Human Runway
Human Runway is a collaborative initiative bringing founders, investors, and ecosystem builders together to strengthen founder resilience and long-term sustainability.Our first step was simple: we asked founders how they are really doing — through an anonymous survey focused on wellbeing, pressure, and sustainability behind the company. That phase is now complete and the wait is over. The report is live.
UNCOVERING THE KEY TO FOUNDER RESILIENCE
Human runway study
The Human Runway study explores the lived reality of startup founders, beyond metrics, valuations, and funding rounds.
Based on data from 158 founders primarily within the Nordic ecosystem, the research examines psychological load, loneliness, decision-making pressure, and the fear of vulnerability. The findings challenge a persistent misconception: it is not long working hours alone that erode founders’ resilience, but social isolation and the inability to speak openly about struggle.The report highlights how sustained mental strain impacts cognitive capacity, risk assessment, and leadership quality — and why strengthening founders’ human resilience is not a soft issue, but a strategic imperative for sustainable growth.
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Would you invest in a team with 18 months of runway — but only
3 months of energy left?