Forge's operational, strategic, and whole startup approach drives your project from ideation to launch to raising investment. Unlike other project incubators, we become an active operating partner and roll up our sleeves. We come onboard for a small equity stake and function as your operating partner every step of the way.
Our approach is unique in that we become a hands-on "lite co-founder." You bring your idea and passion, and we help you turn it into an operational, growth-oriented startup.
As a dynamic and forward-thinking partner, we specialize in developing innovative strategies that transcend conventional norms. We utilize Silicon Valley best practices as well as our unique experiences driving ideas from founding to seed stage to launch to series A forward as your operating partner. We have deep experience developing pitches, crafting vision, operationalizing and driving execution, team-building, and deploying consumer and enterprise growth strategies. We believe in rapid iteration of business plans, product prototypes, growth strategy, and pitches to achieve product-market fit at competitive speed.
We craft success through strategies integrating data-driven insights and deep understanding of each project's unique technology and business landscape.
We thrive on collaboration, building strong partnerships to understand each business's nuances. We become your partner and are always on-call via chat, phone and project management tools. When the time is right, we utilize our network to connect with experts and investors.
From strategic consulting to seamless execution, we're your partner in unlocking unparalleled success. Drive your idea to startup success with our dynamic and active incubation partnership.
As your partner, we analyze market trends, assess competition, and delve into your business dynamics to provide actionable insights which we drive with you to ensure we are on the right founding track.
Once we arrive at a winning founding thesis, we work to create early prototypes through iterative testing in order to increase confidence in market fit, before making big tech or personnel investments.
After achieving high-confidence fit based on early data, we workt o develop the project for growth. We specialize in strategic, lost-cost and effective strategies. We collaborate on your pitch deck, vision, and can be in the pitch room with you for investment and future partners.
We begin with collaborative strategic planning to understand your project's nuances and formulate a goal-aligned plan for success. We utilize Slack, Google Meet and are always "on-call" for you.
Through iterative development, we collaboratively build and refine solutions. Regular feedback check–ins ensure precision, guiding the project toward alignment with your vision.
As business plans and prototypes near market fit, we ensure high-quality deliverables that align with what investors look for. We suggest, advise, and help manage myriad growth strategies tailored to your project's stage and goals. We utilize project tracking tools to get in to the task-level execution with you.
After early stage incubation, we continue to advise iteration, growth, and evolution of the product and pitch deck. We are always available to co-develop your pitch deck and coach you during the pitch process. You have the option of bringing our founding partner with you to pitches.
Mr. Seth Rogers began his startup career at Stack Overflow upon the raising of their Series B. At Stack Overflow, Seth drove growth, community, and product developments for Stack Overflow and numerous Stack Exchange sub-sites. His work was featured on Blog Overflow and CNBC Morning Business News.
Seth then joined the Facebook team immediately following the IPO and was an early Monetization team member. At Facebook, Seth drove development, quality, and growth of the premier Advertising and Page Insights products.
Seth founded an enterprise SAAS company, Plause, which provided HRM solutions for teams across 30 countries. Among other advisory roles, Seth provided product and business consultation to the CEO of VEEM, a late-stage, global Financial Technology company.
Seth holds two Master's degrees in Psychology, has expertise in Counseling and Executive Coaching, and has published papers in Cognitive Science journals including early work on the development of relationships in digital environments.
Ready to take the next step? Contact us today to explore how we can partner to incubate and propel your idea forward. We are here to turn your vision into a reality.
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