The Founder Institute is the World's Largest Startup Accelerator, with over 550 graduate companies across 32 cities, 13 countries and 5 continents. Through our four month program, you can launch your dream company with expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup founders and CEOs - while not being required to quit your day job.
What is the Founder Institute? An Intro to the Startup AcceleratorThe Founder Institute
The Founder Institute is the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, with chapters across 180+ cities and Graduates that have built companies exceeding $20B in estimated value.
We provide high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, we have helped over 3,300 Graduates raise over $700M funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
For more information, see https://fi.co/overview
If you are passionate about growing your local economy through entrepreneurship, then apply to be a Founder Institute Local Director today. Local Directors play a central role in their startup ecosystem, share in the value of the companies created, and become part of a global network of over 10,000 global entrepreneur leaders. To learn more and apply, visit http://fi.co/lead.
Based in Silicon Valley, the Founder Institute is the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program. In just 8 years, we have launched 2,300 companies across 170 cities, and these companies have already created over 20,000 jobs and have an estimated value of over $15B. Our mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new startup jobs.
CatalystBuilder is a Hong Kong based venture builder, started in 2015. CatalystBuilder provides funding, knowledge, connections and practical services to build your startup dreams.
http://www.CatalystBuilder.com
http://www.facebook.com/CatalystBuilder
As presented @ Betahaus Sofia. It is very much based on the original seed fundraising presentation of Steve Schlafman (http://www.slideshare.net/schlaf/raising-a-seed-round), the best I've seen on the subject.
Seed Capital in Practice - A Guide for You to Start-upThe Openfund
A short intro to the Openfund, next to some tips for aspiring entrepreneurs on how to apply, and Sportmeets as a case. Presented at the WebExpo Prague, Friday September 24.
What is the Founder Institute? An Intro to the Startup AcceleratorThe Founder Institute
The Founder Institute is the world’s premier pre-seed startup accelerator, with chapters across 180+ cities and Graduates that have built companies exceeding $20B in estimated value.
We provide high-potential entrepreneurs and teams with the critical support network and structured process needed to build an enduring company. Since 2009, we have helped over 3,300 Graduates raise over $700M funding, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, recruit a team, build a product, transition from employee to entrepreneur, and more.
For more information, see https://fi.co/overview
If you are passionate about growing your local economy through entrepreneurship, then apply to be a Founder Institute Local Director today. Local Directors play a central role in their startup ecosystem, share in the value of the companies created, and become part of a global network of over 10,000 global entrepreneur leaders. To learn more and apply, visit http://fi.co/lead.
Based in Silicon Valley, the Founder Institute is the world's premier idea-stage accelerator and startup launch program. In just 8 years, we have launched 2,300 companies across 170 cities, and these companies have already created over 20,000 jobs and have an estimated value of over $15B. Our mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new startup jobs.
CatalystBuilder is a Hong Kong based venture builder, started in 2015. CatalystBuilder provides funding, knowledge, connections and practical services to build your startup dreams.
http://www.CatalystBuilder.com
http://www.facebook.com/CatalystBuilder
As presented @ Betahaus Sofia. It is very much based on the original seed fundraising presentation of Steve Schlafman (http://www.slideshare.net/schlaf/raising-a-seed-round), the best I've seen on the subject.
Seed Capital in Practice - A Guide for You to Start-upThe Openfund
A short intro to the Openfund, next to some tips for aspiring entrepreneurs on how to apply, and Sportmeets as a case. Presented at the WebExpo Prague, Friday September 24.
One of the biggest challenges of starting a company is to maintain a steady cash flow. An entrepreneur's worst nightmare is: "What if I run out of money!"
Jo Van Betsbrugge is an Innovation Advisor at the National Research Council’s Innovation Access circa November 2013. He will be sharing his experiences with you on: starting and running a company in Quebec, and will demisify exactly how he successfully raised over $1M without the help of venture capital.
He helps entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses navigate through the multitude of available innovation support programs offered by provincial and federal governments.
