Premium Programme

The Founder's Boardroom

A 6-month strategic programme that gives business owners the marketing intelligence of a CMO — without hiring one. Stop outsourcing your growth. Start commanding it.

6 Months

Programme Duration

10-15 Founders

Per Batch

Daily Sessions

2 Hours Daily

By Application

Screening Required

What You'll Learn

Audit your marketing with a CMO's eye — identify what's working, what's wasting money, and what's missing entirely
Evaluate agencies, freelancers, and teams with confidence — know what to ask, what benchmarks to set, and when to fire
Distinguish vanity metrics from revenue metrics — never be fooled by impressions, reach, or follower counts again

Build a custom marketing blueprint for your business — channel strategy, budget allocation, messaging, and 90-day milestones
Execute your strategy for 2 months with live coaching — leave with real results, not just a plan on paper
Build a peer advisory network of 10–15 fellow founders who become your trusted sounding board beyond the programme

Capabilities You'll Build

Marketing Audit

Strategic Thinking

Channel Strategy

Budget Architecture

Agency Evaluation

Brand Positioning

Customer Research

Competitive Analysis

Creative Direction

Marketing Systems

Team Building

Data-Driven Decisions

Offer Design

Scaling Strategy

Outcomes

You don’t become a marketer. You become a founder who can never be fooled by bad marketing again. You develop the ability to think about marketing the way a CMO does — strategically, analytically, and with a direct line to revenue.

You leave with a complete marketing diagnosis, a custom blueprint you’ve already been executing for 2 months with real data proving it works, a peer advisory network of fellow founders, and access to trained marketing talent from The Marketing Residency whenever you’re ready to hire.

Custom

Marketing Blueprint

2 Months

Live Execution Data

Peer Network

10–15 Founders

Talent Pipeline

Residency Graduates

The Ecosystem Advantage

When you’re ready to hire a marketer, you won’t need to gamble on job portals. You’ll hire from The Marketing Residency — talent trained by the same person, using the same frameworks, with the same business-first philosophy. You’ll know exactly what you’re getting.

Curriculum — 3 Phases, 6 Months

6 months. Daily sessions Mon–Sat. Every concept applied to your own business in real-time.

Diagnose — See Your Marketing Clearly

Months 1–2 · Audit what's working, what's broken, what's missing

Architect — Build Your Marketing Blueprint

Months 3–4 · Custom strategy for your specific business

Execute & Coach — Real Results, Not Just Plans

Months 5–6 · Live execution with bi-weekly 1-on-1 coaching

Once a month, regular sessions are replaced by a full-day intensive. Each founder gets a “hot seat” — your business is put on the table and the entire cohort + Paras dissect it. Guest practitioners join for deep-dives. You practice presenting your marketing strategy as if pitching to a board — building communication skills alongside strategic skills.

Is This Programme Right for You?

You're a founder or business owner spending money on marketing but can't tell if it's working
You feel dependent on agencies or team members for marketing decisions
You want to take control of your growth strategy, not just delegate and hope
You're running an active business (₹5L+/month or product-market fit)
You value substance over shortcuts and can commit to 6 months of structured engagement

You're looking for someone to "do your marketing for you" — this is strategy, not done-for-you
You want quick hacks or viral growth tricks
You're pre-idea stage with no business yet — consider The Residency instead
You cannot commit to daily sessions for 6 months
You're not willing to share openly with a cohort of fellow founders

About the Advisor

Paaras Panndya is a Fractional CMO with 17+ years in marketing and business strategy. He has attributed over ₹50 Crore in revenue to the strategies he’s built, scaled 3 startups from 0 to ₹10 Crore ARR, and holds an Organizational Leadership credential from IIM Ahmedabad.

In The Founder’s Boardroom, Paras doesn’t teach from slides — he works alongside you on your business. Every diagnosis, every blueprint, every execution decision is made with his direct involvement. This is strategic advisory disguised as a programme.

Years Experience

0 +

Revenue Built

₹ 0 Cr+

Startups Scaled

Leadership

IIM - A