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カリキュラム

Tokyo Spring 2016

カリキュラム

 

 

ファウンダー·インスティテュートの起業セッションは週一回行われます。立ち上げビジネスあらゆる観点から考察を加え、中心となるアイデアを収益モデルにつなげる手助けをします。セッションはそれぞれ、3名のCEOメンターが受け持ち、与えられた課題に対し独自の、それぞれの異なる考え方を提供します。クラス仲間でワーキンググループをつくり、次のセッションまでに自分たちの会社の主要観点を完成させるという課題が与えられます。

 

オリエンテーション Orientation

Welcome and meet your peers.

Date: Apr 13, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

起業家になる準備はできましたか? 春学期の仲間の中に、あなたが目指す会社の共同創業者としてふさわしい人がいるかもしれません。それぞれのワーキンググループのリーダーを選びます。また、どのようにしたらこのプログラムを通じて成功を手にいれることができるかを説明します。


Are you ready to be an entrepreneur? How well do you know your peers in the program? Is there someone that might be your Cofounder from the program? Who will lead your Working Group as President? What do you need to know to be successful in the Founder Institute? Which traits do you have that can help you be successful?

Vision and Ideas

Develop a set of strong ideas.

Date: Apr 14, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Research and Customer Development

Test your ideas with research.

Date: Apr 20, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Revenue Models

Chose an idea and a model.

Date: Apr 27, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

How do you build a revenue model for your idea? What are viable revenue models to pursue? How do you identify ideal customers for a revenue model? What are some common problems with popular revenue models? Are there tips or tricks with different revenue models? How do you determine revenue drivers in your model? What do you need to know to finish a model? How do you choose between multiple revenue models and multiple ideas? どのように収益を上げますか。あなたに支払いをする人(または会社)を具体的に想定しましょう。収益を妨げそうなものは何でしょうか。別の方法で収益を得る方法も検討し、適切な収益モデルの仮説を立てましょう。

Naming and Positioning

Name your business.

Date: May 11, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

How do you develop a good name for your business? How do you position the business with a name? What characteristics make a good name? How do you test different name candidates? What infrastructure do you need when you pick your name? Are there tips to finding a good domain name? What social media platforms should you look to get your name on? How do you develop a logo? Does a name really matter?

Mentor Idea Review

Present your idea for feedback.

Date: May 25, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Are you pursuing a viable business idea? Can you present the idea in a compelling way? Have you done sufficient research on the idea? Is there a viable market? What about about the business is likely to fail? How can the business be improved? Are you a good fit to build this business over the next three, five and ten years?

Team and Advisors

Recruit your first team members.

Date: Jun 01, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

How do you find the right team to launch your company? How do you identify the right set of advisors? How do you manage your advisors? What are responsibilities and compensation for advisors? How do you identify the right roles to help you launch a product or offering? Do you expect the roles to change over time? How can recruit people to fill roles when you have limited resources? What metrics do you track when recruiting? Do you need a cofounder? What are some common pitfalls with cofounder? Is a team necessary to launch a company?

Startup Legal and IP

Build a legal and IP strategy.

Date: Jun 08, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

What does a new Founder need to know about the law to launch a successful startup? How do you pick a law firm to work with? What is the process of setting up a company? How much do you need to know about the law? What agreements do you need to run a company? What are common legal mistakes? How do you handle intellectual property, including confidentiality, copyrights, trademarks and patents? How much does the law actually matter?

Product Development

Plan to build your offering.

Date: Jun 15, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

製品のロードマップを作り、そのために必要なものを検討します。時間やコストも見積もりましょう。どうやって進捗管理をするかも決めましょう。製品作りで陥りやすい失敗はなんでしょうか。 How do you plan to build a product or offering from the beginning? What are techniques to build a product roadmap? How do you specify what to build? How do you organize resources to build a product? What are strategies to estimate time and costs? What do you track to measure success? How often do you need to see milestones achieved? What are common mistakes when building product? How do you keep product progress ongoing when you have many competing priorities?

Mentor Progress Review

Present your progress for feedback.

Date: Jun 22, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

How do you present the business entering the last few weeks of the program? Is the presentation compelling? Can the business scale? How viable is the financial model? Is the plan to build the business realistic? Is the product or offering planned out well? Can the business generate revenue? What needs to be improved for the business to be successful?

Sales and Traction

Start generating traction.

Date: Jun 29, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

How do you identify and close your very first paying customers? What are best practices to charge these first paying customers? Should you charge more or less in the beginning? How do you develop a sales funnel or conversion funnel? What are some best practices to track leads and sales? How do you hustle leads and close the first sales, whether business licenses or consumer subscriptions? How do you develop a culture of sales and generating revenues in the early days of a new company?

Branding and Marketing

Establish market credibility.

Date: Jul 06, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

Bootstrapping and Fundraising

Capitalize the business.

Date: Jul 13, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

What are the various ways to capitalize your company in the very beginning? How do you ask friends and family for money to support you? What are the advantages and disadvantages of bootstrapping? What do local angel investors require before making an investment? How do you develop a target list of appropriate angel investors? What materials are required to raise angel investment? What milestones should you look to achieve next? How do you set your six month and twelve month objectives in the very beginning? How should you think about selling the business or exiting the business?

Graduation

Graduate from the program.

Date: Jul 25, 2016
Starts at: 12:00 pm (America/New_York)

おめでとうございます。投資家、家族、知人の前でそれぞれプレゼンテーションして、卒業を祝うとともに、事業の推進を決意しましょう。 Most people that enter the program do not make it to Graduation, because the Founder Institute curriculum is very demanding. However, the select few that Graduate have achieved several years of progress on their startup in just a few months. We typically celebrate the Graduating class with a small event attended by family members, mentors, investors, and more. Afterwards, Graduates gain access to the Founder Institute network, tools, and ongoing resources… and the real work of building and growing an enduring company begins!

Post Program Resources

The 4 month Core-Program is just the beginning. We have developed extensive support programs and resources for our Alumni that far exceed any other comparable startup program.

Continued Support

FI Alumni
  • Dedicated Alumni Support Team in Silicon Valley
  • Access to the world's largest network of mentors and investors (35,000+)
  • Private Alumni mailing lists
  • $2M+ in partner discounts
  • Invites to FI sessions & network events
  • Potentail introductions to investors

Post-Programs

Founder Lab
  • A series of virtual advisory programs where you work with our Silicon Valley HQ team to reach next milestones
  • Funding Lab helps get your lead investor within 6 months
  • P/M Fit Lab (2023) helps you get to Product Market Fit
  • FI Venture Network helps you get intros to investors
  • 100% customized and FREE for Alumni