The Founder’s Hand.

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Strategy cards from Founders Notebook

The questions a founder
should be able to answer
without notes.

Four decks. One question on the front.
The reasoning on the back. Something to do this week.

Packaging design preview

The packaging is open. Four sample cards are available.

108 illustrated cards. Four kinds of decision.

One card, in use

Start with a question.
See where it takes you.

B01 · THE CUSTOMER

Who would miss you if you stopped?

Answer it in your own words first.
Then turn the card over.

Preview twelve cards

The four decks

Four kinds of decision.
One place to think.

03

Personal Brand Strategy

Let the work earn the attention.

Try this deck
04

AI Adoption Strategy

Prove the value. Keep the judgement.

Try this deck

4decks

27cards in each

108individual illustrations

A weekly habit

Make room
for one question.

  1. 01

    Answer it first.

    Choose a question that belongs to a decision you are making. Write your answer in one sentence.

  2. 02

    Read the reasoning.

    Turn the card over. Notice what it confirms, challenges or leaves you needing to find out.

  3. 03

    Use it this week.

    Take the action. Return in seven days and write down what changed.

Inside the box

Four decks.
One place on the desk.

A place for the decisions ahead.

100 decision cards, four deck guides and four review cards. A boxed physical edition, with the digital cards included in the proposed launch offer.

See the packaging design
Public price, proposed
£69 including UK delivery
Founding list price, proposed
£59
Proposed launch
10 December 2026

Final materials, box construction, manufacturing origin and dispatch dates will be confirmed before orders open. This design preview takes no payments.

Before you ask

A tool for the work
in front of you.

Read the sampler
Is this a course?

No. There is no sequence to finish. Choose the card that helps with the decision you face.

Who is it for?

Founders in the early years of building a business, and the people who advise them.

What is in each deck?

Each deck has 25 decision cards, one guide and one review card. Every decision card has a question, the reasoning behind it, and an action to use that week.

Can I buy a single deck?

The proposed launch offer brings all four decks together in one box.

When will it ship?

The proposed launch is 10 December 2026. Production and dispatch dates will be confirmed before checkout opens.

How do I get the sample cards?

The twelve-card PDF is available directly on this page. No email address is needed for this design preview.

Open the sampler PDF ↗

From Founders Notebook

Alvin Koomson

Strategist, writer of the Strategy Salon and mentor to early-stage founders through Founders Notebook.

Card copy newly authored for editorial review.

Four decks. One decision at a time.

Start with
a better question.

Twelve cards. Three from each deck.

Launches 10 December 2026

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