The Bottleneck to Breakthrough Summit (Virtual 2-DAY)

Feb 24, 4:00 PM – Feb 25, 6:00 PM (UTC)

Washington DC

The Bottleneck to Breakthrough Summit: 2 days of live diagnosis and system design for founders ready to stop being the bottleneck in their own business. February 24-25, 2026.

Virtual event

About this event

The Bottleneck to Breakthrough Summit is a 2-day virtual event for revenue-stage founders who have built something real but feel operationally trapped.

Hosted by Mia Horm, this intensive covers:

  • The 4 bottleneck types that keep founders stuck in the center of their business
  • Mia's proprietary model for designing systems that run without you
  • Live hot seat coaching with real-time bottleneck diagnosis
  • AI leverage strategies for each constraint type
Day 1 focuses on diagnosis: why you are trapped and what it is costing you. Day 2 focuses on solution: the frameworks and systems that create founder freedom.

See the full agenda at: breakthrough.miahorm.com

Dates: February 24-25, 2026 

Time: 11am-1pm EST each day 

Format: Live via Zoom 

Investment: price increases on February 11; limited VIP tickets available

This event is designed for founders doing $100K-$3M with a team who still come to them for everything. If you are pre-revenue or looking for quick-fix tactics, this is not for you.

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Organizer

  • Mia Orantes

    Creative Analytics

    Chapter Director

Global sponsor

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Carta

Partner

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Creative Analytics

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