Join a Founders
Referral Activation Cohort
A curated group of 8–12 non-competing founders, activating their networks for each other — generating Deep Trust Referrals at scale.
We've spent fifteen years learning why some referrals close at 40% and others go nowhere. The difference isn't the referral — it's the depth of trust behind it. We built a system to deliver that at scale.
400+ companies served · 100,000+ meetings arranged · 10 years
The B2B Market Has Changed.
You Deserve to Know We Understand That.
Before we pitch you anything — before we tell you about our platform, our community, or our guarantee — we want you to feel something most sales conversations never give you: the sense that the person on the other side of this page actually knows what your world looks like.
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Email and cold calling have fallen off a cliff.
They still work — technically. But not like they once did. Inboxes are flooded. Spam filters are smarter. Decision-makers have learned to tune out anything that looks automated. You've probably already felt the diminishing returns. You're not imagining it. The channels that built your first wave of growth are no longer reliable engines for your next one.
Getting leads is harder than it has ever been.
The cost per lead is up. The quality is down. And even when you get a meeting, the close rate is a fraction of what it used to be — because trust doesn't exist yet. You're spending more to get less, and the math is getting harder to justify every quarter.
Referrals are inconsistent, unpredictable, and rarely the right fit.
You know referrals are the best channel. Everyone does. But the problem with referrals has always been the same: they're random. They come when they come. They're whoever your contact happened to think of that day — not necessarily your ideal client profile. You can't build a pipeline on something you can't predict or control.
Networking events are a slow burn — and you're shaking the wrong hands.
So you go back to basics. You show up at conferences, industry dinners, chamber events. You shake hands, exchange cards, follow up on LinkedIn. And it works — eventually. But it's a slow burn. It takes months to build real relationships. And you don't always know if the person across the table is actually your buyer, your partner, or just someone else looking for leads. You're investing enormous time and energy with uncertain return.
We're not guessing at any of this. Over the past ten years, we have worked with more than 400 companies in the B2B market — helping them secure over 100,000 qualified executive meetings.
We've watched the market shift in real time. We've seen what works and what doesn't. We've felt the same frustrations you're feeling — through the eyes of hundreds of founders and operators who trusted us with their pipeline.
And we've learned something that most people in this space haven't figured out yet: even getting the meeting isn't enough anymore. If trust doesn't exist before the conversation starts, close rates are painfully low. The market has changed. The solution has to change with it.
There Is a Better Way.
And It Starts With Referrals Done Right.
Referrals are the best channel in B2B. They always have been. The problem has never been the channel — it's been the execution. Referrals have historically been random, reactive, and out of your control.
What if we told you that every one of those problems is solvable?
What if you could get consistent, predictable, on-target Deep Trust Network Referrals at scale?
Not random contacts. Not whoever your colleague happened to think of. Deep Trust Network Referrals — introductions from people who genuinely know the prospect, where trust already exists, and where your ICP is matched before the introduction is ever made. These are not leads. They are not referrals in the traditional sense. They are trust-transferred introductions that carry the full weight of a deep, respected relationship.
What if you could expect 100 to 400 Deep Trust Network Referrals per year — year over year?
Not a one-time spike. A repeatable, compounding system that gets stronger the longer you're inside it. A pipeline engine built on the rarest currency in B2B: genuine trust between parties who respect and appreciate each other — at scale.
What if 50 of those Deep Trust Network Referrals were guaranteed in writing?
Not a promise. Not a best effort. A formal guarantee — backed by fifteen years of personal delivery history — so you know you'll get something real, no matter what. And beyond the guarantee, we work through every model with you to identify the exact number you need to hit your goals.
What if you could build it all inside a community of peers who are leaning in on your business?
Experienced founders. CEOs. Divisional leaders of companies generating significant revenues. People who've been where you are, who understand what you're building, and who have the relationships and the insight to help you eliminate risk, identify opportunities, and accelerate in ways that no solo strategy ever could.
This Is Not a Referral. This Is Different.
We're not giving you leads.
We're giving you Deep Trust Network Referrals.
There is a category of introduction that most people in B2B have never experienced at scale. It is rare. It is hard to access. And it is the most powerful thing that can happen to your pipeline.
A Traditional Referral
Someone thinks of you and passes your name along.
