Home
What is Pooling?
Pooling 101
Why Pooling Exists
Why I Pooled
Baseball Stories
Entrepreneurship Stories
FAQs
Explore Pools
Featured Community Pools
Entrepreneur Pools
Baseball Pools
Cohort Pools
About Pando
Our Team
Careers
Press
Contact Us
Our Team
Careers
Get in touch.
Search
Welcome to Pooling 101.
your one-stop resource for starting or joining a pool
Starting a Pool
Joining a Pool
Featured post.
How do you craft the mission of the pool?
So you’ve made the commitment and you’re ready to grow your pool, what comes next? Find your mission.
Starting a Pool
Good reads.
Your pool is vetting new members, what should you look for in a new pooler?
Your pool should bring you into conversations about the type of new members you are looking to add.
Joining a Pool
How do you ask your fellow poolers for advice?
Your pool members are here for you, because when one of you wins, all of you win.
Joining a Pool
How do you use Treehouse, Pando's invite-only Slack community?
The most important part of utilizing Treehouse is by making sure you are on your pool’s private channel.
Joining a Pool
How do you encourage more engagement from your pool mates?
If you're not getting as much communication or connection from your pool mates as you'd like, this is the post for you.
Joining a Pool
You just received a welcome packet, what now?
Your welcome packet is sitting patiently in your inbox waiting to be read.
Joining a Pool
What are the best ways to connect with fellow poolers?
A great feature of Pando is that we aim to make connecting with pool mates easy for you and other poolers.
Joining a Pool
So, what happens in a pool meeting?
As a new pooler, your first monthly meeting will include introductions, plus a mastermind session or the discussion of a topic that is pressing for a member of your pools.
Joining a Pool
How do you get to know your pool mates?
Our best rule of thumb is to be proactive when it comes to getting to know your pool mates.
Starting a Pool
How do you run a pool meeting?
Your first meeting might be overwhelming to prepare for, but don’t worry, we have all you need right here to run a smooth and successful meeting.
Starting a Pool
How do you celebrate the successes of your pool members?
We encourage pools to be proactive about wins within their group and share them with Pando so the whole community can celebrate together.
Starting a Pool
How do you welcome new members?
Welcoming new members can feel like a school orientation with a lot first-day jitters.
Starting a Pool
How do you establish a meeting cadence?
A great question to ask your founding members is how frequently your pool wants to meet.
Starting a Pool
How do you decide how to communicate as a pool?
Designating a go-to place to communicate will help build momentum for the pool between meetings.
Starting a Pool
How do you structure pool meetings?
Monthly meetings are a helpful way to set the tone as your pool is getting off the ground.
Starting a Pool
How do you set the culture and norms for the pool?
When new members enter your pool, it is a good idea to provide pool norms, expectations, and structure.
Starting a Pool
How do you vote on candidates?
All pool members have the opportunity to vote on the candidates that are added to the pool.
Starting a Pool
How do you know if someone is right for your pool?
It is important to have a set of objective standards or criteria to compare potential pool mates against.
Starting a Pool
Who should you add to your pool?
Building out your pool will take time, so remain patient with the process.
Starting a Pool
How do you craft the mission of the pool?
So you’ve made the commitment and you’re ready to grow your pool, what comes next? Find your mission.
Starting a Pool
How do you interview new potential poolers?
How to conduct a pool interview to determine if a candidate is a good fit.
Starting a Pool
How do you refer someone to your pool?
You make the referral, we take care of the rest.
Starting a Pool