Brandeis & Babson - Fundraising 101: How to raise a seed roundDavid Chang
Brandeis Innovation Speaker Series: Overview of tech/startup fundraising basics, some how-to tactics on raising a seed round, and general pitch tips/lessons learned for entrepreneurs who are current students and recent grads.
FasterCapital is always looking for expanding its network in the startup ecosystem. We partner with other incubators, accelerators, VCs, and service providers to bring the best benefits to startups in our portfolio and to reach out and support startups in our partners' portfolios. Our partnership model is based on non-obligatory and mutually-beneficial collaborative activities to help both FasterCaptial and the partner in reaching out to more entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and startups enthusiasts. You can join our partners here www.fastercapital.com/partner/joinus.html
Validation is the most important, least glamourous thing you'll do in you startup. It adds so much value, saves you so much time, heartache and troubles. Here's the tip of the iceberg on how to kick off your validation process for your startup.
Startups: differences Netherlands and Silicon ValleyNiek Huizenga
The slides of the presentation of Niek Huizenga about ICT startups in Silicon Valley and the Netherlands.
12 April 2012 at the ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands
This event is designed to showcase the range of funding and business support available to start up businesses in Cornwall. At a time when we are seeing a record number of new business start ups, we are hoping this event will be well attended by those of you:
• Who are thinking of setting up a business
• Who have just started out
• Who have been trading for less than two years
Have you ever considered becoming an Angel Investor? Wondered why people join angel groups as opposed to going it alone? Then this session is for you.
Join MLA Chair and Angel Investor Gerard Buckley as he leads a session that will answer the following:
What is Angel Investing?
Why would someone be an Angel Investor?
Who are Angel Investors?
What types of companies do Angels invest in?
What is Maple Leaf Angels and what are the benefits of joining?
How To Raise Capital: Understanding Your Funding Stack & Optimizing Your Fund...Lighter Capital
Despite some signs of a slowdown, the seed and venture markets are relatively healthy. However, raising capital remains one of the most challenging jobs that a startup CEO will ever undertake.
What's your fundraising strategy for remainder of 2017 and beyond? How do you plan to raise your next round, especially in a tighter VC market?
Join BJ Lackland, CEO of Lighter Capital, and Nathan Beckord, CEO of Foundersuite, on September 19 where they will discuss:
- Recent funding trends and the rise of alternative funding options
- How to think about your capital stack
- Tips on optimizing your capital raise
NYU MS in Integrated Marketing Capstone Project, Spring 2017
Business name: Old Rebel Society
The unmet need: The untapped resource and the specific barriers
Mission: Our Mission: Provide equal entrepreneurial opportunities for people ages 55+
Business model: Virtual business incubator + Crowdfunding Platform
GTM strategy
P&L projection
How to define and position your VC brand to attract funding and dealflow.
* note: more recent updated version below:
https://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/branding-strategies-for-better-dealflow-and-fundraising-aka-the-helpful-vc
Learn more about a program designed to help you validate and define your business model, build a stronger product, get your first customers and grow your business, together with a wide network of partners, mentors and experts.
Introduction to Business Angel Investing'Tomi Davies
This presentation is Based on the book “Angel Investing - The Gust Guide to Making Money & Having Fun Investing In Startups” by David S. Rose @davidsrose CEO of Gust and Founder of New York Angels angelinvesting.com
It is for a Masterclass designed for practising and potential business angels who want to understand the basics of angel investing. It is a comprehensive guide that walks students through every step of the way to becoming a successful angel investor.
The class exposes students to fundamental strategies and specific tools required to take full advantage of this rapidly growing asset class, from building your reputation as a smart investor, to negotiating fair deals and adding value to your portfolio of companies through to helping them implement smart exit strategies.
Presentacion de GAIA DESIGN, tienda en linea de muebles y accesorios de diseno a precios justos. Queremos revolucionar la experiencia de compra de muebles en México!
AppVirality - Plug & Play growth hacking toolkit for Mobile apps.
We help app developers implement Uber/Lyft like in-app referrals under 30 minutes. No coding required.
