In this brief you’ll find:
Company Culture Round Table with Jeremy Palmer and Alexander Volz | April 8, London
An intimate dinner exploring what it takes to build and sustain a healthy company culture when you scale exponentially.
Status: Registration open
San Francisco Founder Dinner with Hasan Sukkar | April 11, San Francisco
Private dinner bringing together McKinsey alumni founders and investors. Hosted by Hasan, who launched 11x – one of the fastest growing AI startups from McKinsey of all time.
Status: Registration open
How to Build a Product as a Non-Technical Founder | April 24, Online
Workshop for founders building products without a technical background.
Status: Registration open
Austin Founder Mixer with Nevin Kamath | May 14, Texas
Casual mixer bringing together McKinsey alumni founders and investors.
Status: Registration open
YC Application Support Workshop | May 29, Online
Working session by YC & McKinsey alumni, helping founders refine and strengthen their YC applications.
Status: Registration open
Founder Retreat | June 11-14, French Alps
We’re excited to share with you an upcoming founder retreat organised by ex-McKinsey founder & coach – Alexander Volz, together with the founder and CTO of QuantumBlack – Sam Bourton.
Status: Registration open
Introducing X26 Office Hours !
One of the most requested things in X26 is time with founders who've been there.
A handful of experienced founders are opening up 30-minute slots for one-on-one conversations with aspiring xMcKinsey founders. Submit a request to speak with any experienced founder below.
Alex Chumbley xMcKinsey, Y Combinator, MIT · 2x founder (1 exit) ·
Startup investor and mentor Building AI agents to fix the American healthcare system.
Talk to Alex about: YC, healthcare startups, exits, investor-founder dynamics
James Lo xMcKinsey · Co-founder & CEO, Ethos ·
Serial venture-backed founder building at the intersection of AI and human opportunity. Backed by General Catalyst, 8VC, Conviction and others. Previously SoftBank VC.
Talk to James about: fundraising from top-tier VCs, impact-driven startups, scaling as a repeat founder
Kai Song Eer xMcKinsey · Building an AI product in SF ·
Previously co-founded GuruLab (edtech, $1M raised, acquired). ML Engineer background from Cambridge. 3x non-profit co-founder.
Talk to Kai Song about: technical AI product builds, edtech, early-stage fundraising, non-profit to startup paths
Reece Griffiths xMcKinsey · Co-founder, x26 · Founder, Deasy Labs (YC S23) ·
Built Deasy Labs from founding to eight-figure acquisition by Collibra in under two years. Backed by Bessemer and General Catalyst. Previously McKinsey and QuantumBlack.
Talk to Reece about: YC applications, fast-track acquisitions, AI/data governance, McKinsey-to-founder leap
If you're a founder willing to share what you've learned with xMcKinsey entrepreneurs earlier in their journey, we'd love to have you. Any commitment is welcome.
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Thanks for being a part of this amazing community. We’re excited for everything that’s to come.
Love,
The X26 team.