The prospect doesn't know you. Trust starts at zero.
The match to your ICP is coincidental at best.
The introducing party barely knows the prospect.
You're still a stranger. You still have to earn everything.
A Deep Trust Network Referral
Someone who genuinely knows the prospect makes the introduction.
Trust transfers immediately — because the relationship is real.
Your ICP is matched before the introduction is ever made.
The introducing party has deep credibility with the prospect.
You arrive as a trusted recommendation, not a cold contact.
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The Relationship Is Real
Every introduction in the Founders Cohorts comes from someone who sits inside the prospect's deep trust network — not a casual acquaintance, not a LinkedIn connection. Someone they know well. Someone whose word carries weight.
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The ICP Is Matched Before the Introduction
Our technology scans every network in the ecosystem against your exact ideal client profile before any introduction is made. You don't get random contacts. You get the right people — by design.
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Trust Transfers at the Highest Level
When someone who is deeply trusted makes an introduction, that trust transfers to you. The prospect already has a reason to lean in. The conversation starts from a completely different place than anything else in your pipeline.
The Technology Enables It
MyDeepTrust.AI maps every relationship in the ecosystem, surfaces the right introductions, and ensures ICP alignment before any connection is made.
The People Empower It
Twenty-five founders, 22 global advisors, and 12 executive team members — each with deep, trusted networks — activate on your behalf in every session.
You Get to Experience It
Effortlessly. Consistently. At scale. Something extraordinarily unique — and something that has never been accessible to most founders until now.
This is what we're after. Not more leads. Not more noise. A rare, high-quality, trust-transferred introduction — from someone who knows the prospect, respects them, and is willing to put their own credibility on the line to make the connection.
That is what we built
The Founders Cohorts are the answer to every question above.
Twenty-five founders. A curated network. A proprietary technology platform. A formal guarantee. And a community of peer-level operators who are invested in your success — all delivering Deep Trust Network Referrals at scale.
Limited to 25 founders · By application only · Inaugural cohort
50 guaranteed Deep Trust Network Referrals.
In writing. Or we keep delivering.
Target: 100 to 400 on-target Deep Trust Network Referrals per year.
Not leads. Not traditional referrals. Deep Trust Network Referrals — ICP-matched introductions from people who genuinely know the prospect, where trust transfers at the highest level before the first conversation even begins. Across fifteen years and 400+ client engagements, Nathan Kievman has personally delivered an average of 100+ of these introductions per client per year. Formally guaranteed, with a floor you can count on.
Your Number — Live Calculator
The guarantee is your floor.
Your number is your goal.
Enter your numbers below and see your personal referral target calculate in real time — the same model Nathan runs with every member in their first 1:1.
How much is a single closed client worth annually?
What % of qualified referrals do you typically convert?
How much new revenue from referral channels this year?
How many warm opportunities are already in motion?
Your Personal Referral Target
Enter your numbers above to see your target.
Most founders are surprised by how achievable their number actually is.
This is the same model Nathan runs with every member in their first Quarterly 1:1. The 50-referral guarantee is your floor. Your personal target is what we build the strategy to reach.
What we guarantee
A minimum of 50 Deep Trust Network Referrals — ICP-matched introductions from people who genuinely know the prospect — during your twelve-month membership. Target range: 100 to 400 per year.
How it's backed
Nathan personally. The other founders in your cohort. Our 22-member global advisory board. Our 12-member executive team. And the Trust Infrastructure methodology installed in your organization.
What happens if we miss it
We keep sourcing referrals — at no additional cost — until the floor is met. Sourcing continues for up to twelve months past your program end date. In the rare case the floor still isn't met, you receive a complimentary second year in the next cohort.
Guarantee eligibility
Available to qualifying applicants; eligibility determined during application interview. Member participation requirements apply. See Member Agreement for full terms.
No prorated refunds. No fine print exits. Just performance.
Guarantee available to qualifying applicants; eligibility determined during application interview. Member participation requirements apply. See Member Agreement for full terms.
What Makes This the Only One of Its Kind
Most masterminds offer access. We deliver activation.
Most networks promise referrals over time. We generate them on demand, in real time, through the same proprietary platform we're building.
Most programs guarantee nothing. We guarantee a floor — backed by fifteen years of personal delivery history.
