The Founder Lessons Tom Chavez Learned Building Four Companies

What separates founders who scale from founders who burn out? For the launch of Founders Uncensored, host Peter Day sits down with four-time founder and super{set} General Partner Tom Chavez to unpack the hard lessons of building companies and evolving from founder to CEO. Tom shares why founders need to move faster when a business model isn’t working, delegate real authority, master the less glamorous parts of leadership, and prioritize their health along the way. They also explore how AI is accelerating business velocity, why founders should focus on making new mistakes instead of repeating old ones, and how maintaining a strong sense of agency can help leaders navigate the toughest moments of entrepreneurship.