Rewards that help founders build, not burn

The best startup rewards program isn't about maximizing points; it's about maximizing your potential to grow.

Author

Michael Morgenstern
September 09, 2025

Happy Tuesday Brex Community,

Most founders treat corporate spending like an expense line. The smartest ones turn their spend into an additional revenue stream. After watching thousands of companies use Brex, I've noticed something: the ones scaling fastest aren't just earning credit card points. They're using those points to systematically test ideas their competitors won't risk cash on.

Here's the playbook. You're already spending on software, rideshare, restaurants. That spend now earns 2-7x points. But here's where it gets interesting: instead of hoarding points for flights, winning founders immediately deploy them for growth experiments. Billboard campaign you've been debating for months? Test it. Team offsite that feels expensive? Try it. Conference strategy you're unsure about? Run it. Zero financial downside, full operational support. The psychological shift is everything: when failure costs points instead of cash, you test more ideas. When you test more, you learn faster. When you learn faster, you scale faster. Your Brex spend was happening regardless. The question is whether it's just covering expenses or turning rewards into a growth engine?

Growing together, Michael Morgenstern 

  • Brex Supper Club

    🧭 9/10 · NYC · VC Scouts Edition
    A private dinner for active VC Scouts in NYC

    Apply Here: Brex Host: Michael Morgenstern

  • Brex Social Club

    🇮🇪 9/10 · NYC · Founders, Investors, Operators
    Social club focused on bringing the Irish business ecosystem together

    Apply Here: Brex Host: Conor Bradshaw

  • Brex Supper Club w/ Niural

    🥘 9/11 · NYC · Fintech Founder Dinner

    A private dinner with Niural and Brex, bringing together financial services founders and investors.

    Apply Here: Brex Host: Ilias Benabdallah

  • Brex Social Club - Climate Week

    🌍 9/23 · NYC · Founders, Investors & Climate Operators

    Partnering with Offstream during NY Climate Week, bringing together project developers, founders, and VCs shaping the future of carbon removal.

    Apply Here: Brex Host: Shai Goldman

  • Brex Supper Club NY - Chief of Staff Edition

    🥷 9/30 · NYC · Chief of Staff Network

    Private conversational dinner for leading chief of staff’s in NYC

    Apply Here: Brex Host: Shai Goldman

  • Brex Social Club - SF Tech Week 

    🌉 10/8 · SF · Founders, Investors and Future Founders
    An evening of networking and conversations with Pylon + Brex + Exa during #SFTechWeek.

    Apply Here: Brex Hosts: Jonathan Chang & Emily Manashi

  • Brex Social Club - LA Tech Week w/ Sourcery + Cerebral Valley  

    🌴 10/14 · LA · Founders, Investors and Future Founders
    Apply Here:  Brex Host: Jonathan Chang + Michael Morgenstern

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