Exponential by Choice

Scaling the Founder’s Growth Mindset Across Their Teams

Introduction

Founders often have a unique way of thinking: bold, resourceful, and able to find possibilities where others see roadblocks. This “growth mindset” is what fuels early breakthroughs. But here’s the challenge: it doesn’t automatically transfer to the team.

  • Not everyone thinks like a founder.

  • Not every founder knows how to quickly transfer their mental models to their team members so it becomes effective action. 

  • Many default to incremental, risk-averse problem solving.

  • Growth stalls when the founder’s mindset can’t scale.

That’s where Jon Low comes in. 

Exponential by Choice is a 1-day, practical, experiential workshop that helps founders bridge the gap—so their team can think bigger, act faster, and solve problems with resourcefulness.

What the Workshop Delivers

  • Understand and work with fear (yours and others’). Instead of letting fear drive paralysis or conflict, learn to surface it, reframe it, and channel it into resourceful action during high-stakes challenges or rapid growth.

  • Challenge limiting assumptions. Shift from “why it won’t work” to “what could make it possible.”

  • Adopt founder-like problem solving and experimentation. Use structured frameworks to work around roadblocks and answer big questions, even with limited resources.

  • Build deep team alignment. Develop shared language and habits that multiply effectiveness—so your team becomes a source of safety and support for each other instead of relying solely on the founder.

  • Accelerate outcomes. Drive progress faster and with less wasted effort. Don’t just focus on what’s “realistic”; run toward what’s desired and possible.

Who It’s For

  • Founders & Core Teams: Best done with a minimum of 5 participants and can be rolled out for multiple cohorts (50 people and beyond). 

  • Early-Growth Startups: At the stage where speed of action, experimentation, and learning matter more than hierarchy. 

  • Companies Beyond Tech: Any team facing uncertainty, complexity, or the need for innovation. Any team that wants to go beyond the status quo. 

The Experience

  • 95% practical, 5% theory → your company’s real challenges drive the learning. This can be done in both in-person (recommended) or virtually (e.g. Zoom). 

  • Contextual to your team → no abstract hypotheticals; everything is tailored.

  • A safe but challenging environment → stumbling and fumbling are part of the success. 

By the end of the day, your team won’t just understand exponential thinking—they’ll have practiced it, together, in the context of your business.

Facilitator Bio

Jon Low is an executive coach, facilitator, and advisor to early-stage founders and their core teams. Over the past five years, he’s helped founders raise more than $500M from top-tier VCs (Sequoia, a16z, Accel, Menlo, Tiger Global, and more). His expertise spans fundraising, team dynamics, and strategic communication—and he’s led high-impact workshops that transform how teams think and act together.