Checkout - http://appvirality.com
One of the biggest challenges of starting a company is to maintain a steady cash flow. An entrepreneur's worst nightmare is: "What if I run out of money!"
Jo Van Betsbrugge is an Innovation Advisor at the National Research Council’s Innovation Access circa November 2013. He will be sharing his experiences with you on: starting and running a company in Quebec, and will demisify exactly how he successfully raised over $1M without the help of venture capital.
He helps entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized businesses navigate through the multitude of available innovation support programs offered by provincial and federal governments.
Brandeis & Babson - Fundraising 101: How to raise a seed roundDavid Chang
Brandeis Innovation Speaker Series: Overview of tech/startup fundraising basics, some how-to tactics on raising a seed round, and general pitch tips/lessons learned for entrepreneurs who are current students and recent grads.
FasterCapital is always looking for expanding its network in the startup ecosystem. We partner with other incubators, accelerators, VCs, and service providers to bring the best benefits to startups in our portfolio and to reach out and support startups in our partners' portfolios. Our partnership model is based on non-obligatory and mutually-beneficial collaborative activities to help both FasterCaptial and the partner in reaching out to more entrepreneurs, investors, mentors, and startups enthusiasts. You can join our partners here www.fastercapital.com/partner/joinus.html
Validation is the most important, least glamourous thing you'll do in you startup. It adds so much value, saves you so much time, heartache and troubles. Here's the tip of the iceberg on how to kick off your validation process for your startup.
Startups: differences Netherlands and Silicon ValleyNiek Huizenga
The slides of the presentation of Niek Huizenga about ICT startups in Silicon Valley and the Netherlands.
12 April 2012 at the ministry of Economic Affairs in the Netherlands
This event is designed to showcase the range of funding and business support available to start up businesses in Cornwall. At a time when we are seeing a record number of new business start ups, we are hoping this event will be well attended by those of you:
• Who are thinking of setting up a business
• Who have just started out
• Who have been trading for less than two years
Have you ever considered becoming an Angel Investor? Wondered why people join angel groups as opposed to going it alone? Then this session is for you.
Join MLA Chair and Angel Investor Gerard Buckley as he leads a session that will answer the following:
What is Angel Investing?
Why would someone be an Angel Investor?
Who are Angel Investors?
What types of companies do Angels invest in?
What is Maple Leaf Angels and what are the benefits of joining?
How To Raise Capital: Understanding Your Funding Stack & Optimizing Your Fund...Lighter Capital
Despite some signs of a slowdown, the seed and venture markets are relatively healthy. However, raising capital remains one of the most challenging jobs that a startup CEO will ever undertake.
What's your fundraising strategy for remainder of 2017 and beyond? How do you plan to raise your next round, especially in a tighter VC market?
Join BJ Lackland, CEO of Lighter Capital, and Nathan Beckord, CEO of Foundersuite, on September 19 where they will discuss:
- Recent funding trends and the rise of alternative funding options
- How to think about your capital stack
- Tips on optimizing your capital raise
NYU MS in Integrated Marketing Capstone Project, Spring 2017
Business name: Old Rebel Society
The unmet need: The untapped resource and the specific barriers
Mission: Our Mission: Provide equal entrepreneurial opportunities for people ages 55+
Business model: Virtual business incubator + Crowdfunding Platform
GTM strategy
P&L projection
How to define and position your VC brand to attract funding and dealflow.
* note: more recent updated version below:
https://www.slideshare.net/dmc500hats/branding-strategies-for-better-dealflow-and-fundraising-aka-the-helpful-vc
Learn more about a program designed to help you validate and define your business model, build a stronger product, get your first customers and grow your business, together with a wide network of partners, mentors and experts.
Introduction to Business Angel Investing'Tomi Davies
This presentation is Based on the book “Angel Investing - The Gust Guide to Making Money & Having Fun Investing In Startups” by David S. Rose @davidsrose CEO of Gust and Founder of New York Angels angelinvesting.com
It is for a Masterclass designed for practising and potential business angels who want to understand the basics of angel investing. It is a comprehensive guide that walks students through every step of the way to becoming a successful angel investor.
