ONLINE MASTERCLASS FOR INVESTORS
How to become a compassionate investor
Discover actionable tools, resources, and best practices to support founders’ mental health across your investment practices
Masterclass Objectives
Did you know that happier founders are 20% more productive?
An investor’s job isn’t just to provide funds - it is to equip and support founders with everything they need to be successful. Mental health is a core element of that success. Investors need to take an active role in creating an environment of healthy entrepreneurship.
What you will learn
During this masterclass, you will:
Understand the basics of the mental health of entrepreneurs, the relationship between mental health and a business's success, and improved investment fund performance
Develop a better understanding of your role as an investor in supporting your portfolio founders' health
Discover best practices, tools, resources, and practical solutions to best support founders' mental health across your investment practices
Masterclass Modules
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• Educate investors on founders' health and the dark side of entrepreneurship
• The implications of entrepreneurship on mental health
• Why it’s important that investors understand the impact, cause, and how they can help entrepreneurs
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• Help investors care about and understand the role they play in a founder’s mental health
• Understand why the mental health of entrepreneurs is essential to both the individual and the success of the investor’s fund
• Increase the self-awareness of investors so that they are better equipped to support founders
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• Provide investors with best practices, tools, and resources so they can play a central role in creating healthier entrepreneurship
• Help investors learn to initiate vulnerable conversations, create a safer space for founders, and improve their own emotional intelligence
• Develop mechanisms for investors to advocate for healthier entrepreneurship, and use these tools to promote the mental health of founders as a priority in the wider ecosystem
Masterclass led by
The founders of The Future Farm, who bring a strong track record of building and investing in impactful, healthy businesses, and coaching founders towards better wellbeing
Vladimira Briestenska
Founder and CEO
Entrepreneur, angel investor, and coach. Vladimira launched the very first Founders Anonymous Circle at fintech VC, Anthemis Group. After years of working closely with entrepreneurs, global VCs, and leaders from London and CEE, to Kenya and Pakistan, Vladimira co-founded The Future Farm, to build healthier entrepreneurship. She is also an operator and a fintech founder.
Nektarios Liolios
Founder and Ecosystem
Ecosystem builder, innovator & sense maker. Nektarios co-founded one of the largest global startup accelerators, Startupbootcamp, and has worked closely with hundreds of entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses. He is also a certified coach, driven by collaboration and the desire to improve the lives of the people making a difference in this world.
Access the premier class on founders’ mental health for investors
Price per access: £300
Sign up before 31st August and get a 20% early bird discount, using the code TFF20
Available slots to choose from for the online masterclass:
Wednesday, 28th September: 9 am BST (GMT+1)
OR
Tuesday, 4th October: 4 pm BST (GMT+1)
About The Future Farm
Creating a safe space for entrepreneurs
A global organisation dedicated to healthier entrepreneurship, founded by serial entrepreneurs and investors. We see entrepreneurs as a driving force for positive change in society. With their mental, emotional, and psychological wellbeing at its core. We run the recognised podcast show NAKED on vulnerable entrepreneurial stories and lead the Compassionate Investor Masterclass, educating thousands of investors on founders’ health.
Testimonials
Bennet Barth
Managing Director
RESPOND Accelerator
“The pressures of being an entrepreneur are intense. We need to educate those working with entrepreneurs about mental health and raise awareness. We at RESPOND work very closely with entrepreneurs from across the globe and welcome the effort of The Future Farm to provide a whole suite of practical tools and a Masterclass on this subject.”
Lisa Mikkelsen
Head of Global Human Capital
Flourish Ventures
“Investors are in a position to support the founder's wellbeing by providing good governance, trusted advice, and honest feedback. Anyone with a learning mindset looking to go beyond the technical skills of investing will benefit from a program specifically geared towards the unique dynamics between investors and entrepreneurs.”
Manuel Silva Martínez
General Partner
Mouro Capital
“Venture capital is a people business, but it is easy to forget what people are made of, especially in times of stress or difficulty! Raising awareness amidst the investor community around mental health, and equipping investors with a toolkit to address the mental health problem is a necessary step for the industry.”
