible. Founders 500 represents this tipping point—a movement where connection, innovation, and growth thrive.

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Would You Invest in Your Own Business?
Tue, Oct 20 · 6:15 PM BST
The Warwick, 1-3 Warwick St, Soho, London, W1B 5LR, GB
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## Date: Tuesday 20th October, 6:15-9 PM UK Time

Location: 1 Warwick by Maslow’s

About the event
What would an investor see if they looked at your business today? And where could you be creating more value for the customers you already have?

Join Founders500 and Lewis Hunter for a practical, interactive session exploring what makes a business worth backing and where your next growth opportunities could be hiding.

In the first half, you’ll look at your business through an investor’s eyes: demand, the numbers and how much depends on you being there. This is your chance to step back from the day-to-day, challenge your assumptions and get what’s in your head down on paper.

Then we’ll explore customer lifetime value: how upsells, cross-sells, lower-priced alternatives and recurring offers can give customers more reasons to keep buying from you. Working in small groups, you’ll challenge each other’s thinking and spot opportunities that can be difficult to see on your own.
Haven’t started yet? You’ll learn what to look for before committing to an idea and how to build a stronger offer from day one.

Come ready to share, ask questions and leave with practical ideas to put to work.

About the speaker: Lewis Hunter
Lewis Hunter buys, builds and backs businesses, bringing a sharp eye for overlooked opportunities and hands-on experience of turning them into growth. Operating since the age of fifteen, he has completed two successful exits and now runs a portfolio spanning multiple businesses and property.

He is the creator of the Four Engines Framework and co-author of The Operator Trap, helping founders build businesses that can grow beyond their own time, energy and involvement. His approach challenges people to rethink how they operate, from turning customer relationships into strategic partnerships to finding new revenue opportunities within existing businesses.

Lewis works inside the businesses he backs as a shareholder, sharing the risks as well as the rewards. He brings that experience to the stage, with over 100 hours of speaking experience, including appearances at Red Bull Racing’s UK headquarters and Ferrari.

Expect a direct, practical approach that challenges your thinking and helps you see your business through fresh eyes.

Thank you to our founding partner Signal for making this event happen.

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