The class exposes students to fundamental strategies and specific tools required to take full advantage of this rapidly growing asset class, from building your reputation as a smart investor, to negotiating fair deals and adding value to your portfolio of companies through to helping them implement smart exit strategies.
Presentacion de GAIA DESIGN, tienda en linea de muebles y accesorios de diseno a precios justos. Queremos revolucionar la experiencia de compra de muebles en México!
AppVirality - Plug & Play growth hacking toolkit for Mobile apps.
We help app developers implement Uber/Lyft like in-app referrals under 30 minutes. No coding required.
Checkout - http://appvirality.com
The deck we used to raise $270k for our startup Castleentercastle
Castle (entercastle.com) is a Detroit-based real estate startup that lets rental owners put their properties on autopilot. In April 2015, we closed a $270,000 angel round using this deck.
Questions? Comments? I'd love to hear from you. Email me at max@entercastle.com.
Mapme Investor Deck.
The deck we originally used to raise our seed round of $1M. See the progress we've made at www.mapme.com. Welcome to try it out and create a map.
Any questions? I'm at ben@mapme.com
Here is what Square uses for their Pitch Deck, it has several good pointers on what should go in a startup pitch deck: Sourced from http://www.noise.re/duction/squares-pitch-deck/
A reproduction of the official pitch deck template recommended by leading VC firm Sequoia Capital.
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE THESE PITCH DECK EXAMPLES & TEMPLATES:
> Airbnb pitch deck @ https://pitchdeckcoach.com/airbnb-pitch-deck
> Sequoia Capital pitch deck template @ https://pitchdeckcoach.com/sequoia-capital-pitch-deck
> FREE pitch deck template download @ https://pitchdeckcoach.com/free-pitch-deck-template
> Pitch deck guide with hints, tips, and a worked example @ https://pitchdeckcoach.com/pitch-deck-template
NEED HELP WITH YOUR PITCH DECK?
See how I can help then book a free call @ https://pitchdeckcoach.com/
MORE PITCH DECK RESOURCES @ https://pitchdeckcoach.com/pitch-deck-template#resources
Inilah pitch deck dari raksasa media digital, Buzzfeed. Bagi kamu yang memiliki model bisnis yang serupa dengan BuzzFeed, mungkin kamu dapat terinspirasi dari pitch deck ini.
The investor presentation we used to raise 2 million dollarsMikael Cho
The investor presentation we used to raise 2 million dollars for ooomf.com (now pickcrew.com)
View the online version here: https://pickcrew.com/investors/
James Alexander - Ortak, The Foundation & Kurucu Ortak Zopa.com
FİNANS SEKTÖRÜNDE YENİLİKÇİ BİR HİKAYE: ZOPA
James Alexander - Partner, The Foundation & Co-Founder Zopa.com
AN INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL BUSINESS STORY: ZOPA
Jan kennedy - I have an idea - what now? @WBIS2014winebis
Jan Kennedy, director of the Munich chapter of the Founder institute lead us through the choices and decisions that a would-be entrepreneur faces after having that idea.
Chinaccelerator, in cooperation with Tech Temple and GWC, once again hosted their program-annual 10X10 Beijing on March 8th, 2014.
The Geeks on a Train tour takes the Chinaccelerator startups on a ride from Shanghai to Beijing, then back down to Hangzhou before returning to Shanghai.
As part of the tour, the 10x10 conference brings attendees 10 tech pioneers (in this case we had 12!) and top VC's from the startup ecosystem in China. This is an amazing opportunity for attendees to have a peek at the first startup accelerator program in China, meet interesting people and listen to amazing speakers.
As always, each of them takes attendees on a 10-minute tour of their own startup trials and tribulations, wins and losses, then give some great advice and maybe a secret or two about what they learned to help make them the superstars they are today.
These are their slides, we hope you enjoy them. Thank you for supporting Chinaccelerator and entrepreneurship worldwide.