The Three Things You Cannot Buy Anywhere Else
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The Referral Activation System™ — Live, In Session
When you bring a goal to a session, here's what happens in the next ninety seconds:
Your goal is logged into the DeepTrust platform.
The system instantly scans the networks of the other 24 founders, the 22 advisors, and the 12 executive team members — and surfaces every relationship that aligns with what you're trying to accomplish.
Each member receives a curated list of potential introductions in their action inbox.
In session, members review and approve. Introductions go out live, with full context and immediate follow-through.
The result: a single founder can leave a single session with between 24 and 200+ qualified introduction candidates from peers who already trust them — perfectly aligned to one specific goal.
This is not a hypothetical. This is the core mechanic of MyDeepTrust.AI, deployed live, with the platform's first 25 users running it on each other's businesses.
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The Founders Annual — A Room That Doesn't Exist Anywhere Else
Three days, once a year. Two days founders-only. One day expanded to include 22 global advisors and 12 executive team members from companies generating $100B+ in collective revenue.
Sixty high-output operators in one room, curated for outcomes. Pre-arranged 1:1 matchmaking. Advisor-led hot-seat panels. Strategic roundtables. The kind of relationships that compound for decades.
We cover all food and on-site experience. Members cover travel and accommodations. Location announced 90 days out — exotic, intentional, designed for depth.
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A Guaranteed Outcome Backed by Fifteen Years of Personal Delivery
No other mastermind in this category offers a referral guarantee. Nathan personally backs this floor. The cohort, advisory board, executive team, and platform reinforce it.
If we don't deliver, we keep delivering.
That's not marketing. That's a covenant.
Nathan Kievman — Why This Guarantee Is Real
The Founders Cohorts are led and curated by Nathan Kievman, whose fifteen-year track record is the foundation under every commitment we make.
The numbers
$3B+
in client sales delivered
100,000+
qualified executive meetings produced
320
clients served — technology, financial services, healthcare, private equity
$147K
average client engagement
$600K
largest annual engagement
15 years
of guaranteed-meeting programs delivered, with overdelivery in the majority of engagements
Companies have paid Nathan between $150,000 and $250,000 per year for guaranteed executive meetings. The Founders Cohorts deliver the same outcome — qualified meetings with your ideal clients — at a fraction of the price, with one critical difference: every introduction comes from inside a curated, trusted network.
The close rates are dramatically higher because trust is built in, not engineered in afterward.
The Founders Cohorts are the first time Nathan has opened his personal network, methodology, and community to a curated group of founders.
How a Single Session Generates
a Year's Worth of Pipeline
Every quarter, the entire cohort meets for a Referral Activation Session. Each founder gets their moment.
Step 1
You bring one goal.
A deal you want to close. Capital you're raising. A partnership you need. A market you're entering. One specific objective, defined in advance.
Step 2
The platform aligns the network.
Your goal is loaded into the DeepTrust system. The platform instantly scans the relationships of every other founder, every advisor, and the executive team. It surfaces matched introduction candidates and routes them to each member's action inbox.
Step 3
The cohort activates.
During your ten-minute spotlight, every other member reviews their matched candidates, approves the ones they're willing to introduce, and the system generates contextual introduction messages.
Step 4
Introductions go out live.
Within minutes, qualified introductions are sent — with full context, mutual trust signals, and immediate follow-through.
Step 5
The compound effect.
Members continue sourcing in the days following the session. Many introductions arrive within 48 hours of the call ending. Some take a week. All are tracked in the platform.
What You Can Realistically Expect
| Per cohort member, per session | 1–4 qualified referrals |
| Per cohort, per session (8–12 members) | 12–48 qualified referrals |
| Per cohort, per year (4 sessions) | 48–192 qualified referrals |
| Plus Nathan's personal sourcing | 1–20 curated introductions per year |
| Plus advisory board & executive team | Variable; ongoing |
| Guaranteed floor per member, per year | 50 qualified referrals |
| Target range per member, per year | 50–200 on-target Deep Trust Referrals |
The 50-referral guarantee is your floor — the minimum we stand behind in writing. The 100–400 target range is what the network realistically produces. The strategy sessions with Nathan are where we close the gap between your floor and your ceiling, working through every model to identify the exact number you need to hit your goals.
