Founder Institute, World’s Largest Startup Accelerator, testing New Semester in Denver

Since launching in Denver in 2010, the Founder Institute has helped launch several promising companies in the region, and our efforts in Denver have also been profiled by several high profile media channels, including The Denver Post, Denver Business Journal, and more.

Now, the Founder Institute (http://FI.co) is exploring launching a new semester in Denver this Fall 2015.

Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 200 cities and 100 countries, the Founder Institute has helped launch over 7,000 companies - including fast-rising startups across 6 continents like Udemy, Realty Mogul, iCarsClub, Itembase, goplaceit, Appota, and many more. The company's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and create sustainable startup ecosystems that will create one million new jobs worldwide.

If you'd like to help bring a new semester to Denver, then fill out an Interest Form. If enough people complete this form by 2015-09-06, then the Founder Institute will formally launch a new semester.

The Founder Institute is a part-time, four-month program where promising entrepreneurs can "learn by doing" and launch a company through structured training courses and expert feedback from business mentors. Plus, you are not required to quit your day job to participate, so you can begin building a business around your ideas without putting your livelihood at risk.

In order to test demand for a new Denver program, the Founder Institute will host several free startup events;

What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 11:00am, Apr 29, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/342830
Founder Institute Online Information Session: https://FI.co/infosession
Co-Founders Connect: Find a Business Partner Online: 6:00pm, May 01, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/340824
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas (Interactive Online Event): 11:00am, May 08, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/340847
Innovation Series: Connecting Corporates & Startups with Open Innovation: 10:00am, May 09, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/345186
Startup Founders’ Guide to Building an Effective Go-To-Market Strategy: 11:00am, May 15, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/342686
How to Build a Fundable Start-up Brand: 11:00am, May 20, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/340868
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 6:00pm, May 22, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/340341
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, May 27, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/340904
How to Quickly Establish Safe, Reliable, and Compliant AI Startups: 11:00am, May 29, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/340926
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 11:00am, Jun 03, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/343412
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 6:00pm, Jun 05, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/340951
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 6:00pm, Jun 10, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341005
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 11:00am, Jun 12, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341027
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 11:00am, Jun 17, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341046
How to Take a Value Proposition to Finding Product Market Fit: 11:00am, Jun 24, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341414
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 11:00am, Jun 26, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341065
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 6:00pm, Jul 01, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341084
How Founders Beat Anxiety for Peak Performance : 11:00am, Jul 03, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341924
How to Acquire your First 100 B2C Customers: 11:00am, Jul 08, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/344376
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 6:00pm, Jul 15, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341231
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 11:00am, Jul 17, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341309
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 6:00pm, Jul 22, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/343940
How to Build a Personal Brand: The Startup Founders Guide to Thought Leadership: 11:00am, Jul 24, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/343116
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas : 11:00am, Jul 29, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341625
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 6:00pm, Aug 05, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341866
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 11:00am, Aug 12, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/344070
Pitch Lounge: Practice Pitching Your Business Idea to Startup Experts : 6:00pm, Aug 19, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341731
Ask an Investor Anything: Q&A with a Venture Capitalist: 6:00pm, Aug 26, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/341788
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 6:00pm, Aug 28, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/345821
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder: 6:00pm, Sep 02, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/343230
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 6:00pm, Sep 09, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/344191
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 11:00am, Sep 16, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/342324
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 6:00pm, Oct 14, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/342431
Employee to Entrepreneur: How to Make the Transition to Startup Founder : 11:00am, Nov 04, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/343305
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 6:00pm, Nov 18, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/344670
What is Entrepreneur DNA? Insights from 15 Years of Social Science Research: 6:00pm, Nov 25, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/345408
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 11:00am, Nov 27, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/342510
Startup Pitch Practice: Share Your Idea and Get Expert Feedback: 11:00am, Dec 02, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/342217
Co-Founder Networking: Find a Business Partner: 11:00am, Dec 09, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/344762
How to Come Up with Great Startup Ideas: 11:00am, Dec 16, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/344881
Startup Fundraising Q&A: Meet Investors from the FI Venture Network: 6:00pm, Dec 23, 2024 (America/Denver): https://FI.co/e/342610

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Leading the Founder Institute's efforts in Denver are Adam Roderick (Partner, Roderick Group), Bradley Brown (Inventor/Founder/CEO/Startup CTO, InteliVideo), and Frank Calderaro (Senior Director of Industry Solutions, eGain Corporation).