Enterprise Excellence is Inclusive Excellence.pdfKaiNexus
Enterprise excellence and inclusive excellence are closely linked, and real-world challenges have shown that both are essential to the success of any organization. To achieve enterprise excellence, organizations must focus on improving their operations and processes while creating an inclusive environment that engages everyone. In this interactive session, the facilitator will highlight commonly established business practices and how they limit our ability to engage everyone every day. More importantly, though, participants will likely gain increased awareness of what we can do differently to maximize enterprise excellence through deliberate inclusion.
What is Enterprise Excellence?
Enterprise Excellence is a holistic approach that's aimed at achieving world-class performance across all aspects of the organization.
What might I learn?
A way to engage all in creating Inclusive Excellence. Lessons from the US military and their parallels to the story of Harry Potter. How belt systems and CI teams can destroy inclusive practices. How leadership language invites people to the party. There are three things leaders can do to engage everyone every day: maximizing psychological safety to create environments where folks learn, contribute, and challenge the status quo.
Who might benefit? Anyone and everyone leading folks from the shop floor to top floor.
Dr. William Harvey is a seasoned Operations Leader with extensive experience in chemical processing, manufacturing, and operations management. At Michelman, he currently oversees multiple sites, leading teams in strategic planning and coaching/practicing continuous improvement. William is set to start his eighth year of teaching at the University of Cincinnati where he teaches marketing, finance, and management. William holds various certifications in change management, quality, leadership, operational excellence, team building, and DiSC, among others.
"𝑩𝑬𝑮𝑼𝑵 𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯 𝑻𝑱 𝑰𝑺 𝑯𝑨𝑳𝑭 𝑫𝑶𝑵𝑬"
𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐬 (𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬) is a professional event agency that includes experts in the event-organizing market in Vietnam, Korea, and ASEAN countries. We provide unlimited types of events from Music concerts, Fan meetings, and Culture festivals to Corporate events, Internal company events, Golf tournaments, MICE events, and Exhibitions.
𝐓𝐉 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐬 provides unlimited package services including such as Event organizing, Event planning, Event production, Manpower, PR marketing, Design 2D/3D, VIP protocols, Interpreter agency, etc.
Sports events - Golf competitions/billiards competitions/company sports events: dynamic and challenging
⭐ 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬:
➢ 2024 BAEKHYUN [Lonsdaleite] IN HO CHI MINH
➢ SUPER JUNIOR-L.S.S. THE SHOW : Th3ee Guys in HO CHI MINH
➢FreenBecky 1st Fan Meeting in Vietnam
➢CHILDREN ART EXHIBITION 2024: BEYOND BARRIERS
➢ WOW K-Music Festival 2023
➢ Winner [CROSS] Tour in HCM
➢ Super Show 9 in HCM with Super Junior
➢ HCMC - Gyeongsangbuk-do Culture and Tourism Festival
➢ Korean Vietnam Partnership - Fair with LG
➢ Korean President visits Samsung Electronics R&D Center
➢ Vietnam Food Expo with Lotte Wellfood
"𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬."
LA HUG - Video Testimonials with Chynna Morgan - June 2024Lital Barkan
Have you ever heard that user-generated content or video testimonials can take your brand to the next level? We will explore how you can effectively use video testimonials to leverage and boost your sales, content strategy, and increase your CRM data.🤯
We will dig deeper into:
1. How to capture video testimonials that convert from your audience 🎥
2. How to leverage your testimonials to boost your sales 💲
3. How you can capture more CRM data to understand your audience better through video testimonials. 📊
Cracking the Workplace Discipline Code Main.pptxWorkforce Group
Cultivating and maintaining discipline within teams is a critical differentiator for successful organisations.
Forward-thinking leaders and business managers understand the impact that discipline has on organisational success. A disciplined workforce operates with clarity, focus, and a shared understanding of expectations, ultimately driving better results, optimising productivity, and facilitating seamless collaboration.
Although discipline is not a one-size-fits-all approach, it can help create a work environment that encourages personal growth and accountability rather than solely relying on punitive measures.
In this deck, you will learn the significance of workplace discipline for organisational success. You’ll also learn
• Four (4) workplace discipline methods you should consider
• The best and most practical approach to implementing workplace discipline.