What's Inside the Founders Cohorts
Twelve months. One cohort. Twenty-five seats.
The Referral Activation System™
Quarterly live sessions where the entire network activates on your behalf.
Outcome: 50+ guaranteed referrals to your ICP per year. Target: 100–400 on-target referrals annually.
The Trust Infrastructure Training (Bi-Weekly)
A live, recurring training program — led personally by Nathan — installing the referral generation system inside your organization. Open to you and your direct team throughout your membership year. Drop in anytime, attend as often as you want.
Outcome: A permanent organizational capability — your team's own referral generation system.
The Founders Annual — Three Days, Exotic Location
Two days founders-only. One day expanded to sixty curated operators including 22 global advisors and 12 executive team members. Curated 1:1 matchmaking, advisor-led hot-seat panels, strategic roundtables.
Outcome: Relationships that compound for decades.
Weekly Product Council Sessions with MyDeepTrust.AI Team
Sixty-minute working session every week. Member-driven agenda. Decisions made in the room shape the next sprint of MyDeepTrust.AI. (Optional resource as needed.)
Outcome: Direct shaping of the platform you're building inside.
Quarterly 1:1 Strategy Sessions with Nathan
Private strategic time built around one deliverable: your number. In your first session, Nathan runs your personal referral model — deal size, close rate, revenue goal, pipeline need — and back-calculates the exact number of qualified referrals required to hit your target. That number becomes your plan. Every subsequent session revisits the model, adjusts for what's working, and recalibrates your sourcing strategy across every channel available to you inside the Founders Cohorts ecosystem.
Outcome: Your personal referral target, mapped to your revenue goal — and a quarterly strategy to hit it.
5–20 Personal Introductions Curated by Your Group Leader and/or Nathan Kievman's Network
Outside the group activation cycles. Hand-selected for fit with your ICP — sourced from your curated group leader and/or Nathan Kievman's personal network. (When appropriate.)
Outcome: A backstop layer of referrals independent of cohort dynamics.
Weekly DeepTrust Mastermind
$25,000 annually — complimentary access included with your membership. Optional attendance as you see fit and are interested.
Outcome: Real-time strategic alignment with the broader DeepTrust community.
Private Founders WhatsApp with Your Cohort
Real-time access to all cohort members. Deal flow, warm introductions, high-signal conversations — your circle, always one message away.
Outcome: The network is one message away, every day.
Founding Members Technology Access — MyDeepTrust.AI Platform
Full access to the MyDeepTrust.AI platform as a Founding Member. Includes AI Trust Graph™, Network Analyzer™, Trust Assistant Coach, Referral Orchestration Workflows, Trust Scoring + Engagement Intelligence, LinkedIn Ingestion, Gmail/Outlook Integration, Calendar Sync, and AI Voice Assistant. Founding Members lock in the $197/mo rate forever (public price: $497/mo) and receive 3 months complimentary access from launch day.
Outcome: The platform that powers everything — yours at the founding rate, locked forever.
This Is Built for a Specific Operator
The Founders Cohorts are designed for founders and senior operators who lead growth at the highest level.
You qualify if:
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You lead a company or division generating $3M+ in annual revenue
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You sell solutions priced at $25K+ per engagement or contract
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Your sales cycle is relationship-driven — referrals close at five to ten times the rate of cold outreach
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You operate at the level where a single warm introduction can be worth six or seven figures
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You believe in giving first — and you're prepared to activate your network on behalf of every peer in the cohort in the same way they activate theirs for you
This is not for you if:
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You sell low-ticket SMB or transactional B2C products
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You're looking for tactical training, content marketing tactics, or growth hacking
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You're early-stage and need fundamentals more than network leverage
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You don't have a network to bring to the cohort
Final fit is determined in your application interview.
Three days. Once a year.
The room that doesn't exist anywhere else.
Day 1 & 2 — Founders Only
- Strategic hot seats
- Real business problem-solving
- Peer advisory at operator level
- Private dinners
Outcome: Deep trust, real relationships, stronger future introductions.
