Keegan Walden

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ABOUT KEEGAN WALDEN

A startup is a hero\'s journey. Founders answer the call to adventure and face many trials only to die and be reborn again and again. Done right, this journey makes you a more developed person with a greater gift to give the world. Done poorly, it destroys your health and your life. Don\'t do it poorly.I coach the founders of venture backed startups, leveraging my experience as a founder who helped raise $100M and build Torch to the series C stage (8-figure revenues), and my training as a psychologist. I also write widely on leadership with an emphasis on how to work with the personality traits common to founders.CoachingI have a very selective practice of founders from series A onward. I typically work with each founder for 2-5 years at a time, which allows me to build a foundational relationship that supports them in the many challenges of company building. I work in a deep, psychological way, helping each client understand the origins and consequences of their relational patterns, and how to work through them to lead with conviction.Startup Operating Experience-Co-founded Torch.io in 2017-Went through Y Combinator(W \'18 Batch, Series A program, Growth Program)-Raised seed through series C (approx.$100M)-Torch was a YC Top company 2021-23 (top 9% of all YC companies)-Left Torch in late 2023 to work directly with foundersTraining-PhD in Personality and Clinical Psychology from Northwestern (APA & PCSAS Accredited program)-Research focused on the neurophysiology of emotion -Predoctoral internship at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (Psychiatry Dept.)Thought LeadershipTo learn more about my approach to coaching, visit my substack: https://keeganwalden.substack.com/To talk about working with me as a client, email me at k••••••••@gmail.com