The High Five Energy Founder Collective · Est. 2026
A founders' room where the bar is set by the people who've built it.
The High Five Energy Founder Collective is where the book becomes a practice. An intimate, members-only community built around the 33 behavioral shifts in High Five Energy, and the founders who lived them.
The KINN · Venice, California
Why this exists
Most founder communities trade in generic advice. The Collective is different. It's structured around High Five Energy — the book, the frameworks, and the 18 founders behind $200B+ in exits who contributed to it.
Membership
What's included.
Four weekly programs. One in person in Venice. Three on Zoom. All small enough that your name gets called.
Startup Cafe at The KINN
First Wednesdays · 9:30am PST · Venice, CA
Public coworking and conversation. Members stay after for a private debrief.
Workshops built around the 33 behavioral shifts.
Fundraising Webinar
Second Thursdays · 10am PST
Public-facing sessions with active investors and operators. Recordings are members-only.
Real fundraising stories from the book, expanded into tactical sessions.
Private Founder Zoom
Third Thursdays · 10am PST
Chapter reading and live Q&A with a founder featured in the book. Members only.
Read the chapter. Meet the founder. Ask anything.
All Hands Hot Seat
Fourth Thursdays · 10am PST
Members-only Zoom where founders take the hot seat each session. Give, give, get.
Your problem, the book's frameworks, the room's collective experience.
Founding members also get a 20-minute kickoff call with Jeffrey to lock in your goals and introductions.
This benefit goes away once we hit 50 members.
Founding Member Pricing
Locked for life. 50 spots. First come, first served.
- All four weekly programs
- 20-minute private kickoff call with Jeffrey (founding members only)
- Locked pricing — your rate never goes up, even after general pricing increases
- Private discussions with operators behind $200B+ in combined exits
- Cancel anytime
Questions before you commit? Email me.
The Roster
The room you're walking into.
Anchored by the founders featured in High Five Energy and a network of operators Jeffrey has built relationships with over twenty years. A partial list:
- 01Jim Armstrong4x VC, $750M in returns, led PayPal's first round
- 02Darren Berkovitzco-founder, TeleSign, $230M exit
- 03Jack Dangermondco-founder, Esri, $2B+ annual revenue
- 04Mike Dubinfounder, Dollar Shave Club, $1B exit
- 05Scott Dudelsonco-founder, Prodege/Swagbucks, $1B exit
- 06Eytan Elbazco-founder, Applied Semantics → Google AdSense, $102M, and Scopely, $5B exit
- 07Jeff Hoffmanfounding team, Priceline, $170B market cap
- 08Minnie Ingersollco-founder, Shift, $415M SPAC; Partner, TenOneTen Ventures
- 09Jessica Jackleyco-founder, Kiva, $3B in loans facilitated
- 10Mike Jonesfounder/CEO, Science Inc., behind Dollar Shave Club and Liquid Death
- 11Steve Kauferco-founder, TripAdvisor, $2B market cap
- 12Brian Leeco-founder, LegalZoom, $1.6B market cap; ShoeDazzle; The Honest Company
- 13Mark Mansonauthor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, 20M+ copies sold
- 14Steve Martoccico-founder, GroupMe, Splice, Blade
- 15Adam Millerfounder, Cornerstone OnDemand, $5.2B exit; LA Mayoral candidate
- 16Peter Phamco-founder, Science Inc., $2B+ in exits
- 17Eric Pulier16x founder, $1.5B+ raised
- 18Matt Rabinowitzco-founder, Natera, $25B market cap
- 19Josh Resnickco-founder, Pandemic Studios, acquired by EA; Sugarfina
- 20Eric Salwanco-founder, Firefly Aerospace, $6B IPO
- 21Sam Shankco-founder, HotelTonight, $330M exit
- 22Edward Shenderovichfounder, Knotel, $1.3B peak value
- 23Amos Sternco-founder, Siemplify, $500M Google acquisition
- 24Lynda Weinmanco-founder, Lynda.com, $1.5B exit to LinkedIn
Members and contributors. Not all participate in every session.
Who's running this
Jeffrey Chernick.
A three-time founder and Managing Partner of Yellow Visor Ventures. He co-authored High Five Energy with Alix Gitter, hosts the H5E Founders Podcast, and co-chairs the Los Angeles chapter of Post Exit Founders. Featured in TechCrunch, Forbes, NBC, and the LA Times.
The Collective is the room he wishes he'd had as a first-time founder.
Co-author
Alix Gitter.
Alix Gitter is an American actress, writer, and producer from Los Angeles, California. Beyond the screen, she is a storyteller fueled by curiosity, compassion, and the conviction that life — like art — is a collaborative effort, one where everyone's role matters.
Co-author of High Five Energy.
Built on the Book
The Collective is the book, in practice.
High Five Energy lays out 33 behavioral shifts that fuel founders. The Collective is where you put them to work. Every chapter Zoom, every All Hands hot seat, every Startup Cafe is anchored to a chapter, a story, or a framework from the book. Members aren't passively reading — they're being coached through it by the founders who lived it.
Backed by $200B+ in exits & IPOs.