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The Founder’s Guide to AI Workshop

A free, three-part series of events to help entrepreneurs utilize AI to supercharge their productivity and growth.

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Hosted by Crowdtamers.com
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Bootcamp Dates

Feb 17, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026
Sessions take place 10:00AM - 11:30AM Pacific Time

Bootcamp Structure

  • Three interactive online events, each focused on a core founder challenge

  • Live demos, practical frameworks, and open Q&A

  • Topics include content creation, productivity, and automation

  • Optional networking sessions to connect with fellow founders and builders

Who is it for?

  • Founders who want to implement AI that actually works

  • Startup teams looking to learn and master AI tools

  • Anyone overwhelmed by business data and metrics

What you will get out of this workshop

Walk away with real skills, proven workflows, and the clarity to build faster with AI. This includes:

  • Mastering AI tools that enhance your thinking instead of replacing it
  • Creating high-ROI marketing systems for LinkedIn and YouTube
  • Synthesizing 20-200+ data points into strategic decisions
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Meet your Instructor

Trevor Longino

Trevor is the founder of Crowdtamers, an agency that launches new startups and products. He is involved with over 50 startup takeoffs, and he launched 12 businesses that he grew from $0 to $2MM+ in ARR. With 20+ years of experience, Trevor has taught more than 1,000 startups winning marketing principles and tactics.

  • The real question is: can the Founder Institute be game-changing for your business? The answer is yes. Without FI, Udemy may have never raised any money.

    Gagan Biyani
    Udemy (IPO, 2021)
  • FI's content and structure were extremely helpful to learn everything in a step by step manner. It saved me a significant amount of time and prevented me from making a lot of mistakes!

    Purva Gupta
    Lily ($41M+ funding)
  • The biggest challenge I had during fundraising was explaining our value proposition. It was complicated. The advice I got around everything from FI was spot on!

    Ernest Chan
    PredictNow ($750K+ funding)

Workshop Schedule

A focused 3-day workshop with live events designed to help you apply AI, build faster, and launch smarter.

Program Dates
Feb 17, 2026 to Mar 3, 2026
Day 1
Tues February 17, 2026

Working with AI as Your Partner

Learn to use AI as a partner to enhance your creativity and execution. Discover how to identify high-impact tasks AI can handle while leveraging your unique skills where AI can't.

Duration: 1 hr + optional networking
Goals
  • Understand why 80-90% of AI implementations fail and learn how to use AI as a peer
  • Identify what's irreplaceable for you vs. what AI does that's valuable, and find the highest leverage AI tasks
  • Build simple repeatable systems that interact to create complexity and capture thoughts at speaking speed (~138 wpm vs 65 wpm typing)
  • Watch the replay: https://youtu.be/o40eG5jWA2k
Day 2
Tues February 24, 2026

Building a Marketing Engine with AI

Build a marketing engine that scales with AI while keeping your voice at the core. Learn to create content calendars and drive high-ROI marketing on LinkedIn and YouTube.

Duration: 1 hr + optional networking
Goals
  • Apply foundational skills to build a marketing engine where the founder remains the core source of unique perspective
  • Use AI to build content calendars from your thoughts where AI reacts to your unique perspective rather than being the source
  • Learn focused high-ROI marketing strategies using LinkedIn and YouTube combinations
  • RSVP to the Workshop: https://fi.co/startupwebinar/21840
Day 3
Tues March 3, 2026

Converting Data into Business Value with AI

Make sense of overwhelming data using AI. Learn to process and synthesize key data points, moving from tracking numbers to interpreting them for actionable business insights.

Duration: 1 hr + optional networking
Goals
  • Use AI to synthesize the 20-200 different signals and data points founders need to pay attention to
  • Move from "what are all these numbers?" to understanding "what do they mean?" with actionable perspective
  • Get insights on business metrics, marketing performance, and more by moving from data collection to interpretation
  • RSVP to the Workshop: https://fi.co/startupwebinar/21841
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Unlock a World of Startup Knowledge

Completing the workshop is just the beginning. You’ll get continued access to resources and opportunities designed to help you move forward:

  • Access to upcoming Founder Institute events featuring top founders, investors, and startup experts
  • Invitations to future bootcamps focused on startup ideation and fundraising

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Frequently Asked Questions

This workshop is for early-stage founders, builders, and startup teams using AI to move faster.

Yes! You are of course welcome to attend.

No, there is no equity component to this workshop.

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