Develop Your Full Leadership Potential
Leadership Lab is a virtual Founder Institute post-graduate program where we help founders understand how to better lead their company and their teams, with a focus on building more effective boards, and developing personal leadership skills. Leadership Lab is free and only available to Graduates of the Founder Institute program who have launched their companies and raised funding.
Over the course of 10 weeks, we provide self-guided deliverables and weekly, virtual sessions with peers, facilitated by highly-experienced mentors. Founders can also schedule private sessions with a team of 4-5 mentors to further explore key questions.
Program Benefits
Leadership Lab participants are required to dedicate 1-2 hours per week for 10 weeks.
Become a Stronger Leader
Develop the right leadership skills to meet your vision.
Build and Run an Effective Board
Learn to ask for (and get) what you need from your board.
Make Smarter Decisions, Faster
Focus on the right questions and how to identify and evaluate options.
Motivate and Retain Top Talent
Get better at attracting, motivating, and retaining top talent.
Expand Your Corporate Leadership Skills
Learn tips and best practices as you grow your organization
Expand Your Network
Connect with founders, mentors and experts from around the world.
Leadership Lab Schedule
The goal of Leadership Lab is to help you become a better startup leader.
Frequently Asked Questions
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- The Founder must be a Founder Institute Alumni
- The company needs to have a functioning product
- The company needs to have raised money
- Commit to 2 hours per week, including a live session and deliverables
- You must have a team and a board
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The program is 10 weeks long with one hour session per week.
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The program is free and exclusively for FI Alumni
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All sessions take place online through zoom meetings with additional materials available online.
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The program is conducted with the FI Portfolio Success team and leaders at the Entrelliance Foundation.
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Entrelliance is a strategic partner working in collaboration with Founder Institute to support the global mission of FI. Entrelliance is able to offer extended leadership, board of directors and mentor training for free due to its non-profit status. Find out more at www.entrelliance.org
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Leadership Lab will be run 2 - 3 times per year.
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To mentor as part of Leadership Lab, please use the following link to apply and indicate you are a mentor from Founder Institute: https://entrelliance.org/mentors
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, our structured accelerator programs have helped over 7,500 entrepreneurs raise over $1.85BN in funding. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 100 countries, our mission is to empower communities of talented and motivated people to build impactful technology companies worldwide.
