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Creators Agenda exists for one reason: to close the gap between having a great idea and actually building something that matters.

We've seen too many founders, makers, and innovators get stuck in the same patterns—spinning on product features instead of talking to customers, burning capital on the wrong problems, or simply feeling alone in the messy middle of building something new.

This is where Creators Agenda comes in.

We publish practical advice rooted in real experience—not frameworks divorced from reality. You'll find stories of founders who've validated assumptions before raising capital, makers who've found their first design partners, and builders experimenting with new tools to move faster. We dig into the why behind the tactics, so you can adapt them to your own journey.

What You'll Find Here

We cover the full spectrum of early-stage building: customer discovery, rapid prototyping, finding your first traction, navigating team alignment, and the operational reality of scaling lean. Our posts and interviews are built on real case studies, hard-won lessons, and emerging patterns we're seeing across the startup and innovation ecosystem.

Who This Is For

Creators Agenda speaks directly to:

  • Early-stage founders (from idea to seed stage) who want to move faster and waste less
  • Product teams and skunkworks inside larger organizations experimenting with new ideas
  • Nonprofit leaders and civic innovators tackling real problems with limited resources
  • Makers, artists, and independent creators building sustainable practices

If you're in the pre-product-market-fit stage—or you're helping others navigate it—this is your space.

How to Engage

We offer three complementary newsletters, each with its own rhythm and focus:

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Creators Agenda is our flagship list: actionable insights, proven tools, and resources you can apply immediately to your work.
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Pathfinder Foundry pulls back the curtain on our consulting practice: what we're learning as we help founders validate ideas, structure design partnerships, and build momentum toward traction. It's candid, behind-the-scenes, and grounded in real client work.
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Marc's Field Notes is Marc's personal journal: reflections on learning, experiments that work (and fail), and observations on the intersection of business, creativity, and community-building.

Subscribe to what resonates. Mix and match. Or dive into the full archive and explore what's relevant to where you are right now.

About Pathfinder Foundry

Creators Agenda is published by Pathfinder Foundry, a consulting studio helping early-stage founders, product teams, and organizations accelerate from raw ideas to validated, investable opportunities. We work through structured programs (Foundation Sprints, Product-Market-Fit Cohorts), facilitation, rapid prototyping, and design-partner strategy. If you're ready to move beyond advice and into hands-on support, learn more about our offerings.