Founder Story

“It’s not news that being a startup founder/CEO is a lonely, stressful job. But I don’t think I let myself acknowledge how truly on-an-island I had been until I started working with Jonathan and the Enjoy The Work team.”

• Sector
  AdTech
• Founder
  Ben Bilbrough
• Worked with ETW
  2018 – 2021 (Exit)
• Stage when began with ETW
  Seed

“With a group of people in your corner who are incomparably expert across all the critical startup disciplines, you see anything is possible – but more importantly, you realize that you don’t need to figure everything (or anything!) out on your own. Over the four years I worked with ETW, they guided me through go-to-market strategy, helped with financial modeling and fundraising, lead a culture/core values exercise with my team, provide critical product feedback, interviewed senior candidates for key roles, helped me structure my board and finally deftly guided me through our exit via acquisition.

Beyond the technical acumen, every member of the ETW team showed up for me with generosity, patience, and candor consistently across hundreds of sessions. My calls with ETW were not only the most valuable hours of my week, but they were also the ones I looked forward to most.”