This page covers what the program is, who it is designed for, what it actually involves day-to-day, and what it costs. Read it fully. If it sounds like what you have been looking for, the assessment at the bottom is the first step.
If it does not sound right for where you are, it probably is not. There is no pitch here.
Brave Cave is a structured daily operating system for founders and CEOs who have already proven they can build — and are ready to work on everything that the business was never designed to fix.
The premise is simple: the business scales the way the founder does. When one part of your life is running hard and the rest is told to wait, the imbalance compounds quietly. Brave Cave runs all four areas simultaneously, every day, with a guide who has spent thirty years in the seat you are sitting in.
Three things working together: a daily structure you follow, a platform that tracks your progress across all four areas, and direct access to David — who reviews your data before every session and brings no agenda except yours.
Not about being an athlete. About having the physical capacity the work requires. When this area depletes, every other area pays for it — the decisions, the patience, the relationships.
Most founders are the bottleneck in their own company. Every important call routes through them. This area is about getting deliberate: protecting the hours that matter and identifying what is quietly consuming the ones that do not.
The people most affected by how you are operating. This area thins the fastest when everything else is going well — which is exactly when it matters most.
Revenue is not freedom. Profit is not peace of mind. This area looks at how money actually works across your whole life — not just the business P&L.
After completing the Founder OS Intensive, most founders continue in one of three ways. David reviews your 30-day data and will tell you which tier makes the most sense for where you are.
Full access to the tracking platform and the complete daily operating system, plus the weekly live session with David. The right starting point if you want to run the full program with the group as your community.
Apply for the Intensive → Most members move up within 90 daysEverything in Foundation, plus two 25-minute 1:1 sessions with David each month. Sessions are built from your actual platform data — not a fixed agenda. The most common entry point for founders who want the structure and direct coaching.
Apply for the Intensive →Everything in Level 2, plus a full advisory relationship. David is directly involved in your business decisions, not just your personal development. Frequency and format are built around your arc. Limited spots. Offered, not sold.
Apply for the Intensive → David reviews all applicants personallyNot sure which level is right? Take the assessment. David reviews every result and will tell you what he recommends based on what he sees.
$1,997 · 30 days · Fully private · Limited to 5 founders per month. David builds the operating system with you directly — then you decide what comes next.
Apply for the Intensive → Invoiced via Bill.com · Card, ACH, or check · David reviews every application personally