In-Person Event

Startup Founder 101

Learn the basics of being a startup founde

Date
Feb 12, 2014
Time
12:30 am - 03:00 am
Address
Divani Caravel, Vasileos Alexandrou Avenue 2, Athens , Greece
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If you are curious about what it is like to run a successful startup, then join us for Startup Founder 101. Listen to what Founder Institute could do for you. The Founder Institute, the world’s largest startup accelerator with over 1,000 graduate companies, is announcing that it is exploring a new chapter launch in Athens. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 55 cities and 34 countries, the Founder Institute has helped aspiring technology entrepreneurs launch over 1,017 companies, which have created over 10,000 new jobs. As part of the launch event, we will offer a crash course with Apostolos Apostolakis (gr.linkedin.com/in/apostolosapostolakis) on "Business Strategy" and Yiannis Kanellopoulos, (gr.linkedin.com/in/ykanellopoulos), on “IT Strategy for your Startup”. Real-life examples will be shared. In addition, Michalis Stangos, one of the two directors of the program and co-founder of ID-GC, will present the Founder Institute program. LinkedIn: gr.linkedin.com/pub/michalis-stangos/0/896/660.

The mentors of the program have also been invited to the event:

Adeo Ressi (Founder/CEO, Founder Institute) Alex Eleftheriadis (Chief Scientist/Co-Founder, Vidyo), Antonis Markopoulos (Deputy Managing Director, Asia Pacific Region, Intralot), Christos Kaskavelis (Founder/COO, Velti, 2000-2013), Kostis Stavropoulos (Managing Director, iSquare S.A. - Apple Value Added Distributor for Greece & Cyprus), Marco Veremis (Founder/CEO, Upstream), Sotiris Sirmakezis (General Manager, Piraeus Bank), Tasos Flambouras (General Manager, Aventurine SA), Vassilis Nikolopoulos (CEO/Co-Founder, Intelen).

 

Who Should Attend?

  • Anyone who has an idea for a startup or an early-stage company
  • Anyone that is interested in joining a new startup or looking for a co-founder
  • Anyone curious about what it is like to build a successful startup

 

 What are some of the Topics?

  • What is it like to be a succesful founder
  • What are the first steps in an entrepreneurial journey
  • How do you know if you have a good or bad idea
  • How to recruit initial Co-Founders, employees and partners
  • and more...

 

What is the Agenda?

  • Welcome and Socializing
  • Introduction to the Founder Institute
  • Talks on Founding a Company
  • Insights about IT Strategy 

This event is free to attend. Join us for a fun evening! For more free startup events, visit http://fi.co/events.


Speakers

Apostolos

Apostolos Apostolakis

Yiannis

Yiannis Kanellopoulos

Management Consultant for Sustainable Software @ Software Improvement Group

Alex

Alex Eleftheriadis

Partner @ Big Pi Ventures

Platinum Partners

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