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Spring 2010 San Diego / Orange County
Applications: Apr 01, '10
Sessions: Apr 06, '10 - Jul 28, '10

Vision

Our vision is to Globalize Silicon Valley by creating and fostering local startup ecosystems in promising markets across the globe. We aim to help launch 1,000 technology companies per year in over 30 cities worldwide.

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Sponsors

Title Sponsor:

 
Cooley Godward Kronish LLP  represents hundreds of clients in a wide range of industries from offices in nine major commercial markets. We are counselors, strategists and advocates for the foremost private and public companies. We have a legacy of representing companies that range from startups bringing to market breakthrough products and technologies and frequently argue cases that fall in new areas of law, brought about by technological developments. Our business and litigation practice reaches across a broad array of dynamic industry sectors, including technology, life sciences, clean tech, real estate, financial services, retail and energy.

Media Partner:

 ZENZ! bridges the gap between traditional media-focused and digital agencies with an integrated approach that generates bottom line results. www.ZENZI.com

Events

Join us for a free event to meet local startup founders, and learn about FI.

• Guadalajara Startup Ideation Bootcamp (Feb. 22, 6 - 9 PM)

See all of our upcoming events here. 

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The majority of Founders that apply and enroll in the Institute do not have a polished business idea. The first 30-45 days of the program is dedicated to ideation, where Founders are pushed to refine and defend a set of ideas that they are passionate about.

In the following 17 minute video, Adeo Ressi presents a five step process to develop a great startup idea. The premise is that great ideas are raised rather than born.

See the video here: http://vimeo.com/12428461

The five steps are quickly outlined below:

• Step 1 - The Seed: Find a passion or pain point as a seed for a bigger idea.
• Step 2 - The Project:Launch a project where you start to collect information and ideas about the potent ial business.
• Step 3 - Quiet Time: Take quiet time to reflect on your projects throughout the day.
• Step 4 - Board of Friends: Develop a Board of Friends to give you honest feedback on the projects.
• Step 5 - Expand: Identify your favorite project and try to expand the scope to make it larger and more meaningful.

The video includes other tips about when you know that your idea is right and how to contextualize your idea. Enjoy!