AI House Founder Mental Health Affinity Group Meetup - Anxiety in the Age of AI Catastrophe
Being a product founder, especially in the AI and tech space, comes with unique pressures: intense decision-making, constant context-switching, emotional isolation, and the invisible weight of carrying vision, team, and capital all at once.
August 11 Topic: Anxiety in the Age of AI Catastrophe - “Building the future and fearing it.”
Focus on:
Decision-making under cortisol: How stress hormones can narrow thinking and push leaders toward reactive choices.
Board and investor conflict: Staying grounded when navigating high-pressure conversations and competing expectations.
Team emotional contagion: How a founder’s emotional state quickly spreads through the team and shapes culture.
Practical regulation tools: Simple techniques like pause protocols and reset rituals to regain clarity before making high-stakes decisions.
Who it's for:
This meetup is a space for tech product founders to drop the pitch, remove the pressure, and connect on a human level. This event is not open to service providers.
Join New Tech Northwest Founder Brett Greene, PCC, executive coach and mental health advocate for founders, for a facilitated conversation focused on the emotional and psychological challenges of entrepreneurship.
This is not a panel or a lecture, it's a confidential, founder-only circle designed to foster open dialogue, reflection, and peer connection. You're not alone in your founder challenges.
What to expect:
A safe, confidential environment for honest conversations
Facilitated group prompts focused on emotional resilience, identity, effectiveness, and overwhelm
Peer insight and shared experiences from others walking the same path
Opportunities to build friendships with fellow founders
Whether you're thriving, barely holding it together, or somewhere in between, you’re welcome here.
Agenda:
12:45pm - Check in and networking. Arrive early and allow time to find parking and walk to the venue.
1:00pm - Welcome guests and dive into today's topic. You'll be in a group of 3-4 founders to talk about the topic or a hot topic for you around founder life for 20-30 mins. Then you'll rotate into a new group of 3-4 people for another 20-30 mins.
Space is limited to maintain intimacy and depth.
🚗 Quick heads up: there is limited parking at the pier (daily rate).
Please use street parking or a nearby public lot.
📍 Getting There:
AI House is located about 400 feet out onto the pier from Alaskan Way. Walk all the way down and look for the white staircase above AQUA restaurant. Enter the building and head up to the 3rd floor.
RSVP required. This event is for tech product founders only to create a quality peer support experience. Thank you for understanding.