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Hey Product Hunt community 👋 I'm KP, community builder, podcaster and currently the Program Director at Day One. In the last 2 years, I've spoken to thousands of entrepreneurs and I've observed a widespread problem. Most founders are bottling up mental health challenges and struggles. Partly because they assume they need to fake it till they make it & partly because they don’t have access to the right network of people around them who can advise, guide and help in an affordable way. This is an ecosystem-wide problem that we believe is worth giving a shit about. So we're launching a new free initiative called The Founder Hotline, a retro radio-style live call-in show where founders from anywhere in the world could call in (anonymously or with their real names) to share what they are struggling with in a safe and empathetic environment. Founders are encouraged to call in and ask the questions "on air" that they would never ask in a Fireside chat or surface the topics and personal struggles that they would never bring up in a fancy AMA. Topics like mental health, co-founder conflicts, layoffs, market volatility will be addressed. We’re joined by the amazing folks at OpenPhone as a tech partner & co-sponsor. We're doing a "Season 1" which we're announcing on Product Hunt today and will go live through August and September 2022 with 10 hand-picked guests who will join us as Special Guests and discuss mental health challenges and will offer answers to our callers. The live show and questions will be hosted by me and loosely moderated by the Day One team. The show will be aired on Tuesdays and Thursdays 11am-12pm ET. It is free for anyone to call in or send their questions through via email if they can’t make the call-in time. In fact, the 1st episode will be live at 11am ET today so join us! We're super excited about this initiative and hope you can join us "on air" in one of the episodes. Thank you for reading, would love to hear any comments or questions you may have below ⬇️

@thisiskp_ Congratulations on the launch today KP! What a great idea to start providing value and help folks that go on this journey. I can tell you that going on my journey it feels very lonely. Having a place to discuss about the struggles and challenges is a great way for folks to be heard but also hear how others overcome those challenges. This will be an encouragement for anyone taking in the show.

Thank you Michael, you are of the more brave & transparent founders that many people should emulate. Your recent tweets & posts have partly inspired this initiative!

@thisiskp_ awesome concept!

Thank you Jan! Appreciate you

Such a unique take and glad that you're covering mental health issues that founders face. Looking forward to joining one of these calls soon!

Thank you Kavir! Appreciate you

The concept sounds creative and innovative, especially for founders to ask about operational and growth issues. Having said that, how can you properly address real mental health challenges, without having someone professionally trained to handle those questions?

@brandonhull Thank you for your comment and support, Brandon. Our initial goal is to bring our in-house experts of founders and other experts who can help with various 0 to 1 challenges and lend an empathetic ear to callers' struggles. We also have plans to invite/include a few clinically trained doctors/experts in mental health soon. Stay tuned 🙏

@thisiskp_ Good to hear. As a father of sons who have struggled with mental health challenges, not just stress or disappointment of a startup not excelling, it can't be glossed over with superficial advice.

The Founder Hotline

a retro radio-style live call-in show for founders

a retro radio-style live call-in show for founders

The Founder Hotline

a retro radio-style live call-in show for founders

a retro radio-style live call-in show for founders

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