• Three (3) key tips to maintain a disciplined workplace.
Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey throu...dylandmeas
Discover the innovative and creative projects that highlight my journey through Full Sail University. Below, you’ll find a collection of my work showcasing my skills and expertise in digital marketing, event planning, and media production.
Recruiting in the Digital Age: A Social Media MasterclassLuanWise
In this masterclass, presented at the Global HR Summit on 5th June 2024, Luan Wise explored the essential features of social media platforms that support talent acquisition, including LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok.
Implicitly or explicitly all competing businesses employ a strategy to select a mix
of marketing resources. Formulating such competitive strategies fundamentally
involves recognizing relationships between elements of the marketing mix (e.g.,
price and product quality), as well as assessing competitive and market conditions
(i.e., industry structure in the language of economics).
Premium MEAN Stack Development Solutions for Modern BusinessesSynapseIndia
Stay ahead of the curve with our premium MEAN Stack Development Solutions. Our expert developers utilize MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS, and Node.js to create modern and responsive web applications. Trust us for cutting-edge solutions that drive your business growth and success.
Know more: https://www.synapseindia.com/technology/mean-stack-development-company.html
Business Valuation Principles for EntrepreneursBen Wann
This insightful presentation is designed to equip entrepreneurs with the essential knowledge and tools needed to accurately value their businesses. Understanding business valuation is crucial for making informed decisions, whether you're seeking investment, planning to sell, or simply want to gauge your company's worth.
Kseniya Leshchenko: Shared development support service model as the way to ma...Lviv Startup Club
Kseniya Leshchenko: Shared development support service model as the way to make small projects with small budgets profitable for the company (UA)
Kyiv PMDay 2024 Summer
Website – www.pmday.org
Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/startuplviv
FB – https://www.facebook.com/pmdayconference
In the Adani-Hindenburg case, what is SEBI investigating.pptxAdani case
Adani SEBI investigation revealed that the latter had sought information from five foreign jurisdictions concerning the holdings of the firm’s foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in relation to the alleged violations of the MPS Regulations. Nevertheless, the economic interest of the twelve FPIs based in tax haven jurisdictions still needs to be determined. The Adani Group firms classed these FPIs as public shareholders. According to Hindenburg, FPIs were used to get around regulatory standards.
2. What
is
the
Founder
Ins0tute?
• A
global
network
of
startups
and
mentors
that
helps
entrepreneurs
launch
technology
companies.
• The
World’s
Largest
Idea-‐Stage
Incubator
• A
startup
building
startups:
globally
operated
by
4
people
out
of
a
garage
in
Silicon
Valley
(yep,
that’s
right!)
• Goal
is
to
Globalize
Silicon
Valley
and
launch
over
1,000
meaningful
and
enduring
technology
companies
per
year.
Wednesday, October 17, 12
4. 500+
Grads
800+
Mentors
the
network
22+
75+
Ci6es
Partners
Wednesday, October 17, 12
5. The
Problem
• Star0ng
and
running
a
startup
is
hard
• There
is
no
playbook
• Success
is
rare
• We
want
to
help
entrepreneurs
avoid
deadly
mistakes
Wednesday, October 17, 12
6. Our
Philosophy
• Ideas
are
largely
irrelevant
• Great
companies
start
with
great
people
• Great
People
+
Expert
Training
+
Aligned
Incen0ves
=
Exponen6ally
Be?er
Chance
of
Success
Wednesday, October 17, 12
7. How
Do
We
Find
Great
People?
Social
Science-‐Based
Admissions
• Proprietary
ap0tude/
personality
test
to
apply
• Developed
by
leading
social
scien0sts
in
conjunc0on
with
FI
• Removes
idea
evalua0on
and
other
subjec0ve
bias
from
admissions
process
• Featured
on
CNN
Money.com
–
“Predic0ng
Entrepreneurial
Success”
(Aaron
Patzer)
Wednesday, October 17, 12
8. Expert
Training
Phase
1:
Idea
Refinement Phase
2:
Business
Setup Phase
3:
Launch
Planning
1.
