Member stories.
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Fellowship, for the first time since the exit.
I see a lot of people finding fellowship for the first time, probably since their exit. It is a really purposeful project, and I'm grateful to be part of it.
Eric BahnCo-founder, Hustle FundMade It with Connor Tomkies -
Where I immediately belonged.
PEF is one of the rare communities where I immediately felt like I belonged. The conversations were honest and thoughtful, with people who understood both the ambition and the uncertainty of that stage.
Co-Founder & CEO, SmartGiftPEF member -
Hands down, the best.
PEF is, hands down, the best.
CEO, Archer ReviewPEF member -
There is no handbook for what comes next.
After the sale, the playbook runs out. What replaces it isn't advice. It's a room of people who have already crossed the same threshold.
PEFOn the post-exit chapter -
Twelve friends became a global community.
It started as twelve friends and mentors helping each other after a sale. It became a community of exited founders around the world.
Barak KaufmanFounder, Post Exit FoundersMade It with Connor Tomkies -
Anticlimactic, and hard to explain.
An exit can feel anticlimactic. And awkward to explain to anyone outside the circles that understand what it means.
Darrell LernerFounder, Made It guestMade It with Connor Tomkies -
I met my co-founder here.
I met my co-founder through PEF.
Founder, GammaPEF member -
The questions you least know how to ask.
After the exit, the hardest questions can be the ones you least know how to say out loud.
Chip ConleyFounder, MEAMade It with Connor Tomkies -
Make more post-exit founders.
I want to make more post-exit founders. To help people exit their company, and then build a better life after.
Connor TomkiesFounder, Post Exit FoundersMade It with Connor Tomkies -
It changed my life.
I found this opportunity, and the people I'm building it with, through PEF. It changed my life.
CEO, EscalePEF member -
Find the peers before the bankers.
Founders nearing a sale need experienced peers and advisors outside the banker and broker relationship.
Justin DonaldThe Lifestyle InvestorMade It with Connor Tomkies -
The most important phase.
We believe this is the most important phase. And almost no one builds for it.
PEFOn what comes after -
Exited female founders, all at once.
It is very rare to experience exited female founders all at once.
COO, ViewgolPEF member -
Who are you, without the company?
After selling, founders often face a real identity transition. Who are you, without the company you built.
Nick Telson-SillettFounder, DesignMyNightMade It with Connor Tomkies -
When the network becomes diligence.
Trusted founder networks turn member experience into practical diligence. Who to trust, who has done good work, what to avoid.
Charlie OlsonCo-founder, PandoMade It with Connor Tomkies -
Not networking. High-trust rooms.
Founder communities like PEF create real value. Not just networking, but the honest, high-trust conversations that move the needle on deals, fundraising, and decisions.
Founder, italistPEF member -
The real economics, said out loud.
A room of post-exit founders is where the headline number and the real economics beneath it can both be discussed.
Praveen GhantaNine-figure exitMade It with Connor Tomkies -
Generational wealth, after the win.
The decisions that cluster around a sale, wealth, estate, and family, deserve real preparation.
Michael SchulteWealth strategistMade It with Connor Tomkies