MARCH 20, 2026

Founding the Collective

Not a status meeting. A founding conversation.

The people on this call get to shape what the Collective becomes — the structure, the economics, the culture.

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THE MODEL

A Constellation, Not a Franchise

Independent HubSpot practitioners sharing methodology, AI infrastructure, and partner access — without giving up your brand, your clients, or your independence.

Keep 100% of your brand identity
Keep 100% of your own client revenue
Access 67 AI agents and 32 operational skills
Participate in 6 active business units

NOT This

Not an agency (no white-labeling, no identity loss)

Not a franchise (no territory, no fees to headquarters)

Not a marketplace (no bidding, no race to the bottom)

THIS

A constellation of independent practitioners

Shared methodology: Unified Customer View

Shared infrastructure: AI-native operations

Shared growth: Revenue sharing, not revenue extraction

THE INFRASTRUCTURE

What's Already Built

This isn't a pitch deck about what we plan to build. This exists today.

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67 AI Agents

Transcript processing, session briefs, relationship intelligence, content multiplication, revenue tracking, portal management

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43 Shows, 1,170+ Episodes

Daily programming Mon-Fri. AI intelligence, data strategy, scoring, commerce, leadership, delivery — a full media network

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18 Active Clients

$58K+ monthly retainers plus $340K enterprise transformation. Real relationships, real revenue, real delivery

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VIP Client Portal

28 sections, 46+ API routes. Every client gets their own portal at clients.valuefirstteam.com

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9 Apps & Tools

Hub Helper Harry, LinkMCP, Dealwyzer, Trap Assessment, Data Model Designer, Quick2Bid — built by contributors

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Complete Methodology

Value Path, 12 Complexity Traps, Four Unified Views, Three-Org Model — codified and teachable

6 BUSINESS UNITS

Where You Participate

Each BU is led by an AI agent. Humans do the relationship work. AI does the operations.

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Service Delivery

Led by Relay

18 clients, $58K/mo retainers, $340K enterprise transformation. The core revenue engine where practitioners deliver.

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Media

Led by Marquee

43 shows, 1,170+ episodes, daily programming. Host a show, be a guest, create content.

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Academy

Led by Provost

18 lessons live, weekly Office Hours, AIRops Academy partnership. Teach what you know.

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Apps

Led by Foundry

9 tools in the catalog, 8 UI extension patterns. Build tools that practitioners and clients use.

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Store

Led by Exchange

6 transaction types, 11 deal pipelines. Sponsorships, memberships, courses, consulting.

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Collective

Led by Trellis

Member lifecycle, practitioner directory, revenue sharing, partnerships. The thing we're founding right now.

PARTICIPATION IN ACTION

Ryan Ginsberg

Value-First Architect | Unified Support Solutions

Ryan's participation pattern: deep technical implementation across the client portfolio. HubSpot architecture, UI extensions, active transformations.

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Primary: Service Delivery

Technical Lead for implementation projects
HubSpot architecture design and execution
RevOps systems, data architecture, process automation
PARTICIPATION IN ACTION

Casey Hawkins

Value-First Coach | Data Strategy & Scoring Expert

Casey's participation pattern: methodology creation and education. She created the Value-First Scoring framework, co-hosts shows, and is a regular at Office Hours.

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Multi-BU Participation

11 episodes across 2 shows
Created the VF Scoring framework
Active in Service Delivery, Media, and Academy
PARTICIPATION IN ACTION

Nico Lafakis

Value-First Educator | AI Operations & Automation

Nico's participation pattern: media production and tool creation. 102 episodes across 4 shows, built the Hub Helper Harry app, and pioneered the sponsorship model.

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Multi-BU Participation

102 episodes across 4 shows
Built a HubSpot app (Apps BU)
First sponsor (Store BU)
Active in Media, Apps, and Store simultaneously
PARTICIPATION IN ACTION

Klemen Hrovat

Value-First Architect | Sellestial

Klemen's participation pattern: data strategy and tool building. Co-host of Value-First Data, creator of LinkMCP, and organizer of the Data Summit.

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Multi-BU Participation

15+ episodes across 2 shows
Built LinkMCP (Apps BU)
Organized the Data Summit (Academy BU)
Active in Media, Apps, and Academy simultaneously
THE PATTERN

Nobody Does Just One Thing

Ryan builds implementations and UI extensions. Casey creates scoring frameworks and teaches at Office Hours. Nico hosts shows, builds apps, and sponsors. Klemen co-hosts, builds tools, and runs summits. Participation is multi-dimensional.

Architect

Systems, data models, HubSpot architecture, technical implementations

Ryan, Klemen

Coach

Relationships, change management, capability building, Office Hours

Casey

Educator

Content strategy, show hosting, learning design, tool creation

Nico, Klemen, Casey

Most people are two of the three. Some are all three. The Collective is designed for multi-dimensional participation.

REVENUE MODEL

Value Sharing, Not Extraction

The Collective doesn't take from your existing business. Revenue sharing applies only to work that flows through the Collective.

Membership fees cover infrastructure. Revenue comes from project work. Billing: 1099, Net 15 from client payment receipt.

You Source + You Deliver

100%

Your client, your work, your revenue. The Collective provides infrastructure support.

Collective Sources, You Deliver

70/30

70% to you. 30% to the Collective for sourcing, infrastructure, methodology.

Collaborative Engagement

30/40/30

30% sourcing, 40% delivery, 30% platform. Multiple practitioners, shared delivery.

FOUNDING MEMBERSHIP

Founding Pathfinder

$995

Lifetime access. Permanent recognition. One-time investment.

Permanent founding recognition

Your name on the wall. Forever.

Lifetime access to all Collective infrastructure

67 AI agents, 32 skills, media network, portal

Enhanced revenue sharing

Better splits than standard membership

Priority project matching

First access to Collective-sourced engagements

Practitioner directory listing

Public profile on valuefirstteam.com/collective/practitioners

Community platform access

Discussion spaces, shared knowledge, peer connection

Why “Founding” matters

Founding Pathfinders don't just join the Collective — they shape it. The structure, the economics, the culture. This window closes. The recognition doesn't.

INVESTMENT

What Investment Looks Like

Investment in the Collective isn't just money. It's time, expertise, content, relationships, and tools. All tracked. All valued. All contributing to your equity position.

Time: Show hosting, Office Hours, client delivery
Expertise: Methodology contribution, framework creation
Tools: Apps, extensions, integrations that others use
Relationships: Partnerships, referrals, community building

How It's Tracked

Every contribution is recorded as an Investment record in HubSpot. Not because we're counting beans — because fair recognition requires visibility.

Episodes hosted/guested Automatic
Project delivery hours Tracked
Tools & apps built Tracked
Referrals & partnerships Tracked
Content contributions Automatic

The system sees everything. The model rewards everything.

OWNERSHIP

Fair Equity Through Participation

Same model for everyone. No backroom deals, no special terms. If you've been contributing, that matters and it should be reflected.

Contribution-Based

Equity accrues based on what you do, not what you pay.

Every episode, every implementation, every tool, every referral — it's all contribution.

The people building the Collective own the Collective.

Transparent

Every contribution is tracked in HubSpot. Every person can see their own record.

No guessing. No politics. No “I think I contributed more.”

The data speaks. The model is public.

The Founding Principle

The people who shape the Collective in its earliest days should have their contribution recognized permanently. That's what founding means.

THE INVITATION

What do you
want to build?

This is not a pitch. This is an invitation to participate in something that already exists and is ready for you. The question isn't if — it's how.

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