Where expert operators take the seat.
ForwardShare Expert Operators (XOs) are elite, experienced entrepreneurs matched to ventures in advisory and board roles. Every venture we partner with gains access to the Operators needed to launch, grow and scale quickly.
We put it all behind visionary entrepreneurs.
Expertise. Capital. Commitment.
ForwardShare supports visionary entrepreneurs. We co-create sustainable companies by investing our talent and capital to bring ideas to market quickly.
Where ideas are built.
The ForwardShare Studio model focuses on co-creation alongside visionaries with domain insights. Every venture in our Studio gains the full support of our Expert Operators and the capital needed to take ideas from -1 » 0 » 1 in record time.
Where funding finds founders.
We put our money behind the people and ventures we believe in. Our Capital arm is specifically designed to augment the ventures we collaborate with in our Studio and support with our Expert Operator network. We use capital alongside our commitments to co-create ventures.
How ventures move forward. Fast.
AchieveOS is where a goal gets a number on it and the right people around it. Your Personal Advisory Board of Expert Operators works alongside AI tools to keep the goal moving and the progress visible. Open to any entrepreneur, whether or not you build with ForwardShare.
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The hub for bright ideas.
The wisdom accumulated by our Expert Operators — made available to everyone. Our programs, events and publications draw on the insights of our Expert Operators to give you insider access to how we see the future of ventures.
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The quickest way to explain us is by what happens after the handshake. A fund wires the money and reappears at the quarterly board meeting. An accelerator runs a curriculum and ends on a demo day, which is the whole relationship. Marketplaces take their cut when you sign. Consultancies leave a deck.
We stay. If one of the others is what you need, there are good ones out there and we'll point you at them.
| Venture Studios | VC Firms | Accelerators | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comes in at | Before the company exists | After there's a company | After there’s a team |
| What you get | Cofounders building with you | Capital and a board seat | A program and a demo day |
| Duration | Open-ended | Until exit | Twelve weeks, typically |
| They take | Equity, a large share | Equity, a smaller share | Equity, a small share |
| Comes in at |
You know the problem, not the playbook 
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You have traction and want fuel |
You want structure and a network |
ForwardShare cofounds and cobuilds AI-native B2B software companies with domain experts, taking an operating role and an equity stake. It also runs a network of more than 200 entrepreneurial expert operators that companies hire from, and a platform, AchieveOS, where goals get set, matched with experts, and proven. New York is home base and the network reaches well past it.
A venture studio builds companies itself rather than funding companies other people started. It supplies the founding team, the capital, and the operating work, takes equity, and stays involved through the early years. Studios run a small number of ventures at a time because each one needs real people on it.
A VC writes the check and takes a board seat. An accelerator gives you a program on a fixed clock and a demo day at the end. A studio does the building itself. We come in before the company exists and take an operating role that lasts until there’s revenue worth the name.
An expert operator is a senior leader who left the org chart and now works across ventures rather than inside one company. We call ours entrepreneurial expert operators because they take defined seats in companies, sit on advisory boards, author programs, and in some cases cofound a venture with the Studio. Every one is curated and scored before they join.
Domain experts who see a problem clearly and want to build the company that fixes it. Senior leaders who’d rather run a portfolio career than take one more title. Companies that need C-level work without a C-level hire. Plus accredited investors who want exposure to studio-built companies. Different wants, same room.
Equity in the companies we cofound. Fees on the engagements and programs placed through the Network. Subscriptions and organization deals on AchieveOS. Investment returns on what we back. Which one applies to you depends on which door you came through, and we’ll say so early rather than late.
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Thirty minutes with an expert operator.
No deck required.
MindShare is our hub for sharing the learnings and insights we uncover as we explore new ventures. The MindShare Letter collects the latest findings and delivers them exclusively to your inbox.
