Sustainable runaway growth is Regenerate Capital’s philosophy: companies can now grow faster than ever because exponential technologies are converging, and that growth should not cost the founder their health, family or integrity. The studio looks after five healths: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and financial.
Why I care
The trade I refuse to make.
Runaway growth is possible now. AI, robotics, physical automation, space, biotech, digital assets and fintech are all bending upwards at the same time. A company of ten can reach millions.
But I’ve watched too many founders pay for growth with their health, their marriage and their friendships. I’ve come close myself. It’s a bad trade, and it’s not required.
A burnt-out founder makes worse decisions, hires worse people and quits at the worst moment. Sustainable growth isn’t soft. It’s how you go the distance.
Onwards and upwards, Joaquim
The five healths
What we look after.
Physical
Energy is the currency of every decision you make.
Protect sleep and move every day. Treat both as work.
Mental
Clear thinking is your edge when everything is noisy.
Block deep-work hours and guard them like investor meetings.
Emotional
Founders who can handle hard feelings make steadier calls.
Name what you feel, and have someone to call when it’s heavy.
Spiritual
A clear why keeps you going when metrics don’t.
Write down why you’re building, and reread it monthly.
Financial
Personal money panic creates bad company decisions.
Know your personal runway, and set a line you won’t cross.
In the studio
What this looks like in practice.
Pace in writing
Sustainable pace expectations are written into every engagement.
Check-ins on energy
Founder check-ins cover energy and life, not just metrics.
Practitioners on call
Access to coaches, therapists and health practitioners through our network.
Boards that care
Board conversations include founder sustainability, openly.
Growth that burns out the founder is not growth.
Influences
Who shaped this.
Cal Newport
Do work so good they can’t ignore you, and protect deep work.
Brian Johnson and Heroic
A founder must be stellar as a person as well as an operator.
Richard Branson
Scale whole industries, again and again, and enjoy the ride.
Questions
Straight answers.
Isn’t runaway growth always unsustainable?
Not anymore. Converging technologies let small teams grow fast without heroic hours. The unsustainable part is usually the founder’s habits, and those can change.
Does the studio offer coaching?
Founder health is part of how we work with every company. One-on-one coaching is offered separately at joaquimmiro.ca.
What are the five healths?
Physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and financial. Each one affects how well you lead your company.
Work with the studio
Want to grow fast and stay whole?
Tell us what you’re building. We read every application.