Strategic advice that opens doors for more founders
One important decision. A clearer next step.
Founder Hours for Good is strategic advice for early-stage founders from Mar Hershenson, founding managing partner of Pear VC, three-time startup co-founder and Stanford lecturer. You bring one decision. You leave with a direction, and for paid sessions, a one-page memo.
- 15, 30 or 60 minutes. You choose.
- The first 15 minutes are free. Then $10 a minute, fixed when you book.
- Advice, not access to investment.
How it works
- Write your decision in one sentence. Start with "Should we" or "How should we".
- Choose the length that fits.
- Talk it through. Not recorded, unless you both agree in advance.
- Receive a memo with your next step. Paid sessions only, within two business days.
Where the fee goes
The company plans to give an amount equal to every consultation fee, after refunds and chargebacks, to a nonprofit that supports underrepresented founders. Your payment is for a service, not a donation.
One boundary, said plainly
Paying for a session has no effect on any investment consideration at Pear VC or anywhere else. A session is not an introduction, a diligence review or an endorsement.