The Danish Startup Ecosystem Guide - Magasin - Side 75
Sponsored: This article is published in collaboration with FounderMentora
New digital mentoring platform
supports entrepreneurs through the
mental part of the growth journey
Rasmus Grundtvig and Catharina Christiansen have co-founded FounderMentor - a video-based
digital learning platform that helps entrepreneurs through the growth journey
With video tutorials, FounderMentor guides founders
from startup to scaleup. The initiative is the first
step towards better mental health in the startup
ecosystem, the founders hope.
M
ost entrepreneurs dream of
scaling. But if that happens,
the founder suddenly has to
hire new people, be accountable to investors and be a leader. Many
are not prepared for this transition.
And that’s why many entrepreneurs go
down with stress, anxiety or depression.
FounderMentor - a video-based digital
learning platform that helps entrepreneurs navigate the mental part of the
growth journey - wants to change that.
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”When you are an entrepreneur, the
line between you and your business
disappears. And all the professional
challenges and setbacks start to feel
extremely personal. So in good times,
when many people believe in you and
want to invest in you, a lot of expectation pressure builds up, which can be
extremely difficult to handle,” says Catharina Christiansen, who co-founded
FounderMentor with partner Rasmus
Grundtvig.
As a self-employed entrepreneur,
Catharina has experienced burnout and
stress. That’s why she wants to use the
new video platform to help other entrepreneurs going from startup to scaleup.
”In the world of entrepreneurship,
many people still associate mental
illness with something negative. But the
paradox is that things like stress and
anxiety often arise when a founder has
a big tailwind. They ride the momentum
and forget about their own body. And
suddenly things go wrong,” explains
Catharina Christiansen.
Mental health has become a focus in
many parts of the world. But this development is lagging behind the entrepreneurial environment.
That’s why FounderMentor connects
founders with other founders and mentors. The strength is that the insights
come from people who have experienced
the entire growth journey themselves.
”Founders listen to other founders.
They feel a great sense of security in
listening to someone who has had their
hand on the hob and been through
the process,” Catharina Christiansen
explains and continues:
”If we want unicorns in Denmark, we
need to make sure people have a better
mental journey.”
Catharina
Christiansen
Co-founder,
FounderMentor
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