Startup
Basics 6.
Startup
Legal/
IP 11.
Outsourcing/
Suppliers
2.
Vision/
Values 7.
Cofounders/
Hiring/
Firing 12.
Marke0ng/
Sales
3.
Startup
Research 8.
Revenues/
Costs/
Profits 13.
Presenta0on/
Publicity
4.
Naming/
Branding 9.
Product
Development 14.
Fundraising
5.
Mentor
Idea
Review 10.
Mentor
Progress
Review 15.
Gradua6on
• 4
Month
Curriculum
• 3+
Mentors
/
Session
• Emphasis
on
Group
Work
and
Constant
Feedback/
Evalua0on
• Not
Required
to
Quit
Your
Job
• ~
20
hrs
/
week
commitment
Wednesday, October 17, 12
9. …
Taught
by
Seasoned
Founders
- Elon Musk (PayPal, Tesla) - Nolan Bushnell (Atari)
- Marc Pincus (Zynga) - Peter Guber (Mandalay Entertainment)
- Jeff Dachis (Razorfish) - Bram Cohen (BitTorrent)
- Jason Calacanis (Mahalo) - Jonathan Abrams (Friendster)
- Scott Heiferman (Meetup.com) - Naval Ravikant (VentureHacks)
- Aaron Patzer (Mint.com) - Will Bunker (Match.com)
- Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) - Jake Nickell (Threadless)
- Jon Nordmark (eBags) - Gregg Spiridellis (JibJab)
- Phil Libin (Evernote) - Luke Beatty (Associated Content)
- Jordan Greenhall (DivX) - Dan Shapiro (Ontela/Photobucket)
- Phillip Kaplan (Adbrite, Blippy) - Glenn Kelman (Redfin)
800+
Global
Mentors
Wednesday, October 17, 12
10. …
With
Incen0ves
Aligned
Shared
Equity
Bonus
Pool
• Founders
contribute
3.5%
in
warrants
to
a
Bonus
Pool
shared
between
all
par0cipants
– 40%
goes
to
the
Founder
Ins0tute
– 30%
to
Mentors
(their
individual
shares
based
on
anonymous
ra0ngs
from
students)
– 30%
back
to
the
Founders
themselves
(you
own
a
piece
of
your
fellow
gradua0ng
companies)
• Amazing
things
happen
when
smart
people
work
together
toward
a
common
goal
Crea6ng
teamwork-‐based,
local
startup
ecosystems
=
Globalizing
Silicon
Valley
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11. The
Result:
500+
Companies
Already
• 550+
Founders
Graduated
• 41%
receive
funding
within
6
months
• Only
9%
of
companies
fail
in
the
first
18
months
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12. Growing
Worldwide
Entrepreneurship
Brussels
Berlin
Seattle Chicago Paris
San Francisco St Louis Boston Amsterdam
Silicon Valley New York
Los Angeles Washington DC
Denver Singapore
San Diego
Houston Jakarta
Hanoi
Bogotá Sydney
Santiago
Currently
in
22
loca6ons
–
30+
planned
in
2012
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13. …
and
the
Economics?
Fee Amount Descrip6on
Applica6on €50 For
Admissions
Test
Processing*
Course €750 For
Catering,
Opera0ons,
Mentor
Travel
Bonus
Pool 3.5% You
share
in
the
success
of
your
peers
Condi0onal
if
you
get
External
Financing
Tui6on $4,500 aqer
the
Program
*
Free
for
Bootcamp
A?endees
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15. Why
Apply?
• Flexibility
–
You
don’t
need
an
idea
to
apply,
and
sessions
are
held
at
night
so
you’re
not
required
to
quit
your
day
job.
• Expert
training
and
constant
feedback
from
people
who
have
been
there,
done
that.
• Services
and
Scale
–
Free
and
discounted
services
from
75+
partners.
• Access
to
global
startup
network
based
in
Silicon
Valley
and
spanning
5
con0nents
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16. Ques0ons?
Apply today at: http://fi.co/join
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