Hosting Your First Mastermind
Masterminds compound when the format respects the members' time. Here's the operating model.
A high-functioning mastermind delivers two things members can't get elsewhere: candid feedback from peers at their level, and accountability they actually feel. Everything else is content.
Step-by-step
- 1
Pick a stage band
Members within 1 revenue order of magnitude of each other. Mixing $200K solopreneurs with $20M founders fails both.
- 2
Cap at 8–12
Below 8, energy dies on absences. Above 12, hot-seats can't all fit in the session.
- 3
90-minute weekly or 4-hour monthly
Hybrid works: monthly long-form + weekly 30-min accountability standup.
- 4
Hot-seat protocol
20 minutes per seat: 5 to present, 10 questions/feedback, 5 to commit. No advice without questions first.
- 5
Price it like a coaching program
$5K–$25K/year is the typical band. Below $5K, members don't engage; above $25K, you're selling 1:1 access.
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