A concept by Brad Hayden · connected to Today’s Growth Partners · Austin, TX
A house where founders come to build — together.
Entrepreneurs House is a concept Brad is working toward: a residence, an incubator, and a gathering place — a home for operators, event planners, and guests, and a stage for the meals, conversations, and community events that turn strangers into collaborators.
01 — The vision
“Entrepreneurs House exists to connect, empower, and elevate founders, technologists, creatives, and community leaders — through mentorship, entrepreneurship, wellness, and economic opportunity.”
Brad envisions a centralized hub where community members learn, build meaningful relationships, launch businesses, discover opportunity, access resources, and contribute their talents to strengthen the LGBTQIA+ ecosystem in Austin and beyond. Not a co-working desk. Not a one-off event space. A home base.
02 — The house
An inspirational residence — not just a venue.
A large, welcoming home designed to host founder and entrepreneur events — and to be genuinely lived in. Operators, event planners, and rotating guests would share the upstairs; the ground floor stays open for whatever the community needs that week. Big glass, easy indoor-outdoor flow, a kitchen built for a crowd, and enough backyard for the whole community to gather.
Live-in operators
keep the house running, hosted, and warm — never a sterile rental.
Event planners in residence
turn the calendar around fast, from an intimate dinner to a full community gathering.
Guest stays
for visiting founders, speakers, and collaborators passing through Austin.
03 — What could happen here
Incubating in public, with company.
Brad pictures building brands, ideas, partnerships, and communities inside this house, alongside the founders who live and gather there — the house as both workshop and welcome mat.
Incubation
Brands, ideas, and partner ventures built and tested right alongside the founders in residence.
Meals & conversation
Family-style dinners, brunches, and lunch-and-learns designed to turn strangers into collaborators.
Co-working
Daytime desks and working sessions in the common spaces — quiet enough to focus, open enough to meet your next collaborator.
Community events
Evenings and weekends turn over to founder dinners, investor conversations, and open community gatherings.
04 — The magic in the memories
Like any home, this one would be built on what happens inside it.
Great breakfasts and dinners that run long. Conversations that quietly change a person’s or company’s direction. This is the quilted texture Brad is building toward.
Inspiration images — not Brad-hosted events.
05 — Getting started resources
A front door for founders who are just getting started.
Alongside events and residency, the house would connect newcomers to the Chamber and the broader on-ramps they need — so nobody has to figure Austin’s ecosystem out alone.
01
Chamber connections
Warm introductions and programming ties with the local Chamber of Commerce and allied business networks.
02
Founder on-ramp
Practical guidance on registration, licensing, and the first few steps every new founder in the community asks about.
03
Resource library
A living, growing list of mentors, service providers, and programs the house has vetted.
06 — Development possibilities
Beyond one house: co-community and family compound living.
Concept images Brad researched and developed in 2024 explore how the Entrepreneurs House idea could grow — from a single home into a shared compound of homes, gardens and gathering spaces built around community.
AI-generated concept images, 2024 — style direction, not actual properties.
07 — Get involved
Help shape this idea into a home.
If you’re interested in helping bring this idea to life — as a partner, collaborator, resident, or friend — reach out. This is early, and that’s exactly why your read on it matters.
