Advancing the science of clarity, resilience, and decision quality in entrepreneurship — so founders, investors, and ecosystems can trust the signal, not the hype.
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Consent-first. Private by default. No resale of personal data. Dive Circles are never recorded.
When stress floods the brain, the prefrontal cortex — your “CEO” circuitry for judgment and creativity — goes offline. Decision debt piles up. Culture frays.
We built the Founders Compass Institute™ to fix that: defining and measuring the human operating system behind sustainable entrepreneurship.
“Before I worked on myself, I kept trying to fix the business. Once I stabilized, everything else followed.” — Early-stage founder, FRA participant
The Founder Readiness Index™ combines insights from the Founder Readiness Assessment™ and other research measures to map how inner mastery drives real-world outcomes.
Derived from anonymized data, it reveals where founders stand on the inner journey — and how readiness connects to traction, team health, and fundraising results.
Annual ecosystem report and comparative dashboards.
Cross-sector trends on decision quality and stress resilience.
Open methodology for transparency and replication.
We collaborate with universities, accelerators, and venture funds to integrate Founder Readiness™ into their ecosystems. Partners gain access to insights, benchmarks, and training that elevate both founders and outcomes.
Co-design validated studies and co-author research.
Use the FRA and Index to strengthen portfolios and de-risk founder failure.
Our research is built on the same integrity we ask of founders:
Private by default and consent-first.
IRB-ready methods and transparent standards.
Data governance aligned with global research ethics.
“Trust isn’t a metric — it’s the foundation of every great decision. That’s why we protect it in everything we do.”— Dr. PJ Jackson
Explore applied research and plain-English briefs from the Institute in our Learn section — from neuroscience-backed practices to communication standards that protect trust.
Founder Readiness™ is becoming the standard language for how we grow resilient leaders and healthier companies.
Be part of the research that shapes it.
