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Silicon Valley HigherGroundA program by Connection Silicon Valley in partnership with Swift Insights
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Silicon Valley Higher
Ground.
A PARTNERSHIP OF SWIFT INSIGHTS AND CONNECTION SILICON VALLEY
The next level is a different conversation.
You've built something real. The next stage of growth requires a different kind of room. A CEO Roundtable is where the people around you understand what it costs to build and what it takes to lead.
Not another event. Not a panel. A room of founders and CEOs who are in it. Who understand what it takes out of you to build. Who are navigating the same terrain.
That room is Silicon Valley Higher Ground.
Join a curated network of Founders & CEOs who take their leadership seriously.
What it is
A monthly facilitated peer advisory group for founders and CEOs inside the Connection Silicon Valley ecosystem, or those who have earned an invitation.
Each session opens with an insight from a seasoned Silicon Valley Facilitator and Executive Coach with deep experience working with founders in life sciences and tech, offering a topic or framework to enrich the dialogue and sharpen your thinking.
Then the room goes to work on what you bring. A real decision. A challenge. A moment that needs honest peer input. A trusted community. You leave with clarity you did not have when you walked in and learnings you can apply into your business and leadership.
For those who want to go deeper, there is a path beyond the group. That conversation starts here.
What you get
Five elements, working in the same room.
Designed to support founders and CEOs as they expand their leadership capacity with peer perspective, expert insight, and honest accountability.
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Peer Advisory Group
A curated group of founders & CEOs. Real challenges. Honest conversation. A facilitator who knows how to engage the room.
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Curated Speakers
Curated speakers and subject matter experts who bring domain knowledge and real-world experience to sharpen your perspective.
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Exclusive Events
Exclusive events and gatherings that deepen your network and create moments for connection beyond the monthly sessions.
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The Access
You are inside the Silicon Valley ecosystem. The network and expertise most startup leaders spend years trying to access.
"The Bay Area network is incredibly generous, and the connections I made through CSV's program are already helping take our venture to the next level."
The ecosystem behind you
- 320+
- FOUNDERS HOSTED IN SILICON VALLEY
- 3,000+
- Investor Network
- Curated
- GROUP OF CEOS
- Virtual
- 90-MINUTE SESSIONS
Why this room is different
Peer insight. Expert facilitation. Your agenda.
For the questions you can't ask your board, your team, or your investors.
The best leaders don't accomplish success alone. They get there in rooms like this one, where the people around the table know your business, your blind spots, and your potential better than almost anyone else in your life.
That kind of understanding doesn't come from a single conversation. It builds. Month after month, the same group, the same honesty, held and shaped by a facilitator who knows how to make a room like this actually work.
That's what Silicon Valley Higher Ground is built to be.
For founders and CEOs ready to go further, there is a path beyond the group. That door opens when you are ready for it.
Who earns a seat
For founders and CEOs who have already proven something.
You are not here to learn the basics. You are here because the basics are behind you.
- 01You have participated in a CSV program - Pathway to Silicon Valley, CELS Valley Ready, or have been curated in by invitation.
- 02You are actively building. This is for leaders scaling, not starting.
- 03You are open to being challenged. The value comes from honest peers, not comfortable ones.
- 04You show up every month. The group only works when everyone is in it.
"The ongoing support from a community of like-minded, mission-driven founders has been invaluable."
Built on real access
One conversation away from the people you need.
Silicon Valley Higher Ground lives inside the Connection Silicon Valley ecosystem. When you need an introduction to an investor or strategic partner, you are one conversation away. CSV has built the relationships that most founders spend years trying to access. This program puts you inside them.
The program
A yearly commitment. A monthly room.
Silicon Valley Higher Ground is an annual membership built around a recurring rhythm of facilitated sessions, honest peer dialogue, and structured decision clinics.
Commitment
Yearly
Subscription
A 12-month membership. Continuity is what makes the room work.
Cadence
90-minute
Monthly sessions
One focused session each month. Same group, same time, every month.
Structure
Insight + Room
Facilitated format
Each session opens with an expert framework, then the room works on what you bring.
Founding Cohort Pricing
$4,200 / year or $350 / month
Founding cohort rate, USD. An annual commitment, paid monthly or annually. Limited seats.
How a session runs
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Open
A short insight or framework from your facilitator to sharpen the conversation.
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Bring
Each member surfaces a real decision, challenge, or moment that needs honest peer input.
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Work
The room goes to work. Honest, structured peer dialogue, held by an experienced facilitator.
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Leave
You walk out with clarity, perspective, and accountability for what's next.
What's included
12 monthly CEO advisory sessions
Ninety-minute, highly facilitated sessions focused on the real business, leadership, and organizational decisions members are navigating.
A carefully curated cohort
A confidential group of vetted CEOs and founders actively building companies and facing comparable levels of complexity, responsibility, and growth.
Structured CEO decision clinics
Members bring consequential decisions, challenges, and inflection points to the group for focused examination, challenge, and perspective.
Strategic framing from an experienced operator
Each session opens with a brief, relevant lens from an organizational psychologist, executive advisor, and former Global Chief People Officer.
A confidential and candid environment
A trusted space to discuss what cannot always be discussed with employees, investors, boards, or leadership teams.
Continuity and accountability
Members revisit important commitments and decisions, creating momentum across sessions rather than treating each conversation as a standalone discussion.
Relevant tools and resources
Selected frameworks, questions, or research shared when they directly support the issues the cohort is working through.
A private member channel
A confidential space for peer connection, resource sharing, and continued conversation between sessions.
Optional Additional Advisory
Members who need more confidential, individualized, or sustained support may add private 1:1 CEO advisory sessions at a separate fee.
Frequently Asked Questions
What founders and CEOs ask before they apply.
The invitation
Ready to take your seat?
By invitation or curated introduction only.
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A partnership
Connection Silicon Valley
Ecosystem, Network, Global Reach
The ecosystem, network, and proximity to Silicon Valley that founders and CEOs spend years trying to find.
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Executive Coaching, Leadership Consulting, Facilitation
Deep experience guiding founders and leaders in life sciences and tech through facilitated peer advisory and executive coaching.
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