Day 3 — Full Ecosystem (~60 People)
- Curated 1:1 matchmaking — three to four pre-arranged conversations per founder, matched to your stated objectives
- Advisor-led hot-seat panels — present a strategic challenge to a rotating panel of advisors
- Strategic roundtables — six-to-eight person tables organized around specific challenges
Outcome: Direct access to high-level operators. Deals and partnerships initiated. Relationships that compound long-term.
Logistics
We cover all food and on-site experience.
Members cover travel and accommodations.
Location announced 90 days out.
The Founders Cohorts — Inaugural Cohort
Twelve-month membership. Five founding circles. Eight to twelve members each. Founding member pricing locked for life.
Paid in Full
$50,000
Single payment. Full year of access.
Save $10,000 vs. quarterly.
Quarterly
$15,000 × 4
= $60,000 total
Twelve-month commitment. Four quarterly payments.
Six-month exit option available (forfeits guarantee and lifetime pricing).
Membership pricing is locked at the entry rate for all founding members, renewable annually as long as good standing is maintained.
Before You Apply
What your first 1:1 with Nathan
actually looks like.
Duration
60 minutes. Private. No sales agenda — this is a working session, not an onboarding call.
Agenda
We review your ICP, your deal size, your close rate on warm introductions, and your revenue target for the year. Then we run the model.
What you leave with
Your personal referral target — a specific number, not a range. Your sourcing map across the cohort, advisory board, and Nathan's network. And a quarterly activation plan.
The first session sets everything in motion.
Most members describe it as the clearest picture they've ever had of exactly what their pipeline needs — and where it's going to come from. That clarity alone is worth the conversation.
Five Cohorts. Five Markets.
One Seat Left in Each.
Each Founding Cohort is a curated group of 8–12 non-competing founders serving the same target market — activating their networks for each other every week. Select the cohort that matches your ICP and apply to hold your seat.
Founding Cohort 1 — Now Forming
B2B Founders & Advisors Serving CEOs at $1M–$100M Companies
Ideal Client Profile
You serve — or want to serve — CEOs, Founders, and Owners of B2B companies generating $1M to $100M in annual revenue. Your clients are growth-stage operators who make relationship-driven decisions. You may be a consultant, advisor, coach, service provider, technology vendor, or investor whose ideal buyer is the person at the top of a small-to-mid-size B2B company.
Confirmed Cohort Members
Yanik Silver
Founder, Maverick1000
Cohort Member
Nathan Kievman
Founder & CEO, MyDeepTrust.AI
Cohort Leader
Open Seat
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8–12 members · Non-competing · By application only
Founding Cohort 2
Family Offices & Private Equity
Selling into or seeking relationships with family offices, private equity groups, and institutional capital allocators.
Founding Cohort 3
Enterprise C-Suite ($100M–$1B)
Selling to the C-suite or second-in-command at organizations generating $100M–$1B in revenue.
Founding Cohort 4
Wholesale & Distribution
B2C companies seeking distribution access and relationships across wholesale distributors and retail channels.
Founding Cohort 5
Investor & Capital Relationships
Founders raising capital or seeking deeper relationships into the VC, strategic partner, and angel investor community.
Not sure which cohort fits?
Apply and describe your ICP in the application. We'll place you in the right cohort — or start a new one around your specific market when 8 aligned members are identified.
The Application Process
By application only. Designed to be fast for the right fit and respectful of everyone's time.
Step 1
Application (10 minutes)
Tell us about your company, your ICP, your network, and what you're trying to accomplish in the next twelve months.
Step 2
Conversation with Nathan (30 minutes)
A direct conversation about fit — both directions. We're evaluating whether we can deliver the guarantee for you. You're evaluating whether the cohort is the right room for you.
Step 3
Cohort Match Review
We review your application against the existing cohort to confirm complementary networks, non-conflicting verticals where relevant, and ICP reachability.
Step 4
Welcome
If accepted, you receive your member agreement, payment options, and onboarding sequence. Founders Lab access activates immediately.
Applications are reviewed in the order received. The cohort closes at 25 members.
Frequently Asked Questions
Twenty-Five Founders.
One Network.
Activated for You.
An inaugural cohort. A guaranteed floor of 50 referrals. A target of 100 to 400 on-target introductions per year. A room that doesn't exist anywhere else.
Limited to 25 founders. By application only.
Applications reviewed in the order received · Cohort closes at 25 members