The Invisible P&L
The P&L shows the result. CEOs and COOs carry the work behind it.
A private, curated peer community for CEOs and COOs leading startup and growth-stage companies across the United States.
A place to ask candid questions, compare practical experience, and build trusted relationships with people who understand the role.
Apply to joinWhat is The Invisible P&L?
Some of the most consequential work inside a company never appears directly on its P&L.
The difficult conversations. The operating decisions made with incomplete information. The systems holding growth together. The problems solved before anyone else notices them.
The Invisible P&L is a private community where CEOs and COOs can discuss that work honestly and learn from peers facing similar challenges.
It is not another content feed or networking directory. It is a working community built around practical questions, trusted relationships, and shared experience.
Who is it for?
The founding circle is intended for leaders who:
- Currently serve as a CEO or COO, or hold an equivalent company-wide operating role
- Work with a growth-stage company
- Carry meaningful responsibility for execution, people, systems, or scale
- Want candid input from experienced peers
- Are willing to contribute their own experience, not only consume
- Respect confidentiality and a strict no-selling environment
If your title is different but your responsibilities closely match those of a CEO or COO, you are welcome to apply.
What members receive
As a founding member, you will have access to:
- A private Slack community for candid operational questions
- Practical, experience-based input from fellow CEOs and COOs
- Curated introductions to relevant peers
- Small-group conversations and private roundtables
- Useful operating resources, tools, and templates
- The opportunity to help shape the community from its beginning
Our community principles
Confidentiality
What is shared in the community stays in the community. Insights may travel, but names, company details, and identifying information may not.
No selling
No pitching, prospecting, list building, or unsolicited sales messages.
Generosity
Members are expected to ask openly, respond thoughtfully, and help others when their experience is relevant.
Experience over performance
Specific, honest experience is more valuable here than polished advice or thought leadership.
Respectful disagreement
Different perspectives are encouraged. Disrespect is not.
Why I am starting it
The CEO and COO roles are highly consequential, but they can also be unusually isolating.
Many of the decisions CEOs and COOs carry are too sensitive for a public forum, too specific for generic advice, and difficult to discuss inside their own companies.
I am creating The Invisible P&L to provide a trusted room for those conversations: a place where experienced operators can think together, share what they have learned, and make the invisible work a little less lonely.
Apply for The Invisible P&L Slack Channel
We are starting intentionally small so that trust and contribution define the culture from the beginning.
Every application is reviewed personally. If there is a mutual fit, you will receive a private invitation to join the Slack community.
Applications are reviewed within five business days.