Available in three formats
a Buy on AmazonAlso available on:Founders Unfiltered —
Where Founders Can
Tell the Truth.
The Founders Unfiltered Network is where founders talk about what's working, what isn't, and what building a company is really doing to the person behind it.
Bolder founders. A healthier tomorrow.
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The Book
Most startup books tell you how to build a company.This one tells you how the company builds you.
Founders Unfiltered pulls back the curtain on the real founder journey — the mindset, sacrifices, identity shifts, and the lessons nobody talks about until you're in it.
- Real stories. Real lessons. Real frameworks.
- A must-read for current and future founders.
- Insights on resilience, loneliness, identity and leadership.
Founders Unfiltered Network
A Confidential Community for the Real Founder Journey.
The Founders Unfiltered Network is a private peer community for founders who want honest conversations, practical support, and a healthier, more sustainable way to build.
Honest Conversations
Talk about what’s really happening — wins, struggles and everything in between.
Founder Unfiltered
A safe space to share, be heard and find support through it all.
Burnout & Resilience
Practical tools and insights for a healthier founder journey.
Peer Support
Connect, learn and grow with a trusted circle of founders.
Upcoming Events
Conversations
That Matter.
Live discussions, founder roundtables, book events and more.
View All EventsJan21
Before The Burnout
A live conversation on the personal runway: health, strain and staying in the game.
Virtual Event6:00 PM
Feb10
Mar22
Latest updates
From Founders Unfiltered.
Four rooms are open for 2027
The first Founders Unfiltered season now runs from January through April: founder mental health, the Boston book launch, The Long Middle, and a Founder Decision Room.
Read updateJanuary 21: a live conversation on the true cost of building a business
Before the Burnout opens the year with the conversation most founders need but rarely get the space to have — examining health, personal runway and emotional toll of carrying an enterprise before exhaustion makes the choice for you.
Read updateFebruary 10: the book launch talk comes to Boston
An evening with Urenna Ohaya on the questions behind Founders Unfiltered — lessons, stories and what comes next.
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“You begin believing you are building a company. Eventually, you discover the company was rebuilding you.— Urenna Ohaya