Focus on Founders LIVE 2026

Building a business is lonely. For one night, it isn't.

A night in Glasgow with people who get it. The late nights, the cash-flow knots, and the wins worth celebrating. Honest conversations, real connections, and the reminder that nobody builds alone.

Wednesday 30 September 2026 · The Social Hub, Glasgow

160 business owners. One evening only.

A curated room, and spaces are limited.

Why be in the room

Most founder events sell you a highlight reel. This one does the opposite.

Three reasons LIVE 2026 is worth a day out of the business.

A founder on stage at a Focus on Founders event, with a screen reading Business is lonelier than anyone admits

Honest, not polished

You hear what went wrong as well as what worked. The decisions, the costs, and the parts most founders leave out on stage.

Founders, not gurus

Everyone on the stage is building or has built a real business. The advice comes from people who have made the call you are about to make.

A room worth meeting

The people beside you are the reason to come back. Founders at your stage, dealing with the same decisions, in one place for a day.

What happens on the night

One night, four things, no filler.

A live founder panel

Business owners on stage together, pushed on the same questions, so you hear where they agree and where they do not.

A live podcast recording

The Focus on Founders podcast, recorded in the room, with the honest conversations that usually happen once the mics are off.

Open Q&A

The floor is yours. Ask the question you cannot ask anywhere else and get a straight answer in front of the room.

The afterparty

The night does not end with the last panel. The afterparty is where the introductions and the real conversations happen.

The community behind it

LIVE 2026 comes from a working founder community, not an events company.

Focus on Founders is a vetted membership for founders who want a peer group for the high-stakes decisions. Monthly roundtable dinners, honest conversation, and people who have been where you are.

Join the community

Membership is by application. We keep the room small and the standard high.

Apply to join

The podcast

The conversations founders have when the recording usually stops.

Building, scaling, burnout, and mental health. The honest version, in your ears each week.

Get each episode first

Drop your email and we will send new episodes and the occasional note worth reading. No spam.

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Come and find your people.

A curated room in Glasgow on Wednesday 30 September. 160 business owners, one evening only, so register while there is still room.