Legacy · A program for founders
Your business grows as fast as your judgment about people.
Own that call. Legacy teaches founders to read people before they hire, partner, or part ways.
One wrong person can cost you a year.
Most founders never learned how to read people. So they guess, and they pay for it in cash, time, and momentum.
The hire who looked perfect
Six months later, you're cleaning up the damage and starting the search again.
The partner you kept too long
Walking away felt personal, so you stayed while growth stalled.
The call you keep putting off
Every week you wait, the whole team feels it.
What changes when you can read people
Hire with confidence
Spot the right fit before you make the offer.
Choose partners wisely
See someone's motives before you sign anything.
Part ways well
Make the hard exit early and protect your company.
Keep the right people
Build a team you trust to run without you in every room.
I know how heavy these calls feel.
Every founder I've worked with has lost sleep over a person. A hire that went wrong. A partner who changed. A call they waited too long to make. You built this with your own hands, so every people decision feels personal.
I've spent over 25 years making executive people decisions. I've been in the room for the people calls through Green Dot's IPO and Digital Insight's acquisition by Intuit, and venture firms brought me in to advise their founders.
Companies I've worked with and advised
Here's how it works
Apply
Tell me about your business and the people calls in front of you.
Learn the playbook
Over eight weeks, learn to read people with the AGENCY framework.
Make the call
Hire, partner, and part ways with confidence, on your own.
Legacy
Where founders learn to read people before they hire, partner, or part ways.
Weekly modules
- Weeks 1–2Reading people. Motives, signals, and the AGENCY framework.
- Weeks 3–4Attract and choose. Draw the people worth building with, and spot the right fit before you make the offer.
- Weeks 5–6Partners. Cofounders, advisors, and collaborators.
- Weeks 7–8Hard calls. Parting ways well and building a team you trust.
Built for founders ready to lead at the next level.
You've grown a business on instinct, grit, and long nights. The next stage depends on the people around you, and instinct alone won't carry you there. Skill sets get people hired. Synergy decides whether they build with you.
Nobody taught you how big companies make people decisions behind closed doors. Legacy gives you that playbook. You learn to read motives, spot a bad fit early, and make hard calls with a clear head.
The result is a team you trust and a company